The peso is often criticized as being an internationally weak currency. Many countries all over the world use a form of 'the peso' as their unit of currency, each holding its own value and exchange rate compared to the American dollar. And, quite coincidentally as it turns out, some of the world's hottest women use these cute little bank notes in their home country.

Here at WallStreetFighter we are on a relentless pursuit for money and hot babes. So after doing some research and teaming up with our boys over at Chickipedia, we present to you the perfect unity of currency exchange rates and smoking hot chicks.

For further reading, additional pictures, and other random info the numbered links above the hotties will direct you to each fine lady's Chickipedia page, the best source on the internet for hot chick info.

Without further ado here are the world's weakest pesos and the women who love them:

8.) Carolina Ardohain, Argentina

3.021 Argentine pesos (ARS) = 1 US Dollar

Here at the start of our list you'll find the 'strongest' of the pesos. If you go down to Argentina with a shiny US greenback, you'll only be able to trade it in for 3.02 Argentine pesos. This is usually a sign that the economy is doing relatively well there. It also looks like the television media is doing relatively well in Argentina, with this selected Argentine hottie, Carolina Ardohain dominating the airwaves.

Carolina hosts her own variety show in addition to being a well known supermodel. She was also dubbed the national soccer team's 'Godmother' in their bid to win the 2002 World Cup. Hottest Godmother we've ever seen.

7.) Salma Hayek, Mexico

10.272 Mexican pesos (MXN) = 1 US Dollar

Mexico, our lovely neighbor to the South, has struggled with a weak peso for decades, but it is relatively strong compared to some other pesos on this list. And so it sits way up here at #7. Who better to represent 'America's beard' (Mexico), than the muy caliente Salma Hayek. Just saying her name makes our lives that much sexier.

Salma has been in tons of movies and you may also recognize her as being one of the hottest women on the planet. She's also been getting a lot of attention lately for her pregnancy boobs, which are quite impressive.

6.) Vida Guerra, Cuba

23.148 Cuban pesos (CUP) = 1 US Dollar

Cuba gets a bad rap in the United States. Not sure if it's because of that missile crisis, or the communism thing, or because of Fidel Castro falling off that stage. Either way, everyone loves their forbidden cigars and their beautiful women. The Cuban peso situation is a little strange. They actually have two pesos, the standard Cuban peso and the Cuban convertible peso. It seems kind of bizarre to us, but Cubans use separate currencies at different stores. Groceries get convertible pesos while other shops use standard pesos. Strange.

Anyway, let's not forget about Cuba's #1 export to the United States, Vida Guerra. You may recognize her from the Chapelle's Show sketch where Dave satirizes R. Kelly with an 'I Wanna Piss On You' song. Yup, that's right- smokin' hot Vida got 'pissed on'. She's also graced the covers of Maxim, FHM, and Playboy. But like every celebrity in the modern age, somehow private naked pictures of her were leaked onto the internet when her cell phone was hacked. Doesn't the internet suck?

5.) Natalia Oreiro, Uruguay

19.827 Uruguayan pesos (UYU) = 1 US Dollar

This Uruguayan peso note looks like a pink ripoff of our American dollar bill. Is that 10th president of the USA, John Tyler, they put on their 100 peso note?

I am willing to forgive these Uruguayan transgressions for offering us the chance to see Natalia Oreiro. Natalia is a model and Latin Grammy nominated singer from Uruguay who has been in commercials and magazines since the age of 12. She was the face of several Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Johnson & Johnson ads in her youth. Seeing her now really makes me hate all those polar bear and artistic bubbly coke ads we have here in America. Is there a shortage of hot babes in the US to feature in soda ads?

4.) Dania Ramirez, Dominican Republic

34.609 Dominican Republic pesos (DOP) = 1 US Dollar

Not too far east from our Cuban neighbors, lie the lovely islands of the Dominican Republic. As we get closer to the #1 spot on our list, you'll see how far the American dollar translates into these local pesos. In the Dominican Republic you could probably live like a king for a weekend for the same price as a tank of gas in the US. You've gotta love those currency exchange rates.

The Dominican Republic's own Dania Ramirez seems to have hit it big stateside with her recurring role in NBC's Heroes (which better come back on the air soon). If you're a bunch of nerds like us you'll recognize her as the girl who kills everyone in the immediate vicinity with her bizarre super power of bleeding some black chocolaty substance out of her eyes. So delicious.

