Heat Awards: Woman of the Year

The weekly celebrity magazine Heat had a poll of its readers. The results were revealed in its Christmas 2005 issue. The order for the 'Woman of the Year' was:

• 1. Jennifer Aniston

  Biog Extract: Friends star, Jennifer Aniston, was born on 11 February 1969 in Sherman Oaks, California. On July 29 2000 Jennifer married Brad Pitt, however in January 2005 they announced their break-up ... Read On

• 2. Kylie Minogue

  Biog Extract: Kylie Minogue was born on 28 May 1968 in Melbourne, Australia. Kylie Minogue was a child actress in Skyways, The Sullivans and The Henderson Kids before leaving school at 17 and acting as Charlene in the soap, Neighbours ... Read On

• 3. Charlotte Church

  Biog Extract: Charlotte Church was born in 21 February 1986 in Llandaff, Cardiff. In 1997 Charlotte Church came to the public's attention when she performed Pie Jesu on the television show Talking Telephone Numbers ... Read On

• 4. Sharon Osbourne

  Biog Extract: Sharon Osbourne was born in London on 10th October 1952. Her father was manager and promoter, Don Arden and Sharon grew up steeped in the music business. When Sharon was 15 she worked for her father's company and within a couple of years she met Black Sabbath lead singer John Michael Osbourne, more commonly known as 'Ozzy'... Read On

• 5. Jordan
  

A very different type of list from the Man of the Year Awards. It looks as if many of those polled have gone for the sympathy vote - no sign, for example, of Ellen MacArthur - the top woman in the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year poll.