The 100 Hottest Women from New Jersey

If you grew up west of the Delaware River or northeast of the Hudson, there's a pretty good chance you view New Jersey as either a giant Turnpike between Philly and New York or a foreign land of diners, wacky idiosyncrasy, and "Sopranos" or Springsteen-seeded folklore. Andy Warhol once joked that "the mosquito is the state bird of New Jersey." Unfortunately, he was referring to the mutant bloodsuckers that fester and breed in one of the state's 116 Superfund sites, not Snooki.

Before JWoww and The Situation ultimately disappoint us by taking their hair gel, spray tans, and new-found celebrity egos to South Beach for the second season of "Jersey Shore" Thursday night, we've rounded-up the 100 hottest Jersey women in the public eye. Unlike most of the New York-raised "Jersey Shore" crew, this diverse list of smoke shows boast just as much of a connection to New Jersey as Sinatra, Bon Jovi, and Jay and Silent Bob. We don't know if these Jersey tomatoes know how to pump their own gas or make left turns without a jughandle, but we do know they've once called the Garden State home, in one way or another. List in no particular order after the jump. 

1. Vera Farmiga

Garden State Connection: Born and raised in Clifton.

Claim to Fame: Leo's shrink girlfriend in "The Departed"; joined the mile-high club with George Clooney in "Up in the Air."

2. Jennifer Mueller

Garden State Connection: Went to high school in Franklin Lakes.

Claim to Fame: A hot USC track-and-field phenom; maybe Mark Sanchez's road beef.

3. Kirsten Dunst

Garden State Connection: Born in Point Pleasant.

Claim to Fame: Early on: "Interview with the Vampire." Then, looking cute in the "Spiderman" movies.

4. Natalie Morales

Garden State Connection: Resides in Hoboken; graduate of Rutgers University.

Claim to Fame: "Today Show" co-anchor; fact checker on "The Marriage Ref."

5. Bonnie Lincoln

Garden State Connection: Calls Montville her hometown. 

Claim to Fame: The only New Jersey Nets dancer related to President Abraham Lincoln. She even has a piece of wood from his boyhood cabin to prove it!

6. Brenda Lynn Acevedo

Garden State Connection: Hails from New Jersey; known as "The Jerzey Gem."

Claim to Fame: Rap video vixen with appearences in Jay-Z's "Blue Magic Music Video" and Soulja Boy's "Bird Walk"; Maxim Magazine Hometown Hotties Semi-Finalist, June 2007.

7. Lisa Edelstein

Garden State Connection: Raised in Wayne; former cheerleader for Donald Trump's New Jersey Generals.

Claim to Fame: Dr. Lisa Cuddy, the Dean of Medicine, in Fox's "House."

8. Danielle Deleasa

Garden State Connection: A former hairdresser from Wyckoff.

Claim to Fame: Married Kevin Jonas of the Jonas Brothers.

9. Jodi Lyn O'Keefe

Garden State Connection: Born in Cliffwood Beach.

Claim to Fame: Cassidy Bridges on "Nash Bridges" (Don Johnson's daughter); Gretchen Morgan in "Prison Break."

10. Brooke Shields

Garden State Connection: Used to live in Haworth; graduate of Princeton University.

Claim to Fame: Child model/actress; "Pretty Baby," "The Blue Lagoon," and "Suddenly Susan"; once married to Andre Agassi.

11. Bonnie Bernstein

Garden State Connections: Grew up in Howell.

Claim to Fame: Sideline reporter for ESPN; former sideline reporter for CBS Sports.

12. Clayanna Warthen

Garden State Connection: From Camden.

Claim to Fame: Video vixen in Ludacris' "Pimpin’ All Over the World" and Young Jeezy and Akon's "Soul Survivor."

13. Marisa Petroro

Garden State Connection: Born in Elizabeth.

Claim to Fame: Former "Deal or No Deal" briefcase beauty; guest starred opposite Eva Longoria on "Desperate Housewives"; occasionally a stand-in actress on "Dexter."

