SHARAPOVA DISPLACES ANGELINA JOLIE
Copyright 2005 Celebopedia Press Release

[ June 27th 2005 ]

Celebopedia, the Internet's leading celebrity encyclopedia, announced today the 10 most searched for celebrities for the week of June 20-June 26, 2005. The numbers reflect the amount of interest their entries in the celebrity encyclopedia earned in the week.

Tennis beauty Maria Sharapova led all searches on interest sparked by the defense of her Wimbledon title. Fellow tennis idol Anna Kournikova came in second despite not participating in the tournament. Pop singer Jessica Simpson was the third most searched for celeb, with Paris Hilton's mom, Kathy Hilton, coming in fourth on the debut of her reality TV show.

Men's magazine model Vida Guerra was the fifth most sought after, while R&B diva Beyonce Knowles came in sixth. Last week's leader Angelina Jolie followed in seventh, with "Herbie" star Lindsay Lohan in eighth. "Star Wars" actor Hayden Christensen was the ninth most searched for, with superstar socialite Paris Hilton rounding out the top ten.

New entries on Celebopedia this week include Regina Spektor, B5, The Click Five, Natasha Bedingfield, Teairra Mari, Paula Creamer, Jewel Staite, Gina Torres, Summer Glau, Sean Maher, Tyson Beckford, Ethan Hawke, Marguerite Moreau, Daniela Hantuchova, Cindy Margolis, Denise Van Outen, Bam Margera, Matt Lauer, Katie Couric, Alicia Silverstone, Abi Titmuss, Melissa Joan Hart, Dominique Swain, Meredith Monroe and Kari Wuhrer.

The Celebopedia celebrity encyclopedia is one of the top celebrity information sites on the World Wide Web. It currently contains over 1300 celebrity profiles and is visited by tens of thousands of people every day.