Mmm-hmmm—Definitely in the Eye of the Beholder Need proof that Washington is a sexist city? Then check out Roll Call newspaper's list of the 50 Most Beautiful People in Washington.

(And no, that's not an oxymoron. Washington has its share of hotties. They just happen to come from somewhere else.)

Take, for example, #47, Staci Meirs, a lobbyist (they call it "congressional liason") for the National Education Association.











Pretty attractive, right?

Compare that to New York congressman John McHugh, who comes in at #32.



















What's wrong with this picture?

Let's try again. Here's #29, Majida Mourad, formerly a congressional aide, now...a lobbyist. (They call her a vice-president at the Abraham Group.)













Works for me.

But wait...five notches above her, at #24, there's House Majority Leader John Boehner, Republican of Ohio:



















Huh.

There are lots of things to like about Washington, but sometimes....  ¶ 1:39 PM