“Lost”‘s Monica Dean

While waiting anxiously for another episode of "Lost" to air, rabid fanboys (and -girls) like us turn to fan forums to fill the void. Last week we were briefly introduced to a sexy ingenue played by Monica Dean, and even the normally grumpy viewers at Television Without Pity were beside themselves (one said she might make him "reconsider the whole homo thing"). Turns out she's a former talk show host from Romania originally known as Monica Barladeanu; she's got her own website, and recently admitted to Playboy.com that she might consider doing a nude scene. Until then, though, we'll just have to settle for this pinup gallery from the old country ... and hope we see more of her between now and the next Jack flashback.- J. West

· Monica Barladeanu: Gallery (monicabarladeanu.ro)
· Monica Dean (monicadean.info)
· Woman on the Verge: Monica Dean (playboy.com)