Miss Maxim 2006

One of the great things about Maxim is its universal appeal: no matter what language it's printed in in any of the two dozen countries in which it's circulated, no one reads any of the articles. In the interests of continuing this march toward globalization, they've selected one babe to represent each of its 24 different international editions with the goal of crowning one of them Miss Maxim. Even though the title has already been awarded (sorry, to ruin the suspense, but it's Miss Romania Cristina Dumitru) all of the contestants are honored on their website with a couple dozen photos and a video, so you can get to know each one intimately. It's like a United Nations of hotness—thankfully, however, France doesn't get to veto anybody.

· Miss Maxim 2006 (maximonline.com)

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