3.) Christine Mendoza, Philippines

44.631 Philippine pesos (PHP) = 1 US Dollar

The Philippines, the only Asian country to make our list, does not pronounce their peso the same as most. And although it sounds more like "pee-so" rather than the traditional "pay-so", they can't fool us into thinking it should be valued any higher.

The islands of the Philippines might be best known for showing us that large groups of men in prison can do 'Thriller' pretty well. But we're equally impressed with Christine Mendoza. Even though her family moved her to California when she was young, she still speaks her native Tagalog fluently. And thank god for the "Import Tuner" auto magazine talent scout who saw her at a local car show and signed her up to a lifetime of public hotness. Give that man a medal.

2.) Leonor Varela, Chile

509.820 Chilean pesos (CLP) = 1 US Dollar

We could make lame jokes all day about the irony of incredibly hot women coming from a country whose very name is a homophone for cold, but we're classier than that. We can't overlook the 509 Chilean pesos you would get with each American dollar though. Keep in mind that doesn't speak to 'the buying power' of that dollar, but needless to say it must get annoying carrying around 5,000 dollar bills to pay for small items. How do they keep track of all those zeros?

You've probably seen this Chilean beauty on the big screen in her role in Blade II. You were one of the handful of people that saw Blade II, right? If not, maybe you've seen the beautiful Leonor Varela on the Stargate TV series? Wow, I'm really not impressed with her acting experience, I'm sorry. But she is definitely hot, so hopefully she'll start making barrel loads of Chilean pesos when she lands that big role. 4 wheelbarrows full of pesos should be enough to buy something nice in Chile, right?

1.) Catalina Sandino Moreno, Colombia

1,772.620 Colombian pesos (COP) = 1 US Dollar

Congratulations to Colombia for having both the weakest peso and some of the hottest women! Hooray! I'm sure they prefer that arrangement to what they've got in England - women with horrible accents, screwed up teeth, and a strong currency (the pound).

Colombia, despite its incredibly weak peso, has a plethora of hotness radiating from its gene pool. The land that gave us Shakira (who ranked #2 on our Highest Earning Hotties list) has also graced us with Catalina Sandino Moreno. She is an actress nominated for an Academy Award for her work in the 2004 film Maria Full of Grace. And although it appears that she's dating or hooking up with 'lame-as-hell' Wilmer Valderrama, she's still pretty hot in our book.

Hope you enjoyed the list, please let us know in the comments section if there is anyone we left out. And with that, we say peace out to the peso.

All currency exchange rates calculated as of June 26, 2008.

We here at Wall Street Fighter have teamed up with Chickipedia.com and take it as our greatest honor to inform you of the highest earning hotties on the planet. Similar to Forbes' lists of the 'Most Powerful Celebrities' and 'Highest Earning CEOs', we have taken into account more than just last year's salary or the most recent paycheck. We've also deeply studied each applicant's star power, sponsorships, endorsements, listed measurements on Chickipedia, potential for growth, and most importantly - the uncontrollable hotness of the world's top earning women.

To put it simply, you won't find Ho Ching, Chief Executive of Temasek Holdings and the 3rd most powerful woman in the world, on this list.

For further reading, additional pictures, and other random info the numbered links above the hotties will direct you to each fine lady's Chickipedia page, the best source on the internet for hot chick info.

Whether you are in the market for an international superstar, a dominant athlete, or an accomplished vocalist this list will illustrate 12 hot chicks who can pay all your bills.

Without further ado, we present the 12 Highest Earning Hotties...

#12 - Adriana Lima - $6 Million

Here at the bottom of the list there is no shortage of hotties we could have selected. The Williams sisters come to mind, so do Jessica Alba, Keira Knightley and Scarlett Johansson. But when earnings were similar, we decided to go with sheer hotness. And it's really difficult to beat our #12 pick in that category.

Adriana Lima, 26, is the new face of Victoria's Secret. She's the other Brazilian supermodel you fantasize about all the time. After earning $6 Million last year through modeling contracts and a big Victoria's Secret deal, we can only assume she will continue to skyrocket next year and be even more visible. Plus her 27th birthday is next week, hope we get invited to the party!

#11 - Kate Moss - $9 Million

Kate Moss, 34, has been around for a while, but has managed to stay in the forefront of the modeling world. Only one other woman on the planet has a more profitable modeling contract than Kate (and you'll see her soon). Plus imagine how much money she would have if she stopped getting addicted to cocaine all the time. That's money in the bank, lady!

