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VANITY Fair might not be top of the shopping list for your average male, but the latest issue just might make the cut with the more discerning shopper.

In their 11th annual Hollywood issue, the style mag has gathered together 10 of the world's most esteemed and, not to put too fine a point on it, pulchritudinous actresses to grace the cover.

They're all there: established talents Uma Thurman, Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet, Scarlet Johansson and Claire Danes, as well as up and coming actresses such as Ziyi Zhanga.