Getting asked to sing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl is quite an honor. It doesn’t necessarily mean you’re any good (right, Backstreet Boys?), but it does mean you’re really famous and that somebody thought millions of people would enjoy watching you lip-sync. With the 2012 Super Bowl (aka Super Bowl XLVI) coming up in just a few days, I thought we’d take a stroll down memory lane and look at some of the most notable National Anthem performers in the history of America’s favorite game.

And of course by “most notable” I mean “hottest.”

So here you go: a list of 15 hot women who sang the National Anthem at the Super Bowl.

15. Vikki Carr

Here’s some Super Bowl trivia for you: there have been 45 Super Bowls but only 44 performances of the National Anthem. So what gives?

 

In 1977, I guess they figured hey, let’s try something different. So they had Vikki Carr perform America the Beautiful instead of the Star Spangled Banner.

Whose Vikki Carr? A singer. Don’t worry about it; you’ve never heard of anything she’s ever done. But she was relatively attractive.

14. Anita Bryant

Anita Bryant sang the National Anthem before Super Bowl III in 1969. At the time she was a popular singer, but that’s not what she’s known for (if she’s known at all) today. No, in the 1970s Bryant became the spokesperson for the anti-gay rights movement, and her antics were featured prominently in the film Milk.

 

Nice, huh?

13. Diana Ross

Today Diana Ross is 67 and looking a little worse for wear. But in 1982, when she performed the National Anthem at Super Bowl XVI, she was only 38 and still looking pretty good. (Probably not as good as she looked in this photo but, still, good.)

12. Christina Aguilera

Christina’s rendition of the National Anthem at last year’s Super Bowl was bad—probably the worst I or anyone else can remember. And of course, she’s not looking quite as hot as she used to. But I’m a positive person, and I choose to remember the good times (when she was a good singer and really sexy).

11. Whitney Houston

Before Bobby Brown and all the drugs took their toll on poor Whitney, she used to be freakin gorgeous. She was also one of the greatest pop singers of all time, which is why they asked her to sing the National Anthem at Super Bowl XXV in 1991. The performance was a huge hit, the only one to ever be released as a single.

10. The Dixie Chicks

While all three of the Dixie Chicks are attractive women, there’s no doubt that Emily Robinson (the brunette) is the hottest. Still, when the Chicks performed the National Anthem at the Super Bowl in 2003, you really had to consider it a three-for-one deal. So rather than single out Robinson for this list, I just included the whole band.

9. Leslie Easterbrook

You probably remember Leslie Easterbrook as the busty blonde no-nonsense lady cop (Sgt. Callahan) from the Police Academy movies. But before that she was a somewhat well-known TV actress, and also an accomplished singer. That’s why she sang the National Anthem at Super Bowl XVII in 1983—one year before Police Academy came out. (What ever happened to Steve Gutenberg, anyway?)

8. Jewel

Folk-turned-pop singer Jewel got the nod to perform the Anthem in 1998 because she had the biggest single of that year, “Who Will Save Your Soul.” Remember that song? Sure you do…if you’re over the age of 25.

 

Anyway, she’s always taken a lot of flack for her misaligned teeth, which are unfortunate. But she does have an excellent set of…eyes. Right?

7. Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson gave a stirring rendition of the National Anthem in 2009. It was all the more powerful given the fact that everyone watching knew it was her first public performance since her mother, brother, and nephew were brutally murdered. So you had to hand it to Hudson for a job well done.

 

You also have to hand it to her from turning herself into a cute girl into a downright foxy woman over the last several years. Nice work, Jennifer.

6. Carrie Underwood

Mrs. Mike Fisher, one of the hottest WAGs in the NHL, performed the National Anthem at Super Bowl XLIV in 2010. I have no recollection of whether it was any good, but that’s okay. It means she didn’t screw it up like Christina Aguilera.

5. Vanessa Williams

Vanessa L. Williams sang the Anthem back in 1996, before she had to add the “L” to her name to distinguish her from some other actress. The game was Super Bowl XXX, which was perfect for a woman who had to resign as Miss American in 1985 after it was revealed she had appeared in Playboy.

 

Obviously, Vanessa overcame the Miss America scandal and has gone on to have a great career as a singer and actress. Plus, she’s still hot to this day.

4. Faith Hill

Faith Hill performed at Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000. Why on earth they haven’t had this woman perform the National Anthem more than once (when Billy Joel has performed it twice) is beyond me. But I guess we should all be thankful for what we’ve got.

3. Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey has been kind of up and down in recent years, both vocally and in terms of her physical appearance. But you have to admit that when she’s on her game, it’s tough to find someone sexier than Mariah.

 

Oh, right, and she sang the National Anthem before Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002.

2. Cheryl Ladd

You know Cheryl Ladd was one of the original Charlie’s Angels (or if you didn’t, you do now). But did you also know she was an aspiring musician? Unfortunately, that plane never really took off—although she did get to perform the National Anthem at Super Bowl XIV in 1980. So that’s something.

1. Beyoncé

Beyoncé, who somehow manages to just get hotter and hotter year after year, performed the National Anthem at Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004.

 

 

For some reason, the best way to sell a pair of jeans tends to be by wearing little else — and the Kardashian sisters aren’t ones to mess with results — so Celebuzz is happy to be bringing you an exclusive photo of the girls’ latest skin-flaunting ad for their Kardashian Kollection denim line.

 

 

 

 

Christina Aguilera, she who forgets the lyrics to the National Anthem at the Super Bowl, was invited to sing “At Last” today at Etta James' funeral service. She did a decent jo—OH MY GOD WHAT THE HELL IS TRICKLING DOWN HER LEGS?!