#10 - Jennifer Aniston - $14 Million

Jennifer Aniston, 39, might be really well known for her Friends, ex-boyfriends, and haircut, but she is earning some serious coin too. She is one of the most sought-after movie actresses, with plenty of money in the bank from her syndicated TV show. In addition to ranking very high on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, she also graced GQ magazine with one of the best examples of side-boob known to man.

#9 - Tyra Banks - $18 Million

Tyra Banks, 34, is crazy. We will just come right out and admit that. We watched her shows (The Tyra Banks Show and America's Next Top Model) a few times and almost had a brain aneurysm. But she must be doing something right, because the Tyra Banks brand is worth a whole lot. Earning $18 million a year is easy to do when you're a TV personality and the go-to source for reality shows about super-models.

#8 - Angelina Jolie - $20 Million

Angelina Jolie, 33, is trying to save the world everyday and she's got that dude Brad Pitt with her. And Brad doesn't hang out with no fatties! With the $20 Million she earns every year, maybe she can buy a few more kids? Angelina, very pregnant, celebrated her 33rd birthday this week. Again, we're still hoping she's having a weekend party and the e-vite is on it's way.

#7 - Maria Sharapova - $23 Million

Maria Sharapova, 21, is the tennis star that actually wins stuff. Compared to Anna Kournikova, who was plenty hot, but not marketable when she exited every tournament in the first round. Maria has a ton of endorsements between K-Swiss sneakers, tennis rackets, Canon Powershot cameras, and of course those awesome short skirts. Hooray!, now that there is a super-hot tennis star who actually wins, we might start watching it with both the sound AND picture on.

#6 - Gwen Stefani - $26 Million

Gwen Stefani, 39, is the first singer/musician to make our list, but she won't be the last. Singers and entertainers dominate the earnings bracket, which is probably why every mildly attractive girl thinks she can do it. Even Eliot Spitzer's prostitute sold a million downloads of her new single. But Gwen is a class act. She got her chops back in the day with 'No Doubt' and was a true punk rocker chick.

You've also got to give her credit for sticking with the band in spite of her ex-boyfriend playing bass alongside her. Very awkward. And now after her most recent hiatus to Japan, Gwen has shown us how strange, weird, and hot Japanese-culture-inspired pop music can be.

#5 - Beyonce - $27 Million

Beyonce Knowles, 27, makes up one half of the highest earning celebrity power couple. Her partner, Jay-Z, is the ultimate businessman in the hip hop world. I heard that whenever they make love, the Treasury Department starts printing more $1,000-bills. True story. Even on her own, Beyonce is a brilliantly marketed pop star and film sensation. And to illustrate all that hotness, we've selected this picture of her cutting some peppers with a machete.

#4 - Nicole Kidman - $28 Million

Nicole Kidman, 40, commands more money per film than any other actress on the planet. She's the perfect combo of super-model good looks and Academy Award-winning acting ability. She's got the paycheck, the skills, and the looks to pretty much take over the world. Plus now since her divorce, that short guy, Tom, doesn't hang around and annoy her anymore. Bonus!

#3 - Gisele Bundchen - $33 Million

Gisele Bundchen, 27, surprised a lot of people last year when she announced she made over $33 million from modeling, acting, and endorsements. She even kicked Victoria's Secret to the curb and went after bigger modeling contracts. She's in the Guinness Book of World Records as the highest paid supermodel ever and is dating one of the top American sports stars. It's one of the Brady Bunch kids, we think. Corny ole 18-1 Tom Brady, he doesn't know how to handle all this. I wonder if he borrows cash from her sometimes?

#2 - Shakira - $38 Million

Shakira, 31, certainly surprised me with the amount of money she earned last year. But when you think about it, it makes perfect sense. She's dominating the Spanish-speaking world with endorsements, and tours all over South America. And now she's a household name in the United States. Plus she's super short and wears skimpy clothing. Therefore, she probably saves a lot of money on wardrobe.

#1 - Madonna - $72 Million

If everyone would stop kidding themselves for 2 seconds, we would all realize that "Yes, Madonna was insanely hot, and she still is at 49". Besides the fact that her earnings blew away every other female performing artist in the world, she also launched a successful album, tour, and clothing line. You really can't argue with her $75 Million paycheck. That's just impressive. And as annoying as she is, who would you have preferred at the top of the list? The real big money earner, Oprah? No thanks, we'll take Madonna.

