The Asylum staff and readers joined forces to list our favorite pin-ups of all eras, from WWII up through the present day. If you could only pick one beautiful lady to grace the walls of your man space, which one would it be? Take a look at the ultimate list of pin-up posters in the gallery below.
50 Most Memorable Pin-ups
50. Shakira -- In almost any language, Shakira translates into "astounding abs." What's the origin of this six-pack wonder? Shakira fell in love with performing when her father took her to a Middle Eastern restaurant and she discovered belly dancing. (We only mention that detail to help you imagine Shakira belly dancing. It makes the poster even better.)
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49. Lisa Hartman -- Best known these days as Mrs. Clint Black, this Texas cutie burst onto the scene in 1976's "Tabitha," a TV series about the grown-up witch-child of Samantha and Darren Stevens from "Bewitched." She's bewitching, all right, and laying it all on the table.
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48. Tila Tequila -- What you don't know about Tila: her real name is Tila Nguyen, she was born in Singapore, and was once in a girl gang. What you do know: back before she "found love" on MTV, she held the record for the most MySpace friends ever (1.5 million and counting). And chances are every one of them had this poster.
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47. Cheryl Ladd -- Cheryl Ladd may forever be known as Farrah Fawcett's stand-in from "Charlie's Angels," but as soon as she was on the show she proved her cleavage could stand on its own. Nowadays, she spends more time golfing than acting, leaving the latter to her daughter, Jordan Ladd (who appeared in "Grindhouse" and has definitely inherited some of the DNA Chery's exhibits here. (Image from postershop.ch.)
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46. Mariah Carey -- While this pop superstar's music polarizes people, can't we all agree on the booty? Time to hold hands. (Image from adrants.com)
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45. Charlene Tilton -- You can see the talent of a former Hollywood High cheerleader blazing through Charlene Tilton's bikini in this shot. If you're under the age of 25, you may not realize she once starred as Lucy Ewing in the TV series "Dallas." Her talents will be sorely missed in upcoming movie version. (Image from imageshack.us.)
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44. Loni Anderson -- Peroxide blonde hair? Check. Feathered and blown-dried? Check. Absurd, multi-colored backdrop? Double-check. Oh yes, we have all the ingredients of an early-'80s scorcher. Once, Loni was the toast of "WKRP in Cincinnati" and then Mrs. Burt Reynolds. She may now be the faded punchline of "Love Boat" episodes, yet in this poster she's still a Technicolor dream.
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43. Alyssa Milano -- The second "Poison Ivy" movie represented that moment when Alyssa transformed from goodie-two-shoes child star to budding sexpot. Sure, she made plenty of cinematic missteps along the way -- including the vaguely erotic "Deadly Sins." Then she posed for this poster -- and we immediately forgave everything.
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42. Heather Thomas -- The good news: This poster had no room for Heather Thomas' notable co-star from "The Fall Guy" -- Lee Majors aka the Six-Million Dollar Man. The less-than-good news: This hot poster is as much skin we'll ever see from Ms. Thomas, who said, "I won't take my clothes off because I can't believe it's necessary. You can be sexy with your clothes on just as well as you can by taking off your blouse."
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41. Lita Ford -- How did '80s rock-chick Lita Ford sell more than 100 million records? Maybe it was her hot licks that could match any hair-metal god's. Maybe it was an armory full of Aqua Net. Or maybe it was a slew of posters like this one.
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The man cave is indeed a masculine realm, but who wants to live life without beautiful women? One great way to augment a cool space with constant hotness is to decorate it with classic pin-up posters. 







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Monday 27 April
By mdese
What a stupid list. Ava Gardner didn't make the list? Lana Turner? Betty Grable? Jane Mansfield? Jane Russell? Hedy Lamar? Beautiful faces and bodies not touched by plastic surgeons's hands - way before cosmetic surgery could improve face, i.e. nose, lips, chin, cheekbones, etc. - not to mention what they do to breasts today. At least you should have put some up of those. Dumb list.
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Monday 27 April
By Debbie
Where is the young Elizabeth Taylor????????
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Monday 27 April
By Muscleman
No contest. When you hear the word "poster girl" your thoughts automatically go to Farrah! Where do you think the producers of Baywatch came up with the one-piece red suit for Pam Anderson?..duh.Farrah is and always will be the barometer for poster sexy. End of story.
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Monday 27 April
By smako
Anna Kournikova was called a tennis player, any tennis player knows she sucked the peanut shells off the stand every time she played. The only reason she was famous is because she was hot. She could have called herself a rocket scientist if all she wore was safety glasses and a garter belt to hold her pencil pal.
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Tuesday 28 April
By Julie
Where is Janice Dickinson?
She is Beautiful!
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Tuesday 28 April
By atragon
Marilyn Lange, Playboy Centerfold 35 years ago. Astounding.
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Tuesday 28 April
By robert
Nothing, and I mean NOTHING will ever approach the original pin-ups. The HAND-PAINTED ones, with innocent, sensual girls in 'naughty' poses. Those that left something to the imagination, as opposed to those that leave nothing to the imagination, will be forever more stimulating (by allowing our minds to color in the unsaid) than any of the quasi-smut that this gallery purports to be 'sensual'.
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