The
industry of sports is filled with talented people who are given the
same status as any other celebrity from different genres of
entertainment. But, to be really well-known, an athlete must come with great sporting skills,
athleticism, speed, fitness and great mental health. A really skilful
athlete who has all these qualities is always able to earn a good deal
of popularity. They earn huge amounts of salary from the teams they
represent. Besides, they also earn sponsorship deals. If a sports person
has the additional advantage of being good-looking, then the top brands
try to rope them as the brand faces. Like in case of any other field,
in sports, too, a beautiful woman seems to get the best of all worlds.
Sure enough, there are some extremely beautiful female athletes, and
because of their rigorous exercise schedules, they are also in shape.
Altogether, they are the complete package. So let us take a look at the Top 10 Most Beautiful Athletes 2015.
1. Sydney Leroux
24
year old Sydney Rae Leroux is a Canadian-born professional soccer
player who represents America. She is a gold medallist in the Olympics
2012. She is the forward of Seattle Reign FC in the National Women’s
Soccer League. After representing Canada at youth levels, she graduated
to the national U-20 team of the US in 2008 and joined the senior team
in 2012. She has been capped more than 50 times. She is featured in
several advertisements of Nike. She was signed for an endorsement deal
in 2014 by Nestle Nesquik. She is the first female to endorse the sports
drink company BODYARMOR. Beautiful as she is, she has made her way to
the cover of ESPN’s The Body Issue in 2013. She has been featured in a
number of television shows, including ESPN’s Living Her Dream.
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2. Maria Kirilenko
27
year old Maria Yuryevna Kirilenko is a tennis player who represents
Russia. She is the winner of the US Open Girl’s Singles of 2002, and she
grabbed 3 WTA Tour titles altogether. She has also made it to the
quarterfinals of three Grand Slam singles in the Australian Open,
Wimbledon Championship and French Open. In doubles, she has made it to
two finals – the Australian Open and the French Open, and won the WTA
Tour Championships in 2012. She was also the gold medallist in the
London Olympics in 2012. She reached her career high ranking of World
No. 10 in 2013. When she is not playing tennis, she is a model, and a
beautiful one. She was the face of Adidas in 2006 for the Stella
McCartney tennis range. She was also featured in the Sports Illustrated
Swimsuit Edition of 2009.
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3. Alex Morgan
Alexandra
Patricia “Alex” Morgan is 25 year old soccer player who represents
America and is a gold medallist in the Olympics 2012. She plays as the
forward for Portland Thorns FC in the National Women’s Soccer League.
She plays for the national team of the United States, and the youngest
player to be a part of the team at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2011.
As a part of the Western New York Flask team in the WPS in 2011, she
helped her team win the league championship. Apart from being a star
player of the team at an extremely early age, with several accolades and
records, she is also extremely beautiful, which has probably worked in
her favour when she bagged a number of endorsement deals with companies
like Nike, Panasonic and Coca-Cola, and appeared in 2012 Sports
Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, 2013 music issue of ESPN The Magazine, etc.
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4. Blair O’Neal
33
year old Blair O’Neal has been in the world of golfing since the age of
11 when she was first introduced to it. She began her career as a
professional in 2004, before which she played for the Arizona State
University. She had a very eventful She has obtained two NCAA Long Drive
contests, and has bagged several other prestigious honours and
accolades, both as an amateur, as well as a professional. She has also
been in the spotlight for being an extremely attractive woman, and has
been named one of the Sports Illustrated Top 50 Hottest Athletes of All
Time in 2008. She was also named one of the Most Beautiful Women in Golf
in 2013. She has a lucrative modelling career besides being a golfer,
and has sponsorship deals with some of the top companies in the world of
sports which include the top names such as Cobra Golf, Puma, etc.
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5. Camille Leblanc-Bazinet
Camille
Leblanc-Bazinet is a 26 year old CrossFit athlete who represents her
country, Canada. She is best known for the clinching the victory in the
women’s side in the CrossFit Games of 2014. She is also an excellent
weightlifter, and has qualified for the national championship in Canada.
In her early years, she was a gymnast, but her career came to a halt
when, at the age of 16, she tore her hip. However, she recovered, and
came back into the world of sports. She participated in AA soccer and
volleyball, and captained the flag football team in college. She also
competed in half marathons, skiing and rugby, but moved to CrossFit
after being told that she was out of shape. However, she has turned
around from that, and has been named the fittest woman on Earth by the
Huffington Post. She has sponsorship deals with Reebok, Xendurance,
WODshop.com, etc.
