What a difference a year makes....

Last year I posted a poll asking readers who they thought was hotter, Rachel Bilson or Mila Kunis. Bilson won, 5 votes to 3. And last year's Maxim Hot 100 List agreed, as the love of my life was ranked #28, while the smoking Sarah Marshall star came (hehe) in at #81.

Well, as the title indicates, what a difference a year makes! Just twelve months later, with neither vixen being featured in anything significant, the now engaged (sigh) Rachel Bilson dropped to 54, while Mila Kunis catapulted to number 5!

I'm not necessarily surprised that Rachel dropped, simply because the Maxim list tends to favor people who are in the public eye, and she hasn't really appeared in any movies or television shows since the last installment. But that's also why I'm pretty shocked that Mila Kunis made such a gigantic leap -- into the top five, no less. Last year was when she was the hot topic. She starred in the very successful Forgetting Sarah Marshall, where she was very funny and incredibly hot. She hasn't really done anything since then. And to my knowledge, she hasn't even appeared in Maxim since promoting the film. But hey, in my opinion, Mila totally deserves top five. She looks great. But still, R.B. is #1 in my heart!

Some other notes of interest...

Elisha Cuthbert came in at #43, compared to last year's 6. Lily Allen beat her?

Just above Elisha is the incredibly underrated Avril Lavigne. Her old pal Hilary Duff (who, in my opinion, is much prettier as a brunette) ranked #31. That's fair, but I'm partial to Hayden Panettiere, who came in at #36.

Vanessa Hudgens went from #12 to 27. She is beating Ashley Tisdale (#73), though, which was an injustice last year.

Speaking of 12, that's where Leighton Meester found herself. Good for her.

Here's the entire list:

http://www.maxim.com/girls/articles/79154/2009-hot-100.html

So, what do you think: Is it fair?