Hottest Women (and Men) of … American Idol!
Daughtry
This grunge-rockin’ alum has flaunted his right to rawk, and has become the true people’s champ.
Kelly Clarkson
Everybody loves Kelly. (Yes, even you.)
Katharine McPhee
She’s known as the "sweet" one, but did you hear about the purple vomit and the exes she’s mistreated?
Clay Aiken
The Jug-eared balladeer from North Carolina arrived to sanitize Top 40 pop.
Ruben Studdard
Awww… it's America’s cuddliest balladeer.
Bo Bice
Sure, he’s technically a loser, but this chooglin’ runner-up can boast a hit single, a fierce love of herb and an unhealthy crush on Brooke Burke. So yo yo yo, dawg …
Justin Guarini
Does the toothy, tentacle-coiffed A.I. runner-up … rock?
Taylor Hicks
Bluesman? Wuss? You decide.
Fantasia
Ms. Barrino's version of "I Believe" walked the brash diva-to-be into the 2004 A.I. winner's circle, and to top it off, she became the first artist in history to debut at number one.
Carrie Underwood
2005's American Idol is a country chart-topper and an animal activist with a penchant for super-cool Skechers.
Paris Bennett and Dean Martin: Baby-O
The fifth place finisher of Season Five joins the rat pack in this time-traveling mashup.
... and the Idol maker himself, Simon Fuller
To some, he's a modern-day P.T. Barnum, to others, he’s the prince of darkness, the man responsible for ruining pop music and TV. "I understand popular entertainment better than anyone," he says in our exclusive interview.
