You choose the Crush of the Year

This blog is a cheertatorship, not a cheerocracy, but every now and then I like to throw my dear readers a bone. Usually during this time of the year, I reflect upon all of the previous Crushes of the Week and choose one women who best exemplifies what it means to be a Crush* and crown her the Crush of the Year. But for 2008, I'm going to let you folks select the CotY.

So, here are the rules:
1) Vote by leaving the name of your pick in the comment section to this post. No votes via e-mail, text, phone, other posts' comments, or other methods will be counted. I do this so there'll be a virtual paper trail of clear intentions**.
2) No write-ins.
3) You may only vote once.
4) Only the candidates listed below are eligible.
5) Should no Crush receive a plurality/majority of the votes, I shall choose the CotY (and I already have one in mind).
6) Voting ends when this post leaves the front page of the blog.

With that said, here are the eligible Crushes for 2008:

• Rebecca Gayheart


• Mary Elizabeth Ellis


• Julie Benz


• Marion Cotillard


• Marketa Irglova


• Marina (HotForWords)


• Lights (Valerie Poxleitner)


• Kym Johnson


• Alicia Witt


• Natalie (Big Brother 9)


• Kate Bosworth


• Alyssa Milano


• Megyn Kelly


• Amy Ciupak Lalonde


• Meghan McCain


• Liv Tyler


• Débora Nascimento


• Anne Hathaway


• Misti Traya


• Domenica Davis


• Christina Hendricks


• Amanda Seyfried


• January Jones


• Mid-90s Alternative Chicks


• Alicia Sacramone


• Stephanie Rice


• Jennie Finch


• Leryn Franco


• Gov. Sarah Palin


• Kerry Washington


• Amy Robach


• Brea Grant


• Mila Kunis


• The new Bond girls

So, go ahead and vote! Rally your friends, family, and co-workers to vote for your favorite Crush. Then check back in a week or so to see who reigned supreme.

*Don't ask me to verbalize exactly what those qualities are.
**This dimishes the potential risk of electing an unqualified sketch comedian to such a lofty position. But that's kooky talk. What kind of whacked out people would actually vote someone like that into office?