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2008 Hot 100 Preview: LEISHA HAILEY

Voting ended on the 2008 AfterEllen.com Hot 100 last week, and the list will be published on June 2nd. Between now and then, we're going to post one woman on the blog each day who made the list, and let you guess where you think she ranked, and why you voted for her (if you did).

First up: last year's winner, Leisha Hailey, star of The L Word and one-half of the band Uh Huh Her.

She didn't top this year's list, but she's still pretty high up there — where do you think she ended up?

And what makes her hotter: the character she plays on The L Word, the fact that she's openly gay, or the fact that she's in a band? Or (d) all of the above?

Discuss!

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  • Penny_Lane's picture

    how about b and c? guitar

    how about b and c? 

    guitar playing is hot.  

     

    riely_franco's picture

    only b and c?

    i guess she'll be on the top 2... haha..

     

    my answer is all of the above!!!

     

    leisha, you rock!!!

    imthey's picture

    Leisha...

    Glad to see that Leisha's back on this years list... she may not be the number 1 choice this year, but I feel fairly certain that she remained rather high on the list of top 100!

    Leisha made my list because of all of the above: being openly out, playing the fantastic Alice on The L Word and she's making wonderful music again with Uh Huh Her! 

    I think that Leisha has this wonderful sweetness that endears her to people and that she brings so much to the table in everything she does that whether it's comedy or drama or acting or music she just shines in all that she does.

     

     

    (Self Appointed) "#1 Bridget McManus Fan"

    I M THEY ("Think Sideways")

    eohl's picture

    Agreed ...

    Leisha was in my top-10 list because she is openly out and Alice is my favourite character on the L Word. Her persona comes across as endearingly sweet no matter the context.

     

    leisha

    kimmie331's picture

    All of the above...

    BUT, I just saw Uh Huh Her, live, in Nashville, and seeing her sing and play that guitar made me like her 100 times more. I voted her number one on my list!!! I made Camila number 2...
    emongi07's picture

    Number 1!!

    Leisha was number 1 on my list. She is hot because of all of the above. There is only one thing hotter than a girl playing the guitar and thats a girl playing the bass. ;-)

     

     

     

    *~SHE'S NOT A DOG SHE'S A MAGICAL UNICORN!!!~*

    sirdykesalot's picture

    I love Fitzwilliam!

    I love Fitzwilliam!
    hclam's picture

    girl playing bass

    totally agree !
    bass is WAY HOTTER than guitar :D
    emongi07's picture

    plus...

    Plus... Leisha plays both and that is like super-naturally hot!

     

     

    *~SHE'S NOT A DOG SHE'S A MAGICAL UNICORN!!!~*

    schedulinggoddess's picture

    Leisha

    is showing the world we are all same same same. When words fail,music speaks.

    sirdykesalot's picture

    Um..

    B and c.  She's the only good thing left on The L Word anymore.
    ws's picture

    you're right

    I totally agree with you...

     

    l word, all over me, uh huh her...

    In these days I'm watchig be scene....and I think she's not particulary nice and fun as I suppose

    probablytripping's picture

    numero tres

    I'm going to guess number 3, cause obviously lesbians love her

    [need proof: see above]

    Personally, my number one was missy peregrym.

    I think leisha is hilarious, but on a "hot" list, she's not top 10 for me.

    please don't hurt my fellow lesbians... like it'd be freakin sweet if no one hit me

    [props ellen page, she's ballin as shit]

    mibtc86's picture

    hits

    self on head ;). yeah i forgot about her :( but she'd be like number 5/7 on my list. i guess not 6 but watch her be that *rolls eyes*.

    hmmm yeah she is the only good thing left on TLW imo and the band thing doesn't hurt. :D. i <3 UHH....

    AJ DIVA's picture

    numero uno

    she is smart, beautiful has sense of humor she s just perfect number one
    MuddPiez's picture

    LH

    Awesome sense of humor, amazing actress, great musician... what isn't hot about all that!?

    bmcmanusfan10's picture

    :)

    I'd have to say all of the above. Although I didn't vote her #1 on my list. That was Bridget McManus. But the guitar playing.. Thats what tops all of it off. If she wern't amazing enough that bit pushed her up fo amazingx10^3 fer sher. I love the fact thats shes openly gay too. Thats ballsy and hot. Ha. Ha. I'm still super pumped to hear shes up in the high for the rankings. Mmm, I love Leisha. Woha Creeeeepy. Say So totally just came on while I was reading/writing this.
    DramaJew's picture

    Number 1

    Leisha was number one on my list. Especially after meeting her, she is super sweet, kinda shy, and very humble in person.  

