USA! USA! 50 Come Hither Looks That Will Make You Proud To Be An American

By Joanna Robinson | Posted Under Seriously Random Lists | Comments (70)

What did our forefathers fight for? Why the right to look at sexy celebrities…obviously. (That and the right to blow yourself up with some fireworks…do you hear me, Bay Area, it’s a RIGHT, how dare you outlaw it.) Well, back to the sexy celebrities. Doesn’t it feel liberating? We here at Pajiba want to help you celebrate your independence by enabling you to get eye-sexed by some aesthetically pleasing representative from these here United States. So here are fifty lovely and occasionally talented actors for you to wave your flag and light your sparkler to. (Fifty-one if you count our header photo of the gorgeous representative from Washington D.C., Miss Taraji P. Henson. And you should, oh yes you should.) Which state gives the best “Come Hither”? I gotta go with Louisiana: Union, Justice, Confidence. Happy Fourth! Don’t get blowed up!

Alabama—Charming Potato

Alaska—Jewel

Arizona—Emma Stone

Arkansas—Joey Lauren Adams

California—Tyrese Gibson

Colorado—Don Cheadle

Connecticut—Lauren Ambrose

Delaware—Ryan Phillippe

Florida—Eva Mendes

Georgia—Josh Holloway

Hawaii—Jason Momoa

Idaho—Aaron Paul

Illinois—Sendhil Ramamurthy

Indiana—Greg Kinnear

Iowa—Michelle Monaghan

Kansas—Scott Foley

Kentucky—Jennifer Lawrence

Louisiana—Anthony Mackie

Maine—Anna Kendrick

Maryland—Julie Bowen

Massachusetts—Ben Foster

Michigan—Gillian Anderson

Minnesota—John Hawkes

Mississippi—Parker Posey

Missouri—Jon Hamm

Montana—Michelle Williams

Nebraska—Gabrielle Union

Nevada—Michelle Krusiec

New Hampshire—Mandy Moore

New Jersey—Peter Dinklage

New Mexico—Neil Patrick Harris

New York—Taye Diggs

North Carolina—Michael C. Hall

North Dakota—Josh Duhamel

Ohio—Halle Berry

Oklahoma—James Marsden

Oregon—Katee Sackhoff

Pennsylvania—Daniel Dae Kim

Rhode Island—Mena Suvari

South Carolina—Mary Louise Parker

South Dakota—January Jones (brrrr)

Tennessee—Christina Hendricks

Texas—Kevin Alejandro

Utah—Patrick Fugit

Vermont—Miranda July

Virginia—Connie Britton

Washington—Blair Underwood

West Virginia—John Corbett

Wisconsin—Jessica Szohr

Wyoming—Matthew Fox

Joanna Robinson thinks what some people call “come hither” medical professionals would call “concussed.”

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I declare this list null and void due to the glaring omission of The Olyphant.

Posted by: krix at July 4, 2011 1:20 PM

Seriously, what is it with the South? I am moving to Georgia if I ever go Stateside...
And if I decide to play for the other Team Oregon is apparently the place to be!

Posted by: Phedre at July 4, 2011 1:26 PM

WTF? What about Missouri? NEW MEXICO? God bless America

Posted by: Laurie at July 4, 2011 1:34 PM

I'm guessing there were slim pickings for Vermont?

Happy Fourth!

Posted by: MelBivDevoe at July 4, 2011 1:37 PM

Wow. Greg Kinnear OWNS this shit.

Posted by: AmbroseKalifornia at July 4, 2011 1:38 PM

Scott Foley's from Kansas? Who knew?

This entire list is making me feel very patriotic. USA FTW!

Posted by: Another Kate at July 4, 2011 1:41 PM

that Peter Dinklage pic is outstanding...very oldschool Hollywood. Wonder what the other guy looks like.

Not sure Ben Foster got a come-hither instruction from the photog...he looks like he's doing push-ups in jail a la Cape Fear.

a bit random - the black and whites definitely stand out here (to me, anyway).

Posted by: Neoprod at July 4, 2011 1:42 PM

Even as a bloke I was surprised by the Conan over Raylan choice for Hawaii.

