Wide World of Women

Sexiest Woman of 2012 is already underway with the preliminary round and the largest starting field ever: 150 LADIES!!! In no particular order, they are (the WWoW favorites are in bold)...

JUNIORS:
Group A
Shailene Woodley
Vanessa Hudgens
Emma Stone
Dianna Agron
Hayden Panettiere
Nina Dobrev
Julianne Hough
Ashley Greene
Alexa Vega
Rihanna

Group B
Candice Accola
Selena Gomez
Kate Upton
Kristen Stewart
Jordin Sparks
AnnaLynne McCord
Ashley Benson
Maria Sharapova
Emma Watson
Lea Michele

Group C
Emma Roberts
Victoria Justice
Taylor Momsen
Demi Lovato
Jennette McCurdy
Lucy Hale
Miley Cyrus
Miranda Cosgrove
Nikki Reed
Naya Rivera

Group D
Taylor Swift
Lacey Schwimmer
Dakota Fanning
Jessica Lowndes
Heather Morris
Tulisa Contostavlos
Jennifer Lawrence
Aimee Teegarden
Blake Lively
Emmy Rossum

Group E
Katrina Bowden
Candice Swanepoel
Shay Mitchell
Jessica Stroup
AnnaSophia Robb
Chelsea Kane
Saoirse Ronan
Erin Heatherton
Renee Olstead
Eliza Doolittle

SENIORS:
Group A
Reese Witherspoon
Kristen Bell (2007 runner-up/2008 winner)
Sandra Bullock
Meryl Streep
Katherine Heigl (2006 third-place finisher)
Cameron Diaz
Charlize Theron
Anne Hathaway
Heidi Klum
Carrie Underwood

Group B
Kylie Minogue
Jennifer Aniston (2006 runner-up/2008 third-place finisher/2009 winner)
Shakira
Rachel Bilson
Britney Spears (1999 winner/2000-01 third-place finisher)
Mila Kunis
Nicole Kidman (2001 winner)
Helen Mirren
Kate Winslet
Kate Beckinsale

Group C
Halle Berry
Madonna
Kaley Cuoco
Maria Menounos
Jessica Alba (2000 and 2003 winner)
Jennifer Lopez (2001 runner-up)
Anna Paquin
Sofia Vergara
Eva Longoria
Gwyneth Paltrow

Group D
Scarlett Johansson (2004 third-place finisher)
Stacy Keibler (2007 third-place finisher)
Natalie Portman (2002 runner-up)
Penelope Cruz
Jennifer Love Hewitt (2002 third-place finisher)
Christina Aguilera (1999 runner-up)
Olivia Wilde
Courteney Cox
Marisa Tomei
Angelina Jolie

Group E
Jennifer Garner (2005 runner-up)
Avril Lavigne
Elisha Cuthbert
Katharine McPhee
Laura Prepon
Nicole Scherzinger
Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson
Elle Macpherson
Cindy Crawford
Kirstie Alley

UNDERDOGS:
Group A
Leighton Meester
Kristin Cavallari
Bar Refaeli
Olivia Munn
Sarah Hyland
Katy Perry
Jennifer Hudson
Nancy O'Dell
Rachel McAdams
Erin Andrews

Group B
Amanda Seyfried
Paula Patton
Adriana Lima
Kelly Brook
Stana Katic
Michelle Williams (actress)
Karina Smirnoff
Lindsey Vonn
Elizabeth Hurley
Connie Britton

Group C
Jennifer Morrison
Kim Kardashian
Christina Milian
Kelly Clarkson
Brooke Burke-Charvet
Ashley Tisdale
LeAnn Rimes
Alison Sweeney
Zooey Deschanel
Minka Kelly

Group D
Amber Heard
Jane Lynch
Emily VanCamp
Kym Johnson
Sarah Shahi
Anna Faris
Miranda Kerr
Elizabeth Banks
Audrina Patridge
Cheryl Burke (2009-10 third-place finisher)

Group E
Carrie Keagan
Pia Toscano
Alison Haislip
Ginnifer Goodwin
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Jessica Chastain
Chelsea Handler
Carrie Ann Inaba
Nicole Richie
Jamie Chung

Now even though we've got 150, only 90 ladies (30 from each category) will still move on to Round 1 where 60 remain (20 apiece) for Round 2.

The real battle won't begin until we resume in the fall with Round 3, where the categories are removed from the remaining 30 gals; they and two more from the first Second Chance Round (following Round 2) meet last year's third-place finisher Kate Walsh.

The top 20 after that round will face last year's co-winner Hilary Duff in Round 4, and the remaining ten ladies plus two more from the second Second Chance Round will meet the other winner Sarah Michelle Gellar in the finals, which is expected to be sometime in mid- or late November!

Also, for the first time throughout the entire poll...forget voting only once or a certain number of times like Dancing With The Stars; YOU CAN NOW VOTE AS MANY TIMES AS YOU LIKE!!!!! Now that's for web votes only; text votes starting in Round 3 will still be up to ten times per day.

Who will be those 90 beginning their magical journey to the Sexiest Woman of 2012 crown? Vote in the preliminaries right now and find out!

Looks like fun.

Group E of the Seniors is not working.

Group C, D, and E of the Underdogs points to Group A poll of the Underdogs.

Just fixed it.

Ooops! Groups C, D & E still pointing to Group A in the Underdog category.

Just fixed them too; sorry.

Where is my all time favorite Victoria Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio?

Nowhere this year; but we've got Kate Upton (this year's Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover girl), Bar Refaeli (who had the same honor last year), Erin Heatherton, Adriana Lima, Candice Swanepoel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Miranda Kerr, and three ladies who still age well like a fine wine: Heidi Klum, Elle MacPherson, and Cindy Crawford.

By the way, it's now safe to vote for Saoirse Ronan in Juniors Group E; she turned 18 this week.