    I totally agree with you, emongi07, girls playing bass are way hotter than girls playing guitar, and Leisha very nicely fits that.  

    kayleighodgson's picture

    She's not no 1? :(

    Then I'm gonna go for spot number two. It's not often you see someone who is talented, smart and beautiful and completely modest.

     

     

    - What's hotter than Simone Lahbib downing a pint and Jorja Fox in a tank top?...................... Sorry what was the question?? -

    wendy.l's picture

    Noooo!

    Oh no! Don't tell me I missed the voting?!

    DAMN.

    greengrl82's picture

    All of the above damn it I

    All of the above damn it I love u Leisha, I've loved you since "all over me"
    mitchstokes225's picture

    I would say Number 3

     

     I think she's number three.

    And she's hot cauase of all the above!

    badgersprite's picture

    She's a bassist. That can't

    She's a bassist. That can't be topped on the sexy scale. But I didn't vote for her. Perhaps the fact that her character had a bit of a personality change this series of The L Word was enough to make her drop a couple of spots on the list, but I think the impact of that was minimal, seeing as she's still "pretty high up there".

     

    My guess is that she's in the top 20, definitely. Probably somewhere between No. 8 and No. 15. I think she may have been eclipsed by Tina Fey. ^ ^

    dontdoit's picture

    haha

    I was reading the comments saying she was a guitarist and I looked at the picture thinking... "Thats one confused guitar"

     

    Anyways, I think she may have placed between 5 and 13.

    Nichole's picture

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    "I'm not sorry for what I did. I'm sorry for what I didn't do."

     

    Tito's picture

    D.

    All of the above.
    afinefrenzy's picture

    D!! she is hot. she was

    D!!

    she is hot. she was number 2 on my list though, Bridget McManus is my number oneeeeeee.

    BooYouWhore's picture

    All of the above.

    Cute, funny, knows how to work those fingers on a guitar... come on. ;)
    ballsoft10's picture

    Openly Out!

     

    She is absolutely beautiful.  How can you not appreciate the talent that she has whether it be acting or music.  She seems like a genuinely nice person with a super personality.  The fact that she is a lesbian and openly admits it is a huge bonus.  She is incredible.

     

     

    Batman's picture

    #4 I say

     

    she wasn't on my list...but I respect her for all of the A, B, C, and whatever reasons...

     

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    notshane's picture

    at a guess

     

    I would say that Leisha will stay in the top 10.

    Watching some of the Youtube performances of her new band touring, I would say her hotness factor went up with her musician profile, just as LWord faded from the headlines.

    lezgirllover's picture

    I would guess

    that she is in the top 5 because she is in a band, and for me that is super hot!

    Also being out adds a coolness hotness factor.

    broadstairs's picture

    Maybe

    She isn't on the top,maybe Leisha's at 2nd. Leisha was the only reason for me to continue watching TLW season 5.
    Jenkin's picture

    I'm guessing

    Top 20. I voted for her, and she was by far the best part of the L word this season. Loving Uh Huh Her's music!
    onemorehour's picture

    say whaa

    i can't believe she didn't top the list! she's got to be number 2 then.

    i think what makes her the hottest is her personality. looks don't hurt, but she is always so funny in interviews and just seems like she'd be nice in person. she's also the best actress on the l word and pretty much the only character i care about. plus, i admire anyone who makes good music.

    Shele's picture

    My guess is she'll rank 16

    She wasn't on my list, but that's not an insult because I only put about four women on my list.  I tend to be attracted to women my own age, which is the only reason I didn't think of Leisha.  She's sexy though.  And, she's always had my attention from the first season of the L word, because she was the first lesbian on that show to be out.  It's cool that she felt comfortable enough to just be who she is.
    LilyJadeRose's picture

    i think she hit #5

    i didn't vote for her but i really love her talent. and i could have sworn leisha was bisexual not gay.