14. Princeton University Cheerleaders

Garden State Connection: Based in New Jersey.

Claim to Fame: Rooting on the oldest college football team in the country with the most national championships.

15. Brittany Renee

Garden State Connection: Born and raised in New Jersey.

Claim to Fame: Video vixen in Lloyd Banks' "Cake" and Busta Rhymes "In the Ghetto."

16. Tammy Blanchard

Garden State Connection: Born in Bayonne.

Claim to Fame: The lead role in "Bella"; Matt Damon's deaf lover in "The Good Shepherd."

17. Lisa Marie Smith

Garden State Connection: Born in Piscataway.

Claim to Fame: Dated Tim Burton; small roles in such Tim Burton movies as "Ed Wood," "Mars Attacks!," and "Sleepy Hollow."

18. Christina Milian

Garden State Connection: Born in Jersey City.

Claim to Fame: Model, actress, and R&B singer.

19. Monica Keena

Garden State Connection: Born in New Jersey.

Claim to Fame: Kristin (E's grad-school girlfriend), on the first season of "Entourage."

20. Dawn Marie

Garden State Connection: Born in Rahway.

Claim to Fame: Real Estate agent; WWE diva; former professional wrestler.

21. Victoria from the New Jersey Devils Ice Girls

Garden State Connection: From Rutherford.

Claim to Fame: New Jersey Devils ice girl.

22. Keshia Knight-Pulliam

Garden State Connection: Born in Newark.

Claim to Fame: Rudy Huxtable on the NBC sitcom "The Cosby Show."

23. Jane Krakowski

Garden State Connection: Born in Parsippany.

Claim to Fame: Jenna Maroney on "30 Rock."

24. Denyce Lawton

Garden State Connection: Lived in Neptune.

Claim to Fame: Dana on "Tyler Perry's House of Payne."

25. Mary McCormack

Garden State Connection: Born in Plainfield.

Claim to Fame: Starred in HBO's "K Street" and NBC's "West Wing"; Mary Shannon on USA's "In Plain Sight."

26. Christina Ricci

Garden State Connection: Grew up in Montclair.

Claim to Fame: "The Addams Family," "The Ice Storm," "Penelope," and many more movies.

27. Kate French

Garden State Connection: Born in Flemington.

Claim to Fame: Niki Stevens on "The L Word."

28. Faith Evans

Garden State Connection: Grew up in Newark.

Claim to Fame: Widow to Biggie Smalls Singing "I'll Be Missing You," Diddy's tribute to Biggie.

29. Jessenia Vice

Garden State Connection: Hails from Elizabeth.

Claim to Fame: A finalist for Maxim's Hometown Hotties 2010.

30. Rena Sofer

Garden State Connection: Went to high school in Paramus.

Claim to Fame: Margaret Allison Hart on "NCIS"; Marilyn Bauer on "24."

31. Michele Hicks

Garden State Connection: Born in New Jersey.

Claim to Fame: Playing "Mara Sewell" on "The Shield."

32. Dana Fuchs

Garden State Connection: Born in New Jersey.

Claim to Fame: Singer, songwriter, and voiceover for Sadie in the 2007 film "Across the Universe."

33. Stephanie Adams

Garden State Connection: Born in Orange.

Claim to Fame: The first openly lesbian Playboy centerfold.

34. Elisabeth Shue

Garden State Connection: Grew up in Bergen and Essex counties; graduated high school in Maplewood.
Claim to Fame: "Cocktail," "Leaving Las Vegas," "Piranha 3D," and many more.

35. Malinda Williams

Garden State Connection: Born in Elizabeth, and resides in Westfield.
Claim to Fame: Married to actor Mekhi Phifer; starred in Showtime's "Soul Food."

36. Jennifer Westhoven

Garden State Connection: Born in New Jersey.
Claim to Fame: Finance reporter for CNN Headline News.

37. Asia Carrera

Garden State Connection: Attended high school in Red Bank and attended Rutgers; danced as a stripper in New Jersey strip clubs.

