The following are the top ten hottest media females working off-air in Washington, as chosen by reader nominations and our panel of judges. The top vote getter in this category was D.C. Style's Article Editor Sarah Schaffer:

Sarah Schaffer, Articles Editor, D.C. Style: "Hot in terms of her rise up the ranks and hot as in 'hot chick!'"

The other nine follow after the jump.

Mary Ann Akers, Columnist, Roll Call: "A sultry, southern dame with eyes that stop traffic and facetious wit that leaves lesser men running."

JOINT NOMINATION: The Women of Capitol File (above). From Left: Niche Media LLC VP Liz Riordan, Publisher Paige Bishop, Editor-in-Chief Kate Gibbs, Client Relations Director Nazy Nazhand, Executive Editor Anne Schroeder, Senior Account Executive Fran Burk. Not pictured:
Jayne Sandman, Judith Berman and Lisa Tepper.

Maureen Dowd, Columnist, The New York Times

Hadley Gamble, Production Assistant, ABC News: "Smokin'"

Amanda McClements, formerly of Roll Call and currently a free-lancer and author of Metrocurean: "a stunner!" and "blonde, southern, sweet" and "absolutely adorable"

Ylan Q. Mui, Reporter, Washington Post

Katie Slaman, Production Assistant, ABC News

Karen Travers, Producer, ABC News

Sacha Zimmerman, Associate Editor, Reader's Digest