Top 10 Taboo Sexiest People: Anna to Ahmadinejad

While Nerve brings us the Twenty Sexiest Ugly People, we thought we'd compile our own little list.

What is a "taboo sexy" person, you ask? That would be someone for whom you guard a secret flame that you would never, ever own up to. Someone generally regarded as repulsive, repugnant, or any other "r" adjective that connotes distaste. The following is a testosterone-heavy Top 10 list compiled by Your Editrixes, with a little help from their friends:

1. Antonin Scalia

I will start this out by saying that this is totally not mine, but a friend of ours is adamant that Scalia's superior arguing skills–ultra-conservative views aside–counteract his age and beastliness. Overturn my precedent, baby.

2. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Especially in light of recent events, this is an admittedly tacky choice, but hey, we're tacky people. "Ahdmadinejad's girl" is not a title we covet, and we certainly wag our fingers at his blatant corruption and human and civil rights abuses, but there is something weirdly sexy in those intense brown eyes.

2. Sacha Baron Cohen as "Bruno"  

Sacha Baron Cohen as Sacha Baron Cohen is understandable. He may push the envelope a little too far at times, but what's not to love about a Cambridge-educated, English-accented comic? But as Bruno, his gay Austrian alter-ego, the choice becomes questionable. Whatever. He's still cute.

3. Ann Coulter

Ann Coulter is the personification of "bitch." When I see her on TV or on the cover of one of her horrible books with her fake boobs and her racist comments I really want to smack her. Yet, along with all that is the weird appeal of someone with such a shamelessly strong will and refusal to take shit that pushes our buttons.

4. Larry David

On Curb Your Enthusiasm, he's portrayed as self-centered and obnoxious, not to mention balding. But, alas, he makes us laugh.

5. Humbert Humbert

All we're saying is that we kinda understand Lolita on this one. What's not to say we too wouldn't fall for a handsome, foreign, well-spoken pedophile?

6. Pete Doherty

So he's a drug addict and riddled with Courtney Love's VD. He's damn good looking, in that dirty English rocker way.

7. Spock

In the typical fashion of our time, with each movie or TV show remake the actors become better looking. The new Star Trek is case in point. Zachary Quinto as Spock? More GQ model than extraterrestrial.

8. King Edward VIII

Eddy numero 8 was a womanizer, throne abdicator, fascist supporter, Hitler acquaintance–rumor has it Adolf wanted to reinstate him to the throne to make for a fascist England. Basically he sucked. Yet he retains that English charm in all those Welsh trappings…

9. Lord Byron

Ah, Lord Byron, one of literature's most notorious figures. A huge womanizer (and manizer), rumor has it he kept locks of all his lovers' pubic hair. Blehh. But fact is, he was sexy. And with verse like that…

10. Anna Wintour

While many are awed, intimidated, or terrified by this woman with all her divorces spalshed over Page 6, few actually like her. She may come across as an ice queen lacking all humanity, but she has built an empire and a legend, and has that chic steely appeal that we love. Vogue might be done, or done with her, but when her throne is filled she can always come cry on our shoulder.

Got $.02 you'd like to add? (We know you can spare it, even in these times.) We'd love to hear your freakish fetishes.