As a pale ass Irishman growing up with the telly box - the South did continually make me rise again and damn if this doesn't cement that one.

Posted by: PyD at July 4, 2011 1:44 PM

Halle Berry for the win.

No Cindy Crawford for Illinois?

Posted by: Confucius Jackson at July 4, 2011 1:48 PM

And if I decide to play for the other Team Oregon is apparently the place to be!
We also had Tonya Harding, so I wouldn't make any rash decisions.

Posted by: dorquemada at July 4, 2011 1:48 PM

Yeah! Where's Timmy O? There definitely needs to be more white people on this list.

Posted by: Immodest Mouse at July 4, 2011 1:53 PM

I was expecting Garrison Keillor for MN.

Posted by: Charlie Kelly at July 4, 2011 2:05 PM

Jewel.. REAALLY? That's the best you could get from Alaska? And greasy jacked-up faced Lauren Ambrose?

Are you drunk?

You are drunk.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at July 4, 2011 2:08 PM

Oh and Puerto Rico IS a U.S. territory you know. You could at least make the effort, you know, between scheduling your next Klan meetings and shit.

*Benicio del Toro
*Raul Julia

etc

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at July 4, 2011 2:11 PM

That picture of Connie Britton is OUTSTANDING.

Also, do you want to carpool to your next Klan meeting with me?

Posted by: Lainey at July 4, 2011 2:25 PM

Missouri must've been a tough choice. Jon Hamm or Brad Pitt? My home state turns out men who age really well.

Posted by: hindulovegod at July 4, 2011 2:27 PM

Jon Hamm can show me anything he wants. I would come hither, thither, and yon for that man.

That said, how did I not know that Christina Hendricks hails from my home state? Finally, a reason to be proud of Tennessee.

Posted by: Edith at July 4, 2011 2:43 PM

am i the only one who is absolutely facinated with NPH's forehead creases?

Posted by: marie at July 4, 2011 2:44 PM

Wow, Josh Duhamel looks like he got the whole "photoshop until 1 year old baby skin texture"-treatment. His forehead has fewer pores, wrinkles, creases or other signs that it actually belonds to a living person than a Barbie doll's arse. Same with Gabrielle Union and Mena Suvari.

Also, once her breasts are not in the picture, Christina Hendricks really isn't all that impressive. Actually, she looks quite a bit like a ginger version of Natalie Imbruglia.

/bitch mode off.

America the beautiful indeed.

Posted by: Rooks at July 4, 2011 3:18 PM

Wow! That must have taken so long.

Kudos on the finale.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at July 4, 2011 3:40 PM

Miranda July looks like a sad robot girl from a really high-budget scifi movie.

...For clarification, I'm not saying that's a bad thing.

Posted by: bestos at July 4, 2011 3:40 PM

Seems like I'm torn between Florida and Washington. Fuck. How the hell do I straddle that?! Huh? It's not DC, is it?

Posted by: Joker at July 4, 2011 3:45 PM

Words cannot express how psyched I was to see that you didn't choose Patrick Dempsey for Maine. I would prefer Stephen King to McDreamy. But Anna Kendrick is by far the superior choice.

Posted by: Erin S at July 4, 2011 3:47 PM

Fuck yeah, Texas! Mm, mm, mm, boy howdy, Kevin Alejandro! I'll even forgive that he went to t.u. 'cause he just that purty!

Posted by: Shonda at July 4, 2011 4:04 PM

I would just like to say a big THANK YOU for including my cousin, HELL YEAH!!!! Don Cheadle!!!!!

Posted by: dl at July 4, 2011 4:13 PM

That Peter Dinklage pic is outstanding...very oldschool Hollywood.

I was just thinking that there must be better pictures of him available than that. He looks like he's just been punched in the eye.

Posted by: Lauren at July 4, 2011 4:21 PM

No Washington DC? There are a lot of gorgeous people from Washington DC! Plus, it is home.

Posted by: DominaNefret at July 4, 2011 4:24 PM

Hey! How come there wasn't a list for Canada Day? Are we not beautiful enough? Tahmoh Pennikett, for example?

