Bethany St. James' 10 Favorite Women

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Bethany St. James says: “It sounds crazy that I would have the world’s most famous groupie on my list of women I admire, but let me explain. I have a great deal of admiration for any woman who can make money from doing something she loves! I can’t imagine how cool it must have been being a child of the 60s & 70s and spending it touring around with super groups such as Zeppelin, The Doors and The Stones! Then to make it even better, she created an entire mini-empire for herself off of her experiences. Writing several books, becoming a columnist and even a teacher. Brilliant! She’s also a breast cancer survivor which puts her in a different class all together. She’s a role model to me. Go seek your dreams and then make a living off what you love! She’s proof that the only limitations you have are the ones you set for yourself.”

Bethany St. James says: "Not only is Helena a brilliant actress but she always seems to choose fabulous roles! Has she ever been in a bad movie? None that I can think of. She’s been nominated for and won so many awards. She has grace and sex appeal all at the same time, which is a killer combination for me. I love that she can turn herself into a lady in waiting from a prim Victorian background and in the next film you see her in the role of a drunken, chain smoking, and foul-mouthed vixen. Incredible! One of my top three favorite movies is Fight Club. She will always be Marla Singer in my fantasies – my sick twisted ones anyway. I bet she looks amazing naked.”

Bethany St. James says: “Edgy, sexy, sultry, classy . . . punk chick?! Yup. Put that all together and you’ve got Debbie. She blows my mind when I watch those old videos of her from back in the day. She has this crazy style that makes her just ooze sex appeal. There was nothing slutty about her – it was all sex. The best part about her was that she seemed to be totally oblivious to the fact that she was hot! I mean seriously! Doesn’t she always look like she just kind of woke up? There are very few female rock artists today that can say they don’t have Debbie to thank for paving the way for them. Ultra hottie, sex symbol, theatrical genius with a voice like an angel – O.M.G. I have to stop now. I’m think I’m getting a little excited.”

Bethany St. James says: “Jane was best known for her part in shooting up the Old West with Wild Bill Hickok, but it’s a little known fact that she was a very kind-hearted and compassionate woman. That says a lot about someone that lived in such a crazy time! In her early years, before becoming a pistol wielding bad ass, she worked to support her entire family of eight! She worked as a dancehall girl, a waitress and as a prostitute at the Fort Laramie Three-Mile Hog Ranch. The ranch sometimes had as many as ten prostitutes working so, I’m sure she had to work extra hard back then to make her money! Can you imagine how hard life must have been back then? Especially for a woman supporting her whole family! She was amazing, to say the least!”

Bethany St. James says: “When I think of sexy, independent, ballsy women, the first person that comes to mind is Marlene Dietrich. One of the things that I admire about her, besides her amazing talent as a sultry siren during the golden age of film, is the fact that she was the first woman to wear a man’s suit and curse in a Hollywood film! Wow! That was racy for back then! She was the perfect mix of brazen beauty, blatant bitch and bombshell all rolled into one. If there was any woman from that time period I could share my bed with, it would be Marlene hands down!”

Bethany St. James says: “Dolly, I love you! I get a little starstruck when it comes to Dolly Parton. She has been an idol of mine ever since I was a teeny tiny girl. She must be one of the most down to Earth, nicest people ever. I love that she makes no apologies for her taste in clothes and her, uh, most famous attributes. She has said many times that she got her style from the town prostitute, stating that when she saw her one morning on the way to church she thought, she was just the most beautiful thing she’d ever seen with her bright red lipstick and clothes too tight. Gotta love Dolly! She’ll mix Versace shoes with Wal-Mart clothes and not think twice to walk the red carpet! Like she always says, ‘It costs a lot of money to look this cheap!’”

Bethany St. James says: “Although there are no photos in existence of Theresa, I can only imagine that she was extremely beautiful. She was a pioneer in the sex industry, more accurately, my industry! Theresa Berkley made a fortune from the aristocrats of the Victorian age. She was a madam, a professional dominatrix and the inventor of The Berkeley Horse, a flogging device that was one of the first of its kind. It has been said that she was one of the most desired courtesans of the day, not only for her incredible talents and her acceptance of even the most odd desires, but because of the level of privacy she provided her clientele. What an incredible woman! These are all qualities that I myself like to think I possess, so I look up to her a great deal. Being a submissive myself, I fantasize about how erotic a session with her must have been.”

Bethany St. James says: “I get giddy when I think about Rebecca Lord. She is definitely on my to-do list of people I want to have sex with. Not only is she ridiculously hot, but she is a very independent woman who thinks for herself. She has always been a huge advocate for condom use just as I am. I can’t imagine the struggles that she has faced being a porn actress that won’t shoot without a condom. She was shooting way before Wicked Pictures (one of the few companies to require condom use in scenes) even existed! She’s also famous for speaking her mind about the Catholic Church on the Howard Stern show. This caused a huge controversy with the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights. The best part is that she actually won the argument! Nothing is sexier to me than a sexually confident woman with a brain! Purrr. . .”

Bethany St. James says: “I don’t necessarily agree with Greta’s political or religious views but I have a great deal of respect for her as a woman. It’s not easy to be a woman in the world of hardcore political based news casting. She’s far from a giggling weather girl, yet she wasn’t afraid to acknowledge the fact that she is still a woman. Her plastic surgery was such a big deal and I think she dealt with it gracefully. Society makes all of these rules and puts all of these expectations on a woman as to how she is supposed to look. They make fun of those who don’t fit that standard yet ridicule those who have surgery to better themselves. You can’t win! But Greta handled it all with grace and poise. Hats off to her for that!”

Bethany St. James says: “Say what you want to about Pam but she’s not only an icon, she’s a piece of Americana—okay, well Canadian Americana! I adore Pam for her work with charities across the world. She is a true philanthropist. I don’t think people give her enough credit for all the things she has done for others. I know, I know. There are a ton of jokes that can be made from that statement. FOCUS! Pamela has always stayed true to herself. She’s timeless! No matter how much the trends change or the media has poked fun at her, she has always remained true to herself and never tried to be anything other than just Pam. She’s the true symbol of modern sex appeal: a huge set of silicone boobies, tiny little waist, long legs, and hair extensions. Super plastic and super hot! Love her!”