For anyone who thinks beauty and athletics don't mix, think again. Here are some of the hottest female athletes of recent years from all ends of the world who prove that brawn and beauty can co-exist.
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U.S. player Ashley Harkleroad, once billed as the next great American superstar, has never been ranked higher than 39th in the world. Still, Harkleroad did make history when she announced -- following her loss to Serena Williams in the 2008 French Open -- that she would become the first professional tennis player to pose nude for Playboy magazine.