Claim to Fame: Adult film star.

38. Joli Robinson

Garden State Connection: Hails from Edison.

Claim to Fame: Called "The Next Big Thing" by Stuff Magazine... in 2004.

39. Leigh Lezark

Garden State Connection: Born in Toms River.

Claim to Fame: New York–based DJ and model.

40. Shelly Rio

Garden State Connection: Born and raised in New Jersey.

Claim to Fame: Video vixen in Ludacris' "What Dem Girls Like," Lil Wayne's "Lollipop,"  Lupe Fiasco's "Superstar," and Jay-Z's "Excuse Me Again."

41. Alanah Rae

Garden State Connection: Born in Freehold.

Claim to Fame: Adult film star.

42. Valerie Cruz

Garden State Connection: Born in Elizabeth.

Claim to Fame: Portrayed Sylvia Prado, the wife of Assistant District Attorney Miguel Prado, in season three of "Dexter."

43. Laura Prepon

Garden State Connection: Born in Watchung.

Claim to Fame: Donna Pinciotti in "That '70s Show."

44. Heidi Van Horne

Garden State Connection: Born in New Jersey.

Claim to Fame: Pin-up model.

45. Kristin Davis

Garden State Connection: Graduated from Rutgers.

Claim to Fame: Charlotte York Goldenblatt on "Sex and the City."

46. Lauren Cohan

Garden State Connection: Lived in Cherry Hill.

Claim to Fame: Charlotte Higginson in "National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj."

47. Kat DeLuna

Garden State Connection: Born in Newark.

Claim to Fame: R&B/Latin singer; Noted by Time for performing one of the Top 10 Worst National-Anthem Renditions of all time.

48. Gina Lynn

Garden State Connection: Grew up in Jackson Township; worked as a stripper in New Jersey.
Claim to Fame: Adult film star; extra on "The Sopranos" as a Bada Bing stripper.

49. Tawny Cypress

Garden State Connection: Born in Point Pleasant.

Claim to Fame: Playing Simone Deveaux on NBC's "Heroes" and Carla on "Rescue Me."

50. Chenoa Greene

Garden State Connection: Grew up in Atco.

Claim to Fame: Miss New Jersey 2010.

51. Claudette Ortiz

Garden State connection: Born in Willingboro Township.

Claim to Fame: Female lead singer in the R&B group City High.

52. Skye Blue

Garden State Connection: Born in Morristown.

Claim to Fame: Adult film star; AVN Hall of Famer.

53. Tiffany Andrade

54. Lauryn Hill

Garden State Connection: Grew up in South Orange.

Claim to Fame: Original member of the Fugees; "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill."

55. Natalie Portman

Garden State Connection: O.K. She may have never actually lived in New Jersey, but she played one of the cutest Jersey girls of all time in "Garden State."

Claim to Fame: "Star Wars" prequels and, of course, "Garden State."

56. Lori Trespicio

Garden State Connection: Born in Roseland.

Claim to Fame: Getting mouthy and kissing girls on MTV's "The Real World: Back to New York, Season 10."

57. Regan Reese

Garden State Connection: Hails from New Jersey.

Claim to Fame: Adult film star.

58. Andrea Anders

Garden State connection: Rutgers University alumna.

Claim to Fame: Alex Garrett on NBC's "Joey"; Linda Zwordling on ABC's "Better Off Ted."

59. Elizabeth Bogush

Garden State Connection: Born in Perth Amboy.

Claim to Fame: KGB commercials.

60. Dillan Lauren

Garden State Connection: Born in Stratford.

Claim to Fame: Adult film star.

61. Amy Polumbo

62. Taryn Thomas

63. Aubrey Adams

64. Cameron Richardson

65. Daisy Fuentes

66. Janet Lupo

Garden State Connection: Born in Hoboken, New Jersey;

Claim to Fame: Playboy's 39 DDD Playmate of the Month, November 1975.