Female Beauty

Maria Sharapova, at 19 the world’s highest paid female athlete and U.S Open 2006 Champion, has defeated #22 Slovak Daniela Hantuchova 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 to win her 4th title of the year after Indian Wells, San Diego, and the US Open. With her new win on Sunday, her 14th, she became the first Russian to win the Zurich Open after she finished as runner-up to Alicia Molik in 2004.
Born in Nyagan, Siberia, the former World No. 1 professional tennis player is the marketing engine behind mobile phones, wristwatches, cameras, handbags and jewelry, automobiles, perfumes, tennis racquets, shoes, and clothing for 9 different companies, raking in more than $20 million last year. She was voted by Maxim magazine as the Hottest Female Athlete in The World for the year 2006. more…

Maria Sharapova, 19-year-old, the World No. 3 Tennis player, has demanded women players receive equal prize money as men. “I believe women are strong, bold and powerful and deserve to be treated the same as men,” the sexy Russian tennis player told a news conference on Thursday. more…

Land Rover today announced a multi-year relationship with Wimbledon Champion and one of the world’s most talented female athletes — Maria Sharapova. The internationally regarded 18-year-old will formally assume a new role as an ambassador for the Land Rover brand at an exclusive Land Rover VIP event this evening [April 11, 2006] in New York. The multi- year relationship includes her use of Land Rover vehicles, and her participation in retail promotions and events. more…