The 50 Hottest Bad Actresses Of All Time

Sometimes, it's OK to be awful at what you do.

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Everyone loves failure, as long as it's not happening to them personally. Why else would someone as obviously untalented as William Hung or Rebecca Black ever grab the music industry's collective attention? Or, on the movie front, how can an awful filmmaker like Uwe Boll keep releasing new flicks that consistently have genre film bloggers sharpening their figurative knives to review them? People enjoy basking in other folks' inefficiencies, whether it's by harmlessly laughing at the unskilled or recklessly bashing their efforts in critical forms.

For evidence that supports Complex's own guiltiness here, consult our list of The 50 Best Bad Movies. However, around these parts, male actors who continually underwhelm rarely ever receive the same kind of bad-meaning-good pass.

But pretty ladies whose acting chops routinely leave a lot to be desired? Toss "double standard" accusations all you want—if she looks sexy while failing on screen, leniency is unquestionably granted. And these women, The 50 Hottest Bad Actresses of All Time will forever receive the benefits of our doubts, bless their sadly (and in some cases, mostly) ungifted souls.

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50. Sandra Bullock

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49. Leelee Sobieski

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48. Paris Hilton

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47. Madonna

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46. Brooke Shields

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45. Lisa Raye

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44. Daryl Hannah

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43. Vivica A. Fox

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42. Mischa Barton

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41. Hilary Duff

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40. Kate Hudson

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39. Shannen Doherty

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38. Katherine Heigl

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37. Isabel Lucas

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36. Lauren Holly

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35. Tara Reid

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34. Pia Zadora

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33. Tyra Banks

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32. Elizabeth Berkley

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31. Melanie Griffith

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30. Nicolette Sheridan

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29. Sharon Stone

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28. Yasmine Bleeth

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27. Bai Ling

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26. Sybil Danning

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25. Denise Richards

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24. January Jones

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23. Kenya Moore

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22. Maggie Grace

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21. Susan Ward

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20. Donna D'Errico

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19. Marley Shelton

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18. Milla Jovovich

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17. Krista Allen

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16. Jenny McCarthy

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15. Carmen Electra

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14. Olivia Newton-John

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13. Traci Bingham

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12. Ali Larter

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11. Eva Longoria

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10. Demi Moore

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9. Jennifer Lopez

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8. Pamela Anderson

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7. Leila Arcieri

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6. Shannon Elizabeth

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5. Jessica Alba

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4. Vanity

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3. Jennifer Love Hewitt

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2. Tanya Roberts

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1. Raquel Welch

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