Top Ten Hottest Celebrities Named Vanessa

Vanessas Are Always Classic Beauties

It might be a bit surprising to you that the name Vanessa was actually invented by the famous writer Jonathan Swift in 1713. You see, he needed a name for his lover, Esther Vanhomrigh, so he combined the first syllable of her last name with the initial syllable of her first name, thus creating Vanessa, which he would use in his poem Cadenus and Vanessa. It is in the spirit of that love that we decided to count down the top ten hottest celebrities named Vanessa.

10. Vanessa Williams

9. Vanessa Branch

8. Vanessa Angel

7. Vanessa Ray

6. Vanessa Kirby

5. Vanessa Marcil

4. Vanessa Ferlito

3. Vanessa Paradis

2. Vanessa L. Williams

And the No. 1 Hottest Celebrity Named Vanessa is... Vanessa Hudgens

There you have it, the hottest of the hot Vanessas. Of course, if we mistakenly left off the Vanessa of your dreams, be sure to let us know in the comments below.