Penny Taylor is Wednesday's choice as one of the Most Beautiful Women in Sports

Penny Taylor is this Wednesday's choice as one of the most beautiful women in sports.


Penelope Jane Taylor


Born May 24, 1981 in Melbourne, Australia


Professional Basketball Player

Penny helped lead the Australian Women's Basketball team to a gold medal at the 2006 World Championships.  Penny also earned Most Valuable Player honors over teammate Lauren Jackson.


In April 2001 Taylor was drafted in the 1st round of the WNBA draft by the Cleveland Rockers.  Penelope was picked up by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2004 dispersal draft and currently plays with Phoenix.


Penny is a three time WNBA All-Star, 2002, 2007 and 2011 and is a two time WNBA Champion, 2007 and 2009.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China Taylor earned a silver medal with the Australian National Team.  Penny also won a silver medal in 2004 at the Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.


In 2004 Penelope posed nude for the Australian magazine Black+White which featured Olympic Athletes who were set to compete in Athens.