2006 REAL hot 100They're entrepreneurs from L.A., artists from Chicago, community organizers from North Carolina, bloggers from Texas and educators from Brooklyn. What do these young women have in common? They're all remarkable role models who are breaking barriers, fighting stereotypes and making a difference in the world. They're smart. They work for change. And they're definitely not afraid to speak their minds. 

They are the REAL hot 100 of 2006, and they prove that young women have way more to offer than their ability to look good in a bikini. Chosen from more than 350 nominees(representing over 35 states), these women illustrate what it means to be truly "hot" in a world that too often applies that term to women's bodies only.

Meet the REAL hot 100 women of 2006 & see how hot SMART can be: