Attractive Olympian: English Princess and Equestrienne Zara Phillips

UPDATE: A day after this was published, Zara Phillips withdrew from the Olympic team due to an injury to her horse.

Olympic athletes often don't get paid to do anything other than look good. In that vein, Attractive Olympians handicaps which athletes may rake in endorsement deals after the Olympics.

Zara Phillips (pictured with cousin Prince Harry) has had a pretty rough life. The granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, she's only twelfth in line to England's throne. That's practically the plot set-up for King Ralph. Somehow, though, the attractive and unfathomably wealthy blonde princess has fought through this hardship to attain success in the world of sports.

Phillips is the reigning World Eventing Champion, and she's looking to defend her crown (oh yes, you'll take these puns and you will like them) this summer in Beijing when she competes as a member of England's equestrian team. Also, she was named Celebrity Hat Wearer of the Year. So she's got that going for her, which is nice.

But can a beautiful princess who is better than anyone else in the world at her sport really expect to become the first member of England's royal family to endorse a product? Well, yes: she already did that when she became the face of Land Rover. That kind of makes our discussion moot, but you can still see more of her after the jump.

Man, I'd love to take that filly for a wild ride.

Breaking Down the Basics

Age	27
Hair	Blonde
Bosom	Ample
Wild past	Includes a tongue ring and partying with friends in other countries
Marital status	Engaged -- wedding next spring
At least the guy is a wuss, right?	Nope: rugby player Mike Tindall
Lineage	Both parents were Olympian equestrians, as well

Presentation of Medals

*When judging, assume that Gold suggests a future of GoDaddy.com-level of endorsements, and Bronze points toward appearances in local circulars.

Attractive Olympians

Maria Sharapova This will be the first Olympics for the Russian tennis star, who has won three Grand Slam titles.

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Laure Manaudou: The French swimmer and Gold medal winner in the 400m freestyle holds the world records for the 400m freestyle and 200m freestyle.

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Anna Bessonova Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast won bronze at the 2004 games and earned gold at the World Championships in '07.

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Demetrius Andrade The reigning world AIBA boxing champion at 152 pounds, Andrade was a Golden Glove winner in '06 and '07.

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Alicia Sacramone: A member of the United States gymnastics team since 2003, Sacramone has earned seven medals from three world championships.

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Ana Ivanovic: Serbian tennis player reached the semifinals of Wimbledon in 2007 and the 2008 Australian Open final.

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Jennie Finch: Pitched the USA to gold in 2004. She and her teammates have many fans, none more so than Terrell Owens of the Dallas Cowboys.

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Apolo Anton Ohno: U.S. short track speed skater won TV's Dancing With the Stars, and has earned five Olympic medals, including gold in the 500m at the 2006 games.

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Kris Freeman: Competed for the U.S. Ski Team in cross country at the 2002 and '06 games, finishing 14th in Salt Lake City.

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James Blake: No. 9 pro tennis player in the world says he plans to represent the U.S. at the Beijing games.

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Hat tip: Sports by Brooks via With Leather