Questions, hate mail, suggestions? Let us know who is missing in the comments section.

Forbes: Celebrity 100, 2008

Chickipedia

In the style of all those horribly annoying Super Sweet 16 shows, one Russian multimillionaire is making his 15-year-old daughter into a fashion brand.

Kira Plastinina spent many hours of her youth trying to decide between being a princess or a fashion designer. Unfortunately for her, all that deep contemplation was for naught. Now she's both! I have a feeling this won't make the world a better place.

She's just like any other super-rich, spoiled Russian teenager - she likes the color pink, wants to live in Malibu, and 'runs' a rapidly expanding girls fashion line.

After the fall of communism, Kira's father, Sergei Plastinin, became the multimillionaire juice-and-dairy king of Eastern Europe. According to the profile of Kira in a recent NY Magazine article, here Dad's orange juice empire took a lot of clever planning:

Imported foods were starting to hit the market, but they were expensive. Plastinin decided that his role in the new Russia would be to bring this genius concentrate [orange juice] to the people. He’d brand it as if it were foreign. He came up with the name Wimm-Bill-Dann, which he thought sounded (think Wimbledon) quite English. (Never mind that it said made in russia right on the package; it just didn’t say it in Cyrillic.)

Wimm-Bill-Dann, genius! Now his juice brand is a $5.6 Million-business, but he's looking to branch out to the world of fashion. He enlisted his daughters' talents and is basically pimping her out as the entire brand.

Supposedly from a very young age Kira sketched elaborate dresses and cut up her mother's scarves into clothing. Is this really all it takes to start a business in the fashion world? Oh wait, yes it is. She might even be over-qualified for this.

They are opening 20 U.S. "Kira Plastinina" shops by October of this year. With a worldwide total of 57 boutique stores, most are located in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. (Insert overused Borat quote here).

The NY Magazine article does a great job of profiling this young entrepreneur. Forgetting none of the important details:

She has long pin-straight brown hair and round brown eyes, and says “like” with the same frequency as an American teen. She has a Paris Hilton accent on the word cute, so that it comes out “cyut.” She loves ponies, puppies, and the color pink.

What would Vladimir Lenin think about the current state of Russian business, with Kira at the helm? Right now there are 110 billionaires in Russia, making Moscow the most billionaire-rich city in the world, and also one of the most expensive cities to live.

The article goes on to explain how Kira has a really tough life, going to school full-time and then looking at her favorite varieties of pink dresses each afternoon. She has been forced to give up all her after-school activities in order to grow her brand and start her fashion empire.

Don't worry, her Dad is helping out a lot. He reportedly paid Paris Hilton $2 Million to attend one of Kira's fashion shows for a few hours. They are, like, totally best friends now or whatever.

However, in planning her Super Sweet 16 party, which is next month, we may get a little glimpse of how you can take the girl out of old-school Russia, but you can't take old-school Russia out of the girl:

“And I’m going to get a pig,” she says. “A potbellied pig.” She lifts up her shoulders and buries her chin. “Like a miniature pig.” She hugs herself for a minute and sighs. “It’s so cute.”

Could someone tell her that potbellied pigs at Sweet 16s are sooo 2005?

Kira explains the incoherent reasoning behind her popularity a little further in picture form:

NY Magazine: The Russian-American Princess, May 18, 2008

The Don's daughter is one of the premier babes in the business world.

Her father, the guy everyone wearing a tie thinks they can impersonate -the Donald Trump - made his billions in well executed real estate maneuvers. His 'Trump Tower' buildings have become landmarks in the many cityscapes stand out in. Although he disputes his Forbes net-worth estimate, he is still pretty high on the list as the 117th richest person in the world with $3.0 Billion.

None of that makes any difference to Ivanka though, because she claims she isn't some spoiled rich girl comparable to Paris Hilton. In an interview in 2007 she responded to those comparisons by saying:

“I work 13-hour days for my money,” the 25-year-old former model, who now works for dad Donald’s business, told the London Express. “I bought my house from my father — I have a mortgage, you know.”

And although I doubt Ivanka has a mortgage like many of the high-interest subprime mortgages most people in our country battle with monthly, I will give her credit for actually doing stuff.

