{"id":3328,"date":"2011-10-21T21:22:53","date_gmt":"2011-10-22T01:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/?p=3328"},"modified":"2011-10-21T21:22:53","modified_gmt":"2011-10-22T01:22:53","slug":"celebrity-female-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/21\/celebrity-female-athletes.html","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity Female Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Forbes came out with the list of the top 10 highest-paid female atheltes for 2011.  Most of the gals on the list have the ability combine celebrity with athletic talent, and it&#8217;s the subsequent earnings from endorsements which supplement the sports prizes.  Let&#8217;s see if we can do them justice here, with a brief word or two and some photos that document their hotness&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>1) <strong>Maria Sharapova<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maria Turned 24 this year, and yet she earned $24 Million to land in the top spot.  She endorses Nike, Prince, Canon, and several fashion designers.  She was born in Russia, and she is engaged to a professional basketball player from Slovenia.<!--more continue with Celebrity Female Athletes--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/21\/celebrity-female-athletes.html\/maria-sharapova-4\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3332\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/maria-sharapova-4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Maria Sharapova Pic\" title=\"maria-sharapova-4\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-3332\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/21\/celebrity-female-athletes.html\/maria-sharapova-2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3331\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/maria-sharapova-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Maria Sharapova Pic\" title=\"maria-sharapova-2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-3331\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/21\/celebrity-female-athletes.html\/maria-sharapova-1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3330\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/maria-sharapova-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Maria Sharapova Pic\" title=\"maria-sharapova-1\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-3330\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/21\/celebrity-female-athletes.html\/maria-sharapova-5\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3329\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/maria-sharapova-5-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Maria Sharapova Pic\" title=\"maria-sharapova-5\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-3329\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2) <strong>Caroline Wozniacki<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Caroline is 21 years old, she&#8217;s from Denmark, she&#8217;s blonde and beautiful, and she&#8217;s rich.  She will earn an incredible $12.5 Million this year.  Both of her parents were professional athletes, so there&#8217;s no wonder Caroline has followed suit.  You aren&#8217;t going to believe this, but she is currently dating the young phenom golf star Rory Mcllroy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/21\/celebrity-female-athletes.html\/caroline-wozniacki-1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3337\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/caroline-wozniacki-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Caroline Wozniacki Pic\" title=\"caroline-wozniacki-1\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-3337\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/caroline-wozniacki-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/caroline-wozniacki-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Caroline Wozniacki Pic\" title=\"caroline-wozniacki-2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-3338\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/caroline-wozniacki-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/caroline-wozniacki-3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Caroline Wozniacki Pic\" title=\"caroline-wozniacki-3\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-3339\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/caroline-wozniacki-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/caroline-wozniacki-4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Caroline Wozniacki Pic\" title=\"caroline-wozniacki-4\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-3340\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3) <strong>Danica Patrick<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At $12 Million in earnings for this year, Danica Patrick is set for life.  Hopefully that life doesn&#8217;t end too early in a giant fireball on a race track.  Danica is currently a Nascar driver, but cut her teeth in Formula Ford and Indy Car.  Racecar drivers aren&#8217;t really what we think of when we think &#8220;athlete&#8221;, but one look at Danica&#8217;s body and we know she qualifies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/21\/celebrity-female-athletes.html\/danica-patrick-1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3343\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/danica-patrick-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Danica Patrick Pic\" title=\"danica-patrick-1\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-3343\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/21\/celebrity-female-athletes.html\/danica-patrick-2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3344\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/danica-patrick-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Danica Patrick Pic\" title=\"danica-patrick-2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-3344\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/21\/celebrity-female-athletes.html\/danica-patrick-3\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3345\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/danica-patrick-3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Danica Patrick Pic\" title=\"danica-patrick-3\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-3345\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4) <strong>Venus Williams<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Venus is 31 years old, which is pretty old in the women&#8217;s tennis world.  She beats out her sister Serena by about a million and a half  &#8211; $11.5 million this year.  She is also dating a pro golfer (Hank Kuehne).  She does a bunch of her own business stuff, and is ranked pretty high in terms of women with power.  Seems like she has a finger in every pie.  Venus is the leaner one, when compared to her sister, but still very fit and muscular.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/21\/celebrity-female-athletes.html\/venus-williams-1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3346\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/venus-williams-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Venus Williams Pic\" title=\"venus-williams-1\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-3346\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/venus-williams-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/venus-williams-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Venus Williams Pic\" title=\"venus-williams-2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-3347\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/venus-williams-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/venus-williams-3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Venus Williams Pic\" title=\"venus-williams-3\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-3348\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/21\/celebrity-female-athletes.html\/venus-williams-4\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3349\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/venus-williams-4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"venus-williams-4\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-3349\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5) <strong>Kim Clijsters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Time Magazine claims Kim is one of the 30 great legends of women&#8217;s tennis.  There&#8217;s a reason for that &#8211; she knows how to win.  Kim is known for having arms that look like steel bandsaws.  Her father was a football player, and her mother was a gymnast.  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/21\/celebrity-female-athletes.html\/kim-clijsters-1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3350\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Kim-Clijsters-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Kim-Clijsters-1\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-3350\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/21\/celebrity-female-athletes.html\/kim-clijsters-2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3351\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Kim-Clijsters-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Kim-Clijsters-2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-3351\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/21\/celebrity-female-athletes.html\/kim-clijsters-3\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3352\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Kim-Clijsters-3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Kim-Clijsters-3\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-3352\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Kim-Clijsters-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Kim-Clijsters-4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Kim-Clijsters-4\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-3353\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6) Serena Williams<\/p>\n<p>7) Kim Yu-Na<\/p>\n<p>8) Li Na<\/p>\n<p>9) Ana Ivanovic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forbes came out with the list of the top 10 highest-paid female atheltes for 2011. Most of the gals on the list have the ability combine celebrity with athletic talent, and it&#8217;s the subsequent earnings from endorsements which supplement the sports prizes. Let&#8217;s see if we can do them justice here, with a brief word &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/21\/celebrity-female-athletes.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Celebrity Female Athletes&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tennis-babes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3328\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.fitbabesblog.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}