Television actress Peri Gilpin

Peri Gilpin is best known, of course, for playing the impetuous radio producer Roz Doyle in the long-running NBC sitcom "Frasier."

Since "Frasier" ended its run in 2004, she's kept busy with guest appearances on many shows and running a production company with fellow "Frasier" alumna Jane Leeves. Peri Gilpin is also a leading advocate for cancer research.

TV weatherwoman Elise Finch

Elise Finch is a well-known presence to viewers of the WCBS-TV newscast in New York, as she reports the weather forecasts there.

She has also been a weatherwoman on TV stations in Phoenix and in Youngstown, Ohio, and she's also appeared on MSNBC.

Crystal Egger of the Weather Channel

The Weather Channel has a new evening on-camera host: Crystal Egger, who joined the cable channel in September 2010.

Crystal Egger comes from a broadcasting background involving several television stations in the West. She was the lead weather anchor for KIFI-TV in Idaho Falls and worked in writing and producing news and weather reports for stations in San Diego.

Prior to coming to the Weather Channel, she was the morning on-camera meteorologist at KDVR-TV in Denver.

Eighties model Nancy DeWeir

Nancy DeWeir was discovered on a commuter railroad as a teenager. Soon she was a model of the highest profile, appearing in cosmetics ads for Cover Girl, Revlon, Clairol, and Max Factor's Maxi line.

She also appeared on the covers of too many magazines to list. Her print career was so prolific that she never had to do runway work.

Today Nancy DeWeir Geaney - yes, she's married - runs Dark Horse Farm Designs, a firm that designs equestrian apparel, as well as quilts and pillows. She is a big fan of horses and equestrian culture. Check out her site here.

TV newswoman Mary Calvi

Mary Calvi is an anchor and correspondent for WCBS-TV in New York City. She had also worked at a News 12 outlet in Westchester County, New York.

She's won five local Emmy Awards, including one for her coverage of airline pilot Chesley Sullenberger's daring emergency landing of a jetliner on the Hudson River in January 2009.

CNBC anchorwoman Julia Boorstin

Julia Boorstin has become a fixture on the Consumer News and Business Channel.

Ms. Booorstin appears on CNBC during its regular weekday program and also on "On the Money," daily at 7 PM Eastern, which includes reports on media and technology and how they relate to business.

She also anchors market briefings for MSNBC.

Actress/singer Nancy Anderson

Off we go into another A-Z round of beautiful women, starting with the musical performer Nancy Anderson.

Nancy Anderson made her on Broaway as Mona in A Class Act, and she also played the parts of Helen and Eileen in the Broadway revival of Wonderful Town. Productions of Kiss Me, Kate and South Pacific featuring Ms. Anderson have been aired on PBS's "Great Performances" series.

She recently completed a run of Peter Pan, in which she played the title role, at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey.

She has also performed as a singer in jazz clubs, and she recently released an album, Ten Cents a Dance.