Posted by: llp at July 4, 2011 4:25 PM

(Fifty-one if you count our header photo of the gorgeous representative from Washington D.C., Miss Taraji P. Henson. And you should, oh yes you should.)

If you look at the pretty pictures AND read what Joanna writes, a lot of your questions will be answered, DominaNefret

Posted by: Lainey at July 4, 2011 4:27 PM

Ryan Reynolds, Paul Gross, etc. Smolder away, Canadians!

Posted by: llp at July 4, 2011 4:27 PM

This is seriously crazy awesome put-together. Or something that makes sense. Mmm, Daniel Dae Kim can represent my state AND my ass.

Posted by: Julie at July 4, 2011 4:28 PM

llp - scroll down about 5 articles.

http://www.pajiba.com/seriously_random_lists/oooooohhhhh-canada-the-eleven-sexiest-canadians-of-film-and-television.php

Posted by: Lainey at July 4, 2011 4:28 PM

Not gonna lie, there are some DAMN fine people living in Georgia. Damn fine indeed.

Posted by: Brittany at July 4, 2011 4:38 PM

I am disappointed that Alan Tudyk didn't take Texas. I am full of disappoint!

Posted by: reina at July 4, 2011 4:51 PM

Crap. Now I feel the shame. Sneaking a quick look at work makes llp a lazy reader and inappropriate reproacher.

Posted by: llp at July 4, 2011 4:58 PM

No need to feel shame, llp, I just assumed you were drunk.

Posted by: Lainey at July 4, 2011 5:58 PM

Pennsylvania should be represented by

Kevin Bacon

Posted by: Phil at July 4, 2011 6:24 PM

I thought Jason Momoa was from Iowa?

Posted by: ruru at July 4, 2011 6:42 PM

Oh, ruru, you look like you need help.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=jason+momoa+born+in+hawaii

Posted by: I Need More Allowance at July 4, 2011 7:04 PM

I love this list just to see where these people are from. Gabrielle Union's from friggin' Nebraska??? THERE'S BLACK PEOPLE IN NEBRASKA?????

Posted by: Rest In Peace at July 4, 2011 8:02 PM

I'm pretty sure I heard on Fox news that Jason Momoa was born in Kenya. Unless he shows us his birth certificate, that's what I believe.

Posted by: Sarah Palin at July 4, 2011 8:04 PM

Lainey, you probably would not be surprised to learn how often I hear that.

Posted by: llp at July 4, 2011 8:39 PM

Also from MA the lovely Bridget Moynahan.

Posted by: kirbyjay at July 4, 2011 8:55 PM

Fuck yeah Oregon!
I'm actually from CA but goddamn! Starbuck!

Posted by: sailboat at July 4, 2011 9:22 PM

I think the South dominates this one.

Posted by: sheshakes at July 4, 2011 9:36 PM

I bet it was hard to pick just one from Texas.

This list must skew pretty young, I haven't heard of half these people.

Posted by: Snuggiepants at July 4, 2011 9:56 PM

I don't think that's a "come hither" look from Ben Foster. I'm pretty sure it's a "I'm about to rip your throat out" look. Personally, I'm running in the opposite direction.

Posted by: tamatha at July 4, 2011 10:43 PM

Hey....I like Jennifer Lawrence and such, but come on---Kentucky should be George Clooney. Very disappointed.

Posted by: kyrailbird at July 4, 2011 11:08 PM

I love John Hawkes but couldn't we get someone attractive like Josh Hartnett, Jessica Biel, Chris Pratt, Winona Ryder, Sean William Scott, Steve Zahn, T.R. Knight, or Cedric Yarborough?

FYI, I looked up a list of famous people from MN. I had no idea about some of these.

Posted by: ChristianH at July 5, 2011 12:00 AM

I was super interested in who would be the representative for Arizona. Imagine my surprise at seeing Emma Stone. I had to know where she was born and it turns out she was born in Scottsdale, same as me, a year after I was born! Could I have crossed childhood paths with Emma Stone?! Well, she went to the schmancy private school in Phx for high school and her parents own/ed a golf resort. No, I don't think I crossed childhood paths with Emma...
Sadness.

