The time honered tradition of oogling the stars on “The Most Beautiful” list in People Mag is back in action. This year, we have a combination of awesome peeps, I only listed a few, but these are kind of my faves of the bunch. Here’s a little statement from each and you can see tons more in the actual issue.

CHRISTINA APPLEGATE
This year’s Most Beautiful star admits that after being diagnosed with breast cancer last March, she had “a rollercoaster of emotions, but there was a calm about what I had to do.” The Samantha Who? actress, 37, underwent a double mastectomy, followed by reconstructive surgery. “It’s a decision that you made to save your life,” she says, noting one positive effect: “I don’t have to wear a bra! They don’t hang down to my knees like they did before. And the gals look good in tank tops.”

MICHELLE OBAMA
The First Lady says growing up in a supportive household helped make her the confident woman she is today. “I had a father and a brother who thought I was beautiful, and they made me feel that way every single day,” says Obama, 45. “I grew up with very strong male role models who thought I was smart and fast and funny, so I heard that a lot. I know that there are many young girls who don’t hear it.”

FREIDA PINTO
An overnight sensation thanks to her turn in the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire, the former model, 24, says she’s taking it all in stride. “The beauty of life is that it takes turns that are sometimes bigger than your wildest dreams,” she told Blackbook.

ROBERT PATTINSON
The Twilight star, 22, says he doesn’t quite understand his heartthrob status – or the fuss about his signature tousled do. “I don’t get it. It’s funny, you look the same for years and no one ever mentions it. Then suddenly it’s a big deal.”

TAYLOR MOMSEN
The youngest Gossip Girl star at 15, Momsen’s already signed with IMG models, but admits that her height (5’8”) can make it hard for her to find jeans that fit. “I have a really strange body,” she told Vanity Fair. “I’m tall, but I’m all legs, like three-fourths of my body.”

KRISTEN WIIG
“Humor is one of the sexiest qualities a person can have,” says the Saturday Night Live star, 35. “There’s that phrase, ‘comedy crush,’ where you may not be that attracted to someone physically but, because of how funny they are, you have a little bit of a crush on them. Their humor makes them more attractive. Growing up, my crushes were John Ritter and John Cusack. And yeah, I have a comedy crush on Bill Murray.”

ZAC EFRON
The heartthrob told PEOPLE he stays in shape by “backpacking, hiking, surfing, swimming, playing tennis – things that get you active and are also fun.” And the 21-year-old avoids junk food – well, usually. “I try not to eat anything that’s packaged. Of course, I never succeed.”

TAYLOR SWIFT
She’s only 19, and this is already her second appearance on PEOPLE’s Most Beautiful list! Last year, she posed without makeup, saying “it’s important to be comfortable with who you are and go natural once in a while.”