The Sudden Curve

Smokin' Babe :: Uma Thurman

Smokin' Babe :: Eva Habermann

A Sudden Curve double-header! Eva Habermann not only looks great with a semi-auto, she looks awful good with a smoke in her hand as well! Hubba hubba!

Posted by Wally Conger, who's becoming a big fan of Eva Habermann, even though he's never seen her in movies or on TV.

Smokin' Babe :: Virginia Madsen

Posted by Wally Conger, who'd like to see Virginia Madsen smoke 'em...er...Sideways.

Smokin' Babe :: Jessica Steen

I've only watched three or four episodes of the TV series NCIS, and those only from season one on DVD, but I recently took special note of a particularly appealing actress in one of those episodes and found out with a little research that she's appeared in several NCIS episodes, and she's had quite a TV and movie career altogether. Jessica Steen has appeared in such TV shows as Monk, Nip/Tuck, Stargate SG-1, The Outer Limits, and The Pretender...plus she was in the movie Armageddon. But here's the really neat part: during my search online for things Jessica, I came across a 1998 interview with her from SMOKE magazine, and this wonderful photo appeared alongside it. Is Jessica Steen a diehard cigar-smoker? It's probably too much for a stogie-chewer like me to hope for. But still, she sure looks delicious with a smoke in hand, doesn't she?

Posted by Wally Conger, who has a thing for Jessicas, whether Steen or Rabbit.

Smokin' Babe :: Sharon Stone

I hear that even though Sharon Stone was Cigar Aficionado's covergirl just a couple of years ago, she now demands a "no cigar smoke" policy when she works. What's up with that, Sharon?

Regardless, Ms. Stone is still one hot cookie after more than two decades in the movies, and she certainly qualifies as one of our Smokin' Babes!

Posted by Wally Conger, whose, uh, basic instinct tells him that no matter what the gossip, Sharon Stone loves a good ceegar.

Smokin' Babe Classic :: Hedy Lamarr

I first saw Hedy Lamarr in the 1930s movie Algiers when I was maybe eight or nine years old and immediately fell in love. Of course, by that time, Hedy was, what, about 50, the age I am now. Ah well... As usual, my timing was way off.

Hedy once said, "Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid." But Hedy, one of my favorite smokin' babes of all time, was anything but stupid. Besides being a terrific and gorgeous actress, she was an inventor! During WWII, she and composer George Antheil invented the Secret Communication System, an early version of frequency hopping that changed between 88 frequencies and was created to make radio-guided torpedoes harder for enemies to detect or jam. Very cool.

Posted by Wally Conger, who can't look at most photos of Hedy Lamarr without needing to take a quick cold shower.

Smokin' Babe :: Sherilyn Fenn

Remember Sherilyn? She played sultry, sexy Audrey Horne on that weird Twin Peaks TV series in the early 1990s. Ha-cha-cha.

Posted by Wally Conger, who adores sultry brunettes like Sherilyn Fenn, especially when they're smokin'!

Smokin' Babe :: Gillian Anderson

Heck, after a tough week of fighting government conspiracies, black-oil alien entities, fluke men, and her bosses in Washington, Agent Dana Scully deserves a moment or two of relaxation with a smoke, doncha think?

Posted by Wally Conger, who wonders if Dana picked up the habit from Cigarette Smoking Man.

Smokin' Babe :: Jennifer Aniston

Who says real friends don't let "Friends" smoke?

Posted by Wally Conger, who cried during the movie The Break-Up. Eight bucks gone forever!

Smokin' Babe :: Demi Moore

For stogie smokers like myself, this photo, which first appeared in Cigar Aficionado, is iconic.

Posted by Wally Conger, who holds a grudge against Demi for dumping Mr. Willis but still thinks she ROCKS.

Smokin' Babe Classic :: Joan Crawford

Very hot. And very scary.

Posted by Wally Conger, who NEVER uses wire hangers.

Smokin' Babe :: Drew Barrymore

Does anyone else still remember when Drew Barrymore was the little girl from Spielberg's E.T.? Sheesh!

Posted by Wally Conger, who feels older and older every single day.

Smokin' Babe Classic :: Audrey Hepburn

Va-va-vooooom!

Posted by Wally Conger, who thinks that if Hollywood royalty ever really existed, Audrey Hepburn was its queen.

Smokin' Babe Classic :: Frances Farmer

Here's another alleged "Hollywood loon" for our Smokin' Babes gallery: actress Frances Farmer. Her erratic behavior and alcoholism lost her jobs during the 1940s, and she was at one time institutionalized and treated with insulin shock therapy at a San Fernando Valley (CA) sanitarium for her "paranoid scizophrenia." There are even reports that she was lobotomized. Tragically, Frances' smoking led to esophageal cancer, which killed her in 1970 at the age of 56.

But boy, was she ever yummy!

Posted by Wally Conger, who may like his women dangerous, but c'mon!

Smokin' Babe Classic :: Rita Hayworth

Posted by Wally Conger, who understands that Rita was crazy as a loon...but he's always LOVED those crazy ladies!

Smokin' (Philosophy) Babe :: Ayn Rand

Sadly, some smokin' babes give smokin' babes a bad name.

Posted by Wally Conger, who's read and enjoyed Atlas Shrugged several times but usually skips over John Galt's 60-page speech.

Smokin' Babe :: Celene Dion

You've probably heard for years about "smokers' cough" and how smoking cigarettes will give you a raspy (i.e., sexy) voice. Heck, it can kill a singing career, right?

Well, tell that to smoker Celene Dion! This babe smokes! But then, everybody smokes in Las Vegas, and that's where Celene hangs out most of the year, singing exclusively at Caesar's. I was at Caesar's just a couple of weeks ago, in fact, during a trip to visit friends in the area, and Celene has her own gift shop, right alongside the Casino's Coliseum, where she performs. I almost bought a $500 leather jacket with her name on it. Almost.

Posted by Wally Conger, who's not a fan but thinks Celene Dion looks pretty hot when she poses with a Benson & Hedges.

Smokin' Babe :: Lisa Guerrero

Some babes are just so hot, they're smokin'...literally. Here's the first official entry in what I hope will become a large TSC gallery of Smokin' Babes: Fox Sports' Lisa Guerrero.

Whew...

Posted by Wally Conger, who just thinks there's something really special about a lady with a ceegar.

Who says smoking isn't still, well, sexy?