Blazing Saddles: The 20 Hottest Women In Westerns

Sadly, the Coen Brothers' "True Grit" has no hot chicks in corsets or chaps. Make up for it with our look at the best babes in the wild wild West.

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The western genre is inherently masculine. Although it's easy to imagine women clinging to the arms of gun-slinging heroes, showing their gratitude with a "blaze of glory" behind the stables, westerns aren't known for their babe quotient. Just look at the Coen BrothersTrue Grit, a remake of John Wayne’s 1979 classic. Based on Charles Portis’s 1968 novel, True Grit stars Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon as a U.S. Marshal and Texas Ranger, respectively, hunting the outlaw (Josh Brolin) who murdered a little girl’s father. It’s a solid film, yet the well-acted movie’s only bit of estrogen comes in the form of 13-year-old newcomer Hailee Steinfeld, who gives a strong performance, but, um...she’s 13! Where are all the 18-and-older bar mavens and whores in corsets? Since we’re guessing many of our readers will see True Grit this week, we’re here to provide the sexy that the Coen Brothers unfortunately overlooked. Take a gander at the 20 hottest women in westerns and make sure to keep that 10-gallon Stetson hat on your lap.


By Matt Barone

Vera Miles in The Searchers

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#20: VERA MILES AS LAURIE JORGENSEN IN THE SEARCHERS (1956)
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Chelo Alonso in The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

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#19: CHELO ALONSO AS STEVEN’S WIFE IN THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (1966)
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Janet Leigh in The Naked Spur

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#18: JANET LEIGH AS LINA PATCH IN THE NAKED SPUR (1953)
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Dana Delany in Tombstone

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#17: DANA DELANY AS JOSEPHINE MARCUS IN TOMBSTONE (1993)
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Madeline Kahn in Blazing Saddles

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#16: MADELINE KAHN AS LILI VON SHTUPP IN BLAZING SADDLES (1974)
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Grace Kelly in High Noon

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#15: GRACE KELLY AS AMY FOWLER KANE IN HIGH NOON (1952)
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Sharon Stone in The Quick and The Dead

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#14: SHARON STONE AS ELLEN “THE LADY” IN THE QUICK AND THE DEAD (1995)
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Lucy Lui in Shanghai Noon

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#13: LUCY LIU AS PRINCESS PEI PEI IN SHANGHAI NOON (2000)
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Rosalba Neri in Johnny Yuma

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#12: ROSALBA NERI AS SAMANTHA FELTON IN JOHNNY YUMA (1966)
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Ali Larter in American Outlaws

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#11: ALI LARTER AS ZERELDA ‘ZEE’ MIMMS IN AMERICAN OUTLAWS (2001)
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Elizabeth Taylor in Giant

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#10: ELIZABETH TAYLOR AS LESLIE BENEDICT IN GIANT (1956)
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Helene Chanel in Cjamango

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#9: HELENE CHANEL AS PEARL HERNANDEZ IN CJAMANGO (1967)
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Faye Dunaway in Little Big Man

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#8: FAYE DUNAWAY AS MRS. PENDRAKE IN LITTLE BIG MAN (1970)

Vinessa Shaw in 3:10 To Yuma

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#7: VINESSA SHAW AS EMMA NELSON IN 3:10 TO YUMA (2007)
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Giovanna Ralli in Cannon For Cordoba

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#6: GIOVANNA RALLI AS LEONORA IN CANNON FOR CORDOBA (1970)

Nicoletta Machiavelli in Navajo Joe

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#5: NICOLETTA MACHIAVELLI AS ESTELLA IN NAVAJO JOE (1966)
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Megan Fox in Jonah Hex

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#4: MEGAN FOX AS LILAH IN JONAH HEX (2010)
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Magda Konopko in Blindman

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#3: MAGDA KONOPKO AS SWEET MAMA IN BLINDMAN (1971)
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Salma Hayek and Penelope Cruz in Bandidas

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#2: SALMA HAYEK AS SARA SANDOVAL & PENELOPE CRUZ AS MARIA ALVAREZ IN BANDIDAS (2006)
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Claudia Cardinale in The Professionals

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#1: CLAUDIA CARDINALE AS MRS. MARIA GRANT IN THE PROFESSIONALS (1966)

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