 

MILEY CYRUS threw a party last Saturday to celebrate the 22nd birthday of her boyfriend, LIAM HEMSWORTH. 

 

 

--And one of the highlights of the night was when Miley pretended to lick the VERY GRAPHIC PENIS CAKE she presented to him.

 

 

--And yes, there are pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

Award-winning porn star Tori Black and her baby daddy were arrested for domestic battery in Las Vegas after the couple got into a drunken brawl over their infant's baby formula.

 

Officers responded to a domestic dispute call at Tori's Hard Rock Hotel room early Friday morning. According to the police report, Tori -- real name Michelle Chapman -- told cops she had been drinking before she got back to the room where her fiance, Lyndell Anderson, and their 5-month old son were waiting.

 

The report states Tori and Lyndell started arguing because, as Tori told police ... Lyndell didn't have "enough breast milk" to feed the baby.

 

The two-time AVN Performer of the Year then claims Lyndell called her an "unfit mother" ... and that's when things got physical. In the report, police say Tori admitting punching Lyndell in the back of the head, but also claimed he shoved her into a wall.

 

According to the report, police reviewed the hotel security tape of the hallway outside the couple's room and saw Lyndell push Tori "with such violent force that she flies across the hall." Police say she had bruises on her arms.

 

Lyndell and Tori were both arrested and booked for domestic battery.

 

Sources tell us Tori's friends first suspected trouble when she missed a hosting gig at RPM Nightclub Friday night. Tori -- along with her fiance and BABY -- were primarily in Vegas for the AVNs where she was a nominee ... but did not win.

 

Here is Tori's mugshot...

 

 

Here is the baby daddy playing a practical joke on her on the set on one of her fine films...

 

 

 

 

This one comes out of England . . . and it's the kind of story that only appears in those strange British tabloids.  A woman named Lisa Woodman says she's been banned from all her local nightclubs because she's TOO OLD to wear the outfits she likes.

 

 

--And in this case, "TOO OLD" means . . . 28.  Yep, Lisa is only 28 . . . and she's a size six with 36-double-D breasts.  But she's a mother of four . . . and also kinda has that British face that makes her look older.  (and the pics of her would look better if she was smiling)

 

 

--So we don't know.  Check out the photos of her in her club outfits and you tell us . . . is she too old to pull them off?

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chadil Deffy, also known as Deff Yingyuen, placed a ring on the finger of Sarinya "Anne" Kamsook, his girlfriend of 10 years, during the ceremony in Thailand's Surin province.

The couple had planned to get married in the future, but Yingyuen wanted to focus on his studies before tying the knot, the Thai-Asean News (TAN) Network reported.

Unfortunately, Kamsook unexpectedly died in an accident before the couple could set a date.

According to the Pattaya Daily News, the couple met at Thailand's Eastern Asia University nearly a decade ago, and wreaths were placed around campus in memory of Kamsook following her death.

 

And while some thought the service a bit strange, others expressed their sympathy for the groom.

"...I didn't know her, but in your photos, she looks young and full of life. I can't image the impact her death has caused in the lives of her loved ones. It was a very moving gesture of love, very moving. It makes you rethink a lot of things in life, things you take for granted," Facebook user Alejandra Yanez wrote in Spanish on Yingyuen's page.

Onsiri Pravattiyagul, a friend of the groom, wrote an opinion column addressing Yingyuen's intentions and the media speculation his story has prompted. The piece, featured on the Bangkok Times, included the following:

Chadil wrote matter-of-factly online -- and would later give interviews in the same vein -- explaining that the motivation for this display was guilt, pure and simple: He felt he hadn't done enough for his girlfriend of 10 years while she was alive. Before her sudden death in a road accident, she had suggested that he marry her. But he had demurred, putting the idea on hold.

The "wedding" was his attempt to right a wrong, however belated the gesture might have been.

 

 

Wease doesn't see what you're supposed to see, but you can check this out for yourself...

 

 

MILEY CYRUS' gums aren't her only oversized body part.  Her nipples are rather large in diameter as well.  (???)

 

 

--And we know this because she wore a black top the other day that turned pretty sheer when greeted by the flashbulbs of the paparazzi.

 

 

See the pic uncensored HERE (NSFW) 

 

 

Female UFC Fighter Gina Carano is starring in the upcoming action flick "Haywire", and there are plenty of hot pics showing how she got the gig as a movie star.  Check out a gallery of them HERE.

 

 

The blog WarmingGlow.com has put together a list of 10 TV Series That Overstayed Their Welcome, which of course means shows that went on longer than they should have.  Here's the list:

 

 

--"Scrubs" . . . It lasted nine seasons, including the last one, "Scrubs:  The New Class".

 

--"Roseanne" . . . It lasted nine seasons (Remember how they ran out of ideas, and Roseanne's family wound up winning the lottery?).

 

--"Smallville" . . . It lasted 10 seasons.

 

--"Weeds" . . . It's been on for seven seasons, with an eighth on its way.

 

--"Big Love" . . . It lasted five seasons.

 

--"The Simpsons" . . . It's in its 23rd season, with a 24th and 25th on their way.

 

--"Friends" . . . It lasted 10 seasons.

 

--"Dexter " . . . It's been on for six seasons, with a seventh and eighth on their way.

 

--"The Office" . . . It's in its eighth season.

 

--"The X-Files" . . . It lasted nine seasons.

 

 

(--You can find the rationale behind their list at WarmingGlow.com.)  Personally, I think The Simpsons is still the best show on TV.