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6. Hilary Knight
Hilary
Atwood Knight is a 25 year old ice hockey player who represents
America. She plays as a forward in the United States women’s national
ice hockey team. She competed for the women’s ice hockey program of the
Wisconsin Badgers, as well as the Choate Rosemary Hall. During her first
year of participation in the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she
helped her team reach the second position in the NCAA championships. She
also led her team in points the following year, as the Badgers won the
National Championship. In the 2014 Winter Olympics, she was the player
to score the first goal of her team in the entire event. She has
received numerous awards and honours, and has shown great talent. Apart
from being a potential ice hockey legend, she is very beautiful. She has
made it to the Cosmopolitan magazine’s cover, and has several big brand
sponsors.
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7. Sally Fitzgibbons
Sally
Fitzgibbons is a 23 year old professional surfer who represents
Australia, and has made notable performance in the Association of
Surfing Professionals World Tour of 2013. She won the runner-up position
three times in the ASP Women’s World Tour events of 2010, and in the
following year, she won her first ASP World Tour event, clinching two
more in the same year. This was the most successful year of her career.
She has competed in several other events, and displayed great skill, and
managed to reach the podium in many of these events. Apart from being a
surfer, she has remained a national champion as a middle distance
runner, and she also played touch football. She is not only a greatly
skilful athlete but also a very attractive one, and has been noted, time
and again, for her beauty. She has bagged several great sponsorship
deals, including top brands such as Firewire surfboards, Garnier, Red
Bull, Roxy, FCS fins, Mini, Waxaway, Nanotune and Urge.
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8. Leryn Franco
32
year old Leryn Dahiana Franco Steneri represents her country Paraguay
in women’s athletics, and specializes in javelin throw. She has
participated in several competitions, and became quite an internet
sensation in 2008 during the Olympic Games. Her personal best throw is
57.77 metres, and she achieved it in Barquisimeto in 2012. She has
achieved 3 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 3 bronze medals from the
various competitions she has participated in, during her sporting career
from 1996. However, Leryn is definitely as popular for her modelling
stints as she is for her athletic achievements. This curvy blonde-haired
beauty was featured in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue of 2011.
She has competed in several beauty pageants, and was the 2006 runner-up
Miss Universo Paraguay. She has her very own calendar, which was
photographed back in 2007.
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9. Hope Solo
Hope
Amelia Solo is a 33 year old soccer player who represents America. She
plays as a goalkeeper for the US national team, since 2000. She is also a
part of the Seattle Reign FC team in the National Women’s Soccer
League. Solo is considered one of the best goalkeepers. She has led the
US team to several wins and records, and has clinched the gold medal
twice at the Olympic Games. She also bagged the Golden Glove award in
the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup as the best goalkeeper, as well as
Bronze Ball award for her overall performance in the tournament. Apart
from several awards and accolades that she won for her sporting skills,
she is also known as a beautiful athlete. She appeared on Dancing with
the Stars, and on several magazines, including the Body Issue of ESPN
The Magazine. She has endorsement deals with several brands, like Nike,
Blackberry, Ubisoft, etc.
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10. Skylar Diggins
24
year old Skylar Diggins is a professional basketball player from
America who plays for the Tulsa Shock team in the Women’s National
Basketball Association. She plays in the position of a point guard, and
is the all-time leading scorer for the University of Notre Dame. She
began her career as a basketball career as early as in high school. She
went to Washington High School in South Bend. She became McDonald’s
All-American. She had a successful college basketball career as well.
She became a professional in 2013. Throughout her career, she has
succeeded in winning several awards and honours, including 4 gold medals
at university, junior and senior levels. She is also known for her
slender and sharp features and her beautiful face. She was part of the
Faces in the Crowd segment of the 2009 issue of Sports Illustrated. She
was also featured in the Television film Wild ‘n Out.
There
are several other players who are known as much for their beauty as
their sporting capabilities. For instance, MMA fighter Rachel Cummins,
professional rock climber Sierra Blair Coyle, CrossFit athlete Christmas
Abbott, tennis legends Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova are all
celebrated as the beauties of the athletic world. They all define
various kinds of beauty,
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