Posted by: Monica at July 5, 2011 12:16 AM

I find the the lack of Puerto Rico in this list disturbing. We're part of the US too!

Posted by: Danny from Puerto Rico at July 5, 2011 1:24 AM

DAMN!!! John Corbett!

Posted by: wsapnin at July 5, 2011 2:28 AM

err...I should say "DAYUM!"

Posted by: wsapnin at July 5, 2011 2:29 AM

Of all the.... I did not know Blair Underwood was from Washington. I might have thought you'd go with Jim Caviezel, but I'm glad you didn't, because I dislike Jim Caviezel.

Anyway, nice list, America FUCK YEAH!

Posted by: MM at July 5, 2011 4:02 AM

Hawaii...mmmmmmmm. Dang, that's hot.

Also, I concur with the "Where's the Canada Day list?"

Posted by: io at July 5, 2011 6:35 AM

Aside from giving me an erection, this list reminded me why I hate Ben Foster so much. Whoever convinced him he could pull off 'brooding' or 'intense' needs a kick in the neck.

Posted by: nrvs at July 5, 2011 6:42 AM

I reaally like Aaron Paul, but that picture looks like the photogropher caught him in the middle of puking over a toilet.

Jon Hamm, I would drink your bathwater.

Posted by: Nancy Callahan at July 5, 2011 8:05 AM

i have nothing to add except THANK YOU for the diversity!!!

Posted by: blacksred at July 5, 2011 9:01 AM

Mark Ruffalo is from Wisconsin. Please substitute him for whoever that girl is.

Posted by: Three-nineteen at July 5, 2011 11:34 AM

You suck at Massholes!

Matt Damon
Ben Affleck
James Spader
Elizabeth Banks
Alicia Witt
Mark Wahlberg
John Slattery!!!
Geena Davis
Leonard Nimoy
Edward Norton
Lisa Edelstein

You pick Ben Foster??? Who wasn't even raised here?

Posted by: AManda at July 5, 2011 1:46 PM

Jesus crimeny, io, are you drunk, too? What the eff, people? There was a Canada Day post JUST LIKE THIS on actual Canada Day! http://www.pajiba.com/seriously_random_lists/oooooohhhhh-canada-the-eleven-sexiest-canadians-of-film-and-television.php

God, it's like Canadians spend all their time being polite and not learning how to fucking read.

Posted by: Lainey at July 5, 2011 1:58 PM

I knew I should been proud of Tennessee for something.

Posted by: Dave at July 5, 2011 3:34 PM

Fugly ass Ben Foster to represent Massachusetts??? The outrage!!! I'm with AManda, anyone on her/his list would have been a much suitable candiddate. Even fine ass, wooden Chris Evans would have been an acceptable chioce

Posted by: silken_floss at July 5, 2011 4:26 PM

I'll take Brad Pitt for Oklahoma and George Clooney for Kentucky. And Massachusetts was majorly fucked up, I agree. And... although Jason Momoa has recently joined my freebie 5 roster, I'd have still gone with Olyphant for Hawaii.

Posted by: Az at July 5, 2011 9:33 PM

I had totally forgotten Michelle Williams is from Montana.

David Lynch is too, but he's not so much a come hither sort of guy.

Posted by: Sara H at July 5, 2011 11:29 PM

HONK! I want to go to these.

Posted by: Caspar at July 6, 2011 4:50 AM

I KNEW it would be Joey Lauren Adams.

Posted by: Melody at July 7, 2011 11:50 AM

Oh crap, I didn't even know Christina Hendricks is from TN! I was scared fucking Megan Fox would be picked to represent. Thank goodness.

Posted by: Amanda H. at July 7, 2011 12:53 PM

Hahaha. Suck it, Wisconsin!

Posted by: Will at July 7, 2011 1:53 PM

This is a well thought out article that I have bookmarked for future reference. Have a wonderful.

Posted by: DJ Taylor Made at August 4, 2011 3:34 PM

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