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    ilive2play7's picture

    shes gay

    her character Alice on TLW is bi but Leisha is gay
    Sunsetsboriquena's picture

    Definately ALL of the above

    she wasnt number one on my list but she was up there.....i think all of those things just show the differents sides of Leisha....its like her funny side....her rocker side n her sexy side lol....i just came back from the UH HUH HER concert in NY today n that made her so much more hotter. Her playing the guitar and jumping all around was soo hot

    Im actually madd that i did put Camila too on my list bc i always thought she was cute but seening her play the piano like that in the concert was insanely hot....girls playing the piano get me everytime

    Smagninborg's picture

    more, more, more leisha

    Well, she's not the top of the list? Hmm...damn it! :o)

    Well, she would be the top of my list, and I think, that's because of so many stuff. First, look at her. She is so beautiful. And not just beautiful. Of course, acting makes people interesting. And the role she plays in The L-Word ...well, I guess, she played it for so long, so it is hard to imagine, that she is at least not a bit like the character she plays. So, we maybe think, even if it is unconcious, she is like Alice: Funny, for sure, a bit neurotic, overwhelming. And last one: She plays her bass as hot as hell. Come on, look at that picture above. Would you not staring and salivating? :o)

    lamal83's picture

    She will always be on my top ten...

    The fact that she play the adorable (when not crazy) Alice on TLW surely help, but I've always been under the impression that she brings so much of herself into the character (minus the crazy/stalker/weird dresser/transgenderphobe parts).

    Plus the fact that she's openly gay and a kickass musician isn't bad either :) 

     

    Life is too short to be lived hiding

    ilive2play7's picture

    leisha...

    well she was number 3 on my list. I think on the top 100 she is going to rank #7. i saw her play in nashville...um yeah hot. she is an amazing actress. and she is openly gay. she is just spunky and entertaining but a girl who can play the guitar takes my breath away.  Yes Leisha Hailey...beautifully amazing actress, musician, and woman! 

     

     Hate in your heart will consume you too. -Will Smith 

     

    sweetdebie's picture

    All of the above

    I'm pretty sure that even though she's not numer 1, she's gonna stay on the very top of the list, like number 2 or 3 ^^
    Caoili's picture

    D.

    Now I'm seriously wondering who topped the list. All of the above is what makes Leisha hot. Can't get enough of her infectious smile as well.
    Lor2488's picture

    Top 10


    Fo sho!!
    If she's not in the top ten, then the world isn't the place I though it was...
    mlm25134's picture

    So Many Reasons...

         I definitely think that being in a band and acting have a lot to do with Leisha's appeal, especially since she does both with so much passion and dedication. She's also beautiful, sweet, funny and just seems to be an all around really nice person. Every interview I've ever seen her in she's always smiling and laughing and she comes off as the kind of person who can just light up a room and who is a lot of fun. I would be very surprised if she didn't make it into the top 3.  

     

     

    ~Michelle~ "By the time I recognize this moment, this moment will be gone, but I will bend the light pretending that it somehow lingered on." John Mayer - Clarity

    lt_n_km's picture

    LEISHAAAAAA!!!

    She didn't make number 1..that makes me pretty sad! She def deserves to be 1. Well, i guess i'm gonna go with 3 just cuz thats my fave number and DEF D ALL OF THE ABOVE!! Leisha hailey is just AMAZING!!!
    ellenrules's picture

    Leisha <3

    All of the above plus she has this sweet, shy manner that I find really endearing. I'd be suprised if she didn't make it into the top 3 too, she's number one on my list...

    pixieninja's picture

    top ten

    i'm sure leisha made the top ten again this year. not sure where exactly though. i have to admit she was my no.11 (sorry!), even though alice is my absolute favourite l-word character.

    my answer is (e): all of the above plus she has been known to come over to our side of the pond with her band and to l-word events :o)

    can't wait to find out who also made the list and the 2008 top 100 itself!

     

    femlesh's picture

    Top 5 definitely

     

    I think she's definitely gonna be in the top 5. She was in my top 10, too.

    The reason I didn't rank her #1 is because I'm more into the dark types. Being openly gay, a musician, an actress and so on might be hot but it's way hotter if the one has dark, wild hair, big brown eyes and so on. Come on, you know what I mean...

     

    She's talented though and talent is HOT- so top 5.


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