Number 48 - Mischa Barton

We already thought that bambi-loving nature girl Mischa Barton was perfect, but her DUI arrest only added to her appeal. Here was a woman who was insanely sexy... who was suddenly as flawed as the rest of us. Mischa Barton was real.

It's been a rollercoaster ride for the head-turning brunette who was born in London but moved to New York aged four with her parents. She sensibly left The OC as ratings started to freefall; now, bigger things beckon, although we've yet to see her properly set the silver screen alight.

That said, she did appear in movies by ancient directors Richard Attenborough and Dino De Laurentiis, and defended her decision to work with such dodderers by saying that old folk are "the best dinner dates you could ever have." Boo...