25 Sports Hotties Who Clean Up Well

There was a time when sports could be played, or even dominated, by goofy-looking people.  

Go look up Ernie Lombardi, Shoeless Joe Jackson and George Mikan if you do not believe me.  Killer looks and sculpted figures were not always necessary requisites.

But in the 21st century, hyper competitiveness requires athletes to be in top shape in order to rise to the top of their games.  The result is that the vast majority of professional athletes have fantastic bodies.

And this phenomenon becomes a windfall for female athletes, as the very things that makes them great athletes also tends to make them look great in evening gowns, bathing suits and what have you.

Here's a look at 25 such athletes, hotties, if you will, who clean up well.

25. Ana Ivanovic: Working

Ana Ivanovic looks good even she is all sweaty and dirty.

25. Ana Ivanovic: Playing

But dressed up for a night on the town, one would never known that she was ever sweaty or dirty.

24. Anna Rawson: On the Links

Anna Rawson, ready to tee off.

24. Anna Rawson: On the Town

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Anna Rawson, on the red carpet.

23. Blair O'Neal: Driving

Blair O'Neal makes golf sexy.

23. Blair O'Neal: Posing

And cleans up well.

22. Bianca and Bia Feres: Working It

From what we understand, these two are synchronized swimmers.  

OK.

22. Bianca and Bia Feres: Kicking It

We promise, we tried to find pictures of them swimming.

21. Danica Patrick: Work Clothes

Danica Patrick, desperately trying to keep her coveralls on.

21. Danica Patrick: Play Clothes

Danica Patrick, having less trouble.

20. Frederica Pellegrini: Ready to Swim

Getting ready to swim . . . 

20. Federica Pellegrini: Ready to Make a Splash

...and ready to go out afterwards.

19. Jennie Finch: Ready to Pitch

Jennie Finch, a classic girl next door on the ball field.

19. Jennie Finch: Ready to Strut

The girl next door to my house did not look like that.

18. Julia Mancuso: Sexy Skier

Hey, nice suit.

18. Julia Mancuso: Red Carpeter

Even better.

17. Leryn Franco: On the Track

Leryn Franco, a javelin thrower at the 2008 Olympics.

17. Leryn Franco: On the Catwalk

And in her second career as a fashion model.

16. Maria Kirilenko: Swinging the Racket

Look at her, skirt fluttering, hair all over the place.

16. Maria Kirilenko: After the Fact

Now look at her, a Good Housekeeping cover girl.

15. Misty May: In the Sand

Dirty.

15. Misty May: On the Land

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All cleaned up.

14. Sasha Cohen: On the Ice

Sasha Cohen working.

14. Sasha Cohen: All Dressed Up

Sasha Cohen looking like she's nominated for an Oscar.

13. Anna Kournikova: Then

Hey wait, Anna Kournikova used to play tennis?

13. Anna Kournikova: Now

This is the Anna we're all used to.

12. Candace Parker: Baller

Candace Parker, tom-boy baller.

12. Candace Parker: Player

Is that Candace Parker, or Toni Braxton?

11. Clair Bidex: With Snowboard

We simply must pay more attention to snowboarding at the next Olympics.

11. Clair Bidex: With Dress

Ah, lovely.

10. Kim Yu Na: Skating

Lovely on skates.

10. Kim Yu Na: Posing

Lovely holding skates.

9. Lisa Leslie: In the Lane

She's about to dunk you up.

9. Lisa Leslie: On the Carpet

Wow.

8. Lokelani McMichael: Biker

Notice how her sweat has a nice, even, sexy gloss.

8. Lokelani McMichael: Looker

Lovely. See, all she had to do is get rid of the sweat and she's cleaned up!

7. Maria Sharapova: Tennis Star

Classic.

7. Maria Sharapova: International Celebrity

Classic beauty.

6. Nastia Liukin: In China

Badass.

6. Nastia Liukin: Back Home

Nastia as she wants to be.

5. Tanith Belbin: Ice Dancer

Tanith Belbin and her Olympic ice-dancing partner Benjamin Agosto never won gold, settling for silver in 2006.

5. Tanith Belbin: Catwalker

Tanith Belbin, golden from head to toe.

4. Lauren Jackson: On the Court

Girl, how tall you is?

4. Lauren Jackson: Off the Court

Pretty tall.

3. Lindsey Vonn: Skier

That snow will melt very quickly.

3. Lindsey Vonn: ESPY Nominee

That red carpet will shoot up in flames very quickly.

2. Amanda Beard: Dirty

OK, so former Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard is already pretty clean in this picture.

2. Amanda Beard: Clean

But I think we can all agree that she "cleans up" well in this picture.

1. Anastasia Ashley: Before

Um...surfer, right?

1. Anastasia Ashley: After

Yeah, she knows it. Must be tough to be No. 1.