Sexiest “Just When We Thought He Was Over”
P. Diddy

Why: We weren’t keen on his name change. Or the gun in the Navigator. Then came his personal umbrella holder. Not to mention that whole “We Invented the Remix” business (um, no, you didn’t). But after spotting him at his Bad Boys II–soundtrack party last month, we were forced to admit that Puffy still has it. Jay-Z and Busta Rhymes showed up, even though we thought they hated him. And hundreds shoved up against the barricades just to see the dapper rapper. Bring on Making the Band 3.

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Sexiest Designer
Jane Mayle

Why: Usually, ex-models turned designers make us cringe. But Jane Mayle’s talent is as striking as her refined features and statuesque frame.

Neighborhood Watch: “I hang out on my block all day long,” says Vinnie Vella, who lives next to Mayle’s shop on Elizabeth Street. “I’m not trying to be fresh, but they say an aspirin a day prevents you from getting a heart attack. Well, I have to take two because this girl walks past me twenty times a day.”