FHM's US List of the 100 Sexiest Women in the World and How Many Have Tattoos -- By Vince Hemingson

The Hottest, Sexiest, Most Beautiful and Most Desirable Women in the World With Tattoos -- By Vince Hemingson

FMH's US 2009 Sexiest 100 Women List
FHM's US 100 Sexiest Women 2009 and How Many Have Tattoos

FHM 2009 We first started tracking these lists in 2002, thanks to FHM and a long overseas flight by our fearless leader, Vince Hemingson. Hemingson, who tracks the popularity of tattoos among the general population through Polls by companies like Harris and Pew, was reading FHM on a flight to Europe and was struck by the fact that a list that was compiled to feature the 100 Sexiest Women in the World, also happened to be a list filled with tattooed celebrities. Or at least so it seemed. In 2002, 36 out of the 100 women listed had tattoos that we could verify through photographs. In the intervening years a number of the women listed who did not have tattoos subsequently went under the needles of a tattoo machine. Today, of the 2002 FHM list of the 100 Sexiest Women in the World, an astonishing 55 have tattoos. The statistics of celebrities with tattoos were greater than the general population in both 2002 and 2009. An indication perhaps, that celebrities have a powerful influence on the general populations fascination and embrace of tattoos and body art.

Some of the tattooed celebrities on FHM's Sexiest 100 list 2009

When more than half of the women considered to be the sexiest women in the world have at least one tattoo, that is an extraordinary statistic in and of itself and it is worth pondering what that indicates about the general public's perceptions about tattoos and body art, and how women with tattoos are viewed. Any remaining social stigma that tattooing once had is clearly in full retreat. Furthermore, it has to be assumed that the women featured on the list will have a powerful influence on the fashion, styles and taste of mainstream popular culture. One last thought about the 2002 FHM list before looking at the latest lists - a staggering 20 out of the top 25 sexiest women in the world now have a tattoo. That's eighty percent.

Some of the tattooed celebrities on FHM's Sexiest 100 list 2009

38 out of the Sexiest 100 Women in the World (US edition) have tattoos, and a whopping six out of the top ten of FHM's sexiest women in the world in 2009 have tattoos, starting with the first four!