the 50 most beautiful people
75 Introduction
76 Nicole Kidman
It's been a year of personal and career triumphs for this Oscar-nominated Aussie stunner
86 Halle Berry
89 Hugh Jackman
91 Jodie Foster
92 Denzel Washington
94 Ashley Judd
96 Jennifer Connelly
99 Apolo Ohno
101 Natalie Portman
104 Hayden Christensen
106 Naomi Watts
108 Craig David
111 Jill Hennessy
112 Cameron Diaz
114 Boris Kodjoe
117 Diane Sawyer
119 Jennifer Garner
120 Tom Brady
122 Julie Bowen
125 Simon Baker
126 Alicia Keys
129 Matt Cedefño
131 Nigella Lawson
134 Luke Wilson
137 Marg Helgenberger
138 Audrey Tautou
140 Rashida Jones
142 Will Yun Lee
144 Jeff Corwin
146 Alessandro Safina
149 Zara Phillips
150 Shakira
152 Oliver Hudson
154 Jennifer Aniston
156 Mitt Romney
158 Reese Witherspoon
160 Cindy Crawford
162 Bernie Williams
165 Britney Spears
167 Vonetta Flowers
168 Josh Hartnett
170 Debra Messing
173 Jimmy Fallon
175 Mandy Moore
177 Paul Walker
178 Julia Roberts
180 Chely Wright
182 Kirsten Dunst
184 Viggo Mortensen
186 Sharon Osbourne
62 Up Front
Helping other parents search for missing children is a way for Bob and Gay Smither to honor the beloved 12-year-old daughter they lost
66 Ruth Handler
dreamed up a doll with curves and careers aplenty—and gave birth to the billion-selling Barbie
68 Controversial to the end, TLC rapper Lisa Lopes dies in a car accident while vacationing in Honduras
72 Move over, Mel Brooks: Saddam Hussein gets credit for Baghdad's latest hit play
190 Reunion
May it please the court? Reconvening for an upcoming television movie, L.A. Law's cast members reflect on the evidence of their appeal
202 Out of the Past
Reluctant Founding Father George Mason receives his own national memorial in Washington, D.C.
205 Body
After losing 80 lbs., slim-and-trim chef Kathleen Daelemans shares her secrets on the Food Network's Cooking Thin
214 Sequel
On thin ice since the Olympic figure-skating scandal she set off in February, judge Marie-Reine Le Gougne gets low marks at a Swiss hearing
219 Medics
To the fishermen and factory workers of an impoverished Alabama town, Regina Benjamin is physician—and family
225 Pages
What exactly is a teen Queen Bee, and why do other girls fear her sting? Buzz-getting author Rosalind Wiseman explains the whole complicated ball of wax
228 On the Job
Tourists on Georgette Blau's popular Sex and the City tour get to bar hop—and shoe shop, of course
4 Mailbag
8 Inside People
10 Online
12 Star Tracks
21 Scoop
33 Picks & Pans
61 Insider
189 Passages
211 Style Watch
216 Puzzler
230 Chatter
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