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Today we debut insideSTL.com's Tournament of The Hottest Women In The World.

Could there be anything more juvenile in its nature and just flat out high school in its name?

The truth is...we have this tournament software on the site...and we wanted to start using it. So, we started with the most primal of all things: a tournament of good looking women.

Last week, we asked you the reader to submit your top five list, and after going through all the emails and adding up the points, we have a Field of 64.

Over the next couple of weeks, with your votes, we'll narrow the field down to the Final Four...and then have an all-out battle for the crown jewel of these women's careers: The Title of insideSTL.com's Hottest Woment In The World 2009.

Here's a look at our Top Ten seeds as voted on by our readers:

You can see more of those ladies, and the rest of our Field of 64 by clicking HERE and voting on the first round.

We'll have first round voting through Friday, and then we'll debut the ladies who advanced to the second round on Monday. That voting will go through Tuesday, and then we'll whittle it down to the Sweet 16 starting Wednesday of next week.

Now, here's where I'd like more input from you,  the reader. We want to do another tournament...but localize it. So, we're open to your suggestions. We could go as simple as best pizza or as cutting edge as best french fries. We could do best waitresses. Best local celebrity females. Whatever. Submit your suggestion via email at tmckernan@insidestl.com.