Guys Who Should Have Won the "Sexiest Man Alive" Title

People Magazine just announced their "Sexiest Man Alive" for 2010, the award going to Ryan Reynolds, Sandra Bullock's assistant and love interest in the blockbuster movie, "The Proposal." No doubt, Ryan is a sexy guy and I have no qualms about him being recognized for his sexiness. However, in reviewing the list of "Sexiest Man Alive" recipients from past years, I realized that there are some obviously sexy hunks that, in my opinion, are equally drool-worthy!

Ten Hot Guys Who Should Have Made the Sexiest List:

People Magazine has been giving "The Sexiest Man Alive" award since 1985. Based on my own criteria as to what sexy is, here are the ten guys who would have gotten my vote as "Sexiest Man Alive" somewhere over the past couple of decades.

Josh Holloway - If you didn't watch ABC's strange-but-addicting series, LOST, you missed out on six seasons of watching hunky, 41-year old Holloway play the bad-boy character, James Sawyer. As Sawyer, Holloway maintained a disheveled, up-in-the-middle-of-the-night, rugged appearance that would make even a shy girl talk dirty. Just close your eyes and imagine a smokin' hot, shirtless guy soothing you with a sultry, southern drawl after you've survived a plane crash. That would kinda soften the blow, wouldn't it?

Gerard Butler - I don't know if it's his Scottish accent, scruffy five o'clock shadow, or piercing bedroom eyes that makes Butler so smoldering hot. He's been on the big screen in lots of movies, but most recently made us swoon during his role in "The Bounty Hunter" as Jennifer Anniston's ex-husband. Maybe Gerard will be a serious contender for 'sexiest man' in the near future?

Will Smith - Smith's role in "Men in Black" or "In Pursuit of Happyness" has nearly eradicated his early image from the nineties NBC's sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Smith was a close contender for the coveted title of "Sexiest Man Alive" in the past, but didn't win the cigar. In my opinion, Smith has the allure of a charming, humorous, sweet guy, whom we think probably has a quiet bad-boy side too. And, for me, his good husband and doting-father reality status just adds to his sexiness. There's just something about Mr. Smith that makes a girl say, "um-hmm". He's a keeper, Jada!

Patrick Dempsey - Not a "Grey's Anatomy" fan? Doesn't matter. Dempsey is undisputedly a hunky guy that ranks high on the sexy scale. He's been in the running in previous years for that "sexiest man" title, but hasn't made it yet to the Numero Uno slot. How can that be? With his squinty-eyed-crooked smile, and all that wavy hair our McDreamy has The Look and sex appeal that deserves recognition. Rent the Disney move "Enchanted" and swoon.

Trace Adkins - At 6'6", Trace is a ruggedly handsome, tall drink of a man who has one of the sexiest country voices on this planet! In addition to a mega dose of manliness, Trace has a kind heart and speaks in that gentle, respectful, southern boy style. When he added that pony tail, he became near lethal! Watch his "Hot Mama" video, girlfriends, and even if you're not a country music fan, try to tell me he isn't one of the sexiest guys around!

David Beckham - A contender for the 2008 "Sexiest Man Alive" title, this London-born, International Football Player and Los Angeles Galaxy Soccer Player has become a sports brand and sex symbol in spite of some rough PR bumps. I have to admit I hadn't followed his sports career, and that I first noticed him around the time he modeled for the Emporio Armani underwear line. Since then, I do stop what I'm doing when he makes a public appearance to appreciate the savory, tattooed man inside that underwear.

Jon Bon Jovi - This mega-rock-star and enduring heart throb for women of all ages was on the list for 2010's "Sexiest Man Alive", but instead landed a slot in the "Almost Sexiest Man Alive" alumni. His ability to stay married twenty years in the midst of all those sex-crazed groupies throwing panties, is a lovable quality appreciated by all women. And he still looks good enough at 48 to make the girls say "Whooah"!

Val Kilmer - Okay, forget that picture of him in a swimsuit that went viral, or any rumors of his trash-talking New Mexico and think Val Kilmer circa 1990s. Remember him as outlaw, Doc Holliday, in the 1993 movie, "Tombstone", and Iceman in "Top Gun" back in 1986? And wasn't he the sexiest Batman of all time in the 1995 "Batman Forever?" But of all his films, what about his sex appeal as a blind masseuse who regains his sight in "At First Sight?" Remember that massage scene? At 51, I still think of Kilmer as a hottie and proclaim him one of the sexiest overlooked hunks!

Antonio Banderas - Okay, the fact that this spicey, smoldering firecracker of a man hasn't won "Sexiest Man Alive" even once is the biggest shocker of all for me. His steamy delivery of his leading man characters in "The Mask of Zorro", "Desperado" and even "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" have left a permanent flutter in my heart for him. He's amazingly hot for fifty, isn't he girls? In fact, I think Banderas is one of the sexiest men of any age in the Universe!

Gilles Marini - French-born Marini must have gotten the most sensual blend of a what a Greek mother and Italian father have to offer. He is the very essence of everything sexy: quiet confidence, gentle strength, bedroom eyes, and a muscular, athletic body that can gyrate like nobody's business! Remember his nude scene in "Sex and the City: the Movie?" Are you drooling over him every Sunday night as the romantic Luc Laurant in ABC's Brothers and Sisters? Or maybe you watched him burn up the dance floor with Cheryl Burke on the eighth season of Dancing with the Stars. Sexy is where Marini is, that's all there is to it. Take note, People Magazine editors.

Well, this is my top ten overlooked heart-throbs. Sexy is subjective, so you may have a list of men different from mine who also deserve recognition from People Magazine as the "Sexiest Man Alive". Who are they, girls?

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