She even attended an Ivy League School, graduating summa cum laude with a degree in real estate from UPenn's Wharton School of Business. Not something you can buy without having some modicum of intelligence.

Don't forget that she's gorgeous too. According to Chickipedia.com, Ivanka is 5'11", boasting measurements of 36 - 24 - 34. She was once a premier fashion model with Versace too, before going into the family real estate business.

Her Forbes.com profile lists her as:

26 years old and currently serving as a Class I Director of the Trump Organization Board since August 1, 2007. Ms. Trump is the Vice President of Development and Acquisitions of the Trump Organization LLC, a position she has held since September 2005. From September 2004 to September 2005, Ms. Trump was a Project Manager in the Retail Development division of Forest City Ratner Companies.

Ivanka is currently launching the Ivanka Trump Collection, any piece of which would make a ridiculously expensive gift of jewelry for your girlfriend. Better bust out one of these bad boys when you've really f'ed up.

Here's some other good news for anyone out there trying to decide which billionaire heiress businesswoman to stalk - Ivanka is great with creeps. Interested in getting down to business with Ivanka, let knows in the comments section. May she reads this site?

Chickipedia.com: Ivanka Trump

Forbes: Ivanka M Trump profile

MSNBC: I'm no Paris Hilton party girl, Feb 2007

The winning formula of adding young and attractive women to his staff, has served Rupert Murdoch well in the past. He keeps that gravy train rolling, even if that means painfully under-qualified major corporation board members.

Last month's issue of Portfolio magazine gave us a first glimpse at the 27-year-old opera singer who became the youngest board member for Murdoch' s Newscorp.

Newcorp, the world's largest media conglomerate, owns Fox News, Business, 20th Century, etc. and continues to expand its empire. After acquiring the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones & Co., two of the most well-known business news sources, Murdoch was required to put a member of the Bancroft Family (the former owners) on the new board of directors. Enter: Natalie Bancroft.

Natalie Bancroft, one of the youngest members of the fam, is currently training to be a professional opera singer in Milan. She has no prior business or journalism experience, but says she will 'work her little butt off' to figure out what the hell is going on.

She'll be in good hands though, because she is by far the most inexperienced compared to her fellow board members. They include a former prime minister of Spain, an assistant U.S. attorney general, CEOs of major banks, and Murdoch's very own 36-year-old son, Lachlan. Maybe he and Natalie could discuss a potential merger? Bow-chikka-wow-wow.

She's also currently taking a journalism class to get the gist of things in the business news world. Does sitting on the board of a well-respected international media syndicate get covered in the Journalism 101 textbooks? Oh yeah, you're right, probably after the midterm exam.

The Bancrofts are a pretty secretive family, and as such photos of them on the beach, in the shower, etc. are hard to come by. Anyone found any good shots of young Natalie or her mother Joyce Bancroft, who was supposedly a 'Dutch-Brazilian model', at leisure?

Let us know in the comments if you think Rupert Murdoch's new appointment was a slick move, or creepy in a perverted uncle type of way.

Wall Street Journal: Bancrofts Bicker, Miss a Deadline, Lose Board Choice, November 7, 2007

Portfolio: Lady Sings the News, March 2008

She went from being a little known analyst to becoming the voice Wall Streeters fear the most.

Meredith Whitney, an analyst with Oppenheimer & Co., made the gutsy call of blasting Citigroup (owners of Citi Bank) in an October report. At the time, other analysts did not agree with her take on Citi, and she was forced to stand out in the crowd.

The day after her report was released, shares of Citi dropped tremendously, and days after that, Chuck Prince, the CEO of Citi, resigned from his position.

Whitney realized what many other analysts refused to believe. Bloomberg described her report, saying:

She pointed out that the company's dividend now exceeded its profits -- the bank was handing money back to its investors faster than it was taking it in from its customers. The U.S.'s biggest bank was being managed to ensure only its bankruptcy. Citigroup would need either to raise capital, sell assets or slash its dividend -- possibly all three.

This was a shocker for the market, but it only caused Whitney's reputation to grow. A month later she would issue equally provocative reports lambasting the Wall Street banks for being at the mercy of the credit rating agencies.

Whitney keeps it coming, and now her name is one of the most feared on the street. She is known for coming down hard on the big banks and has proven she knows what she's talking about.

She now says she gets death threats and harassing calls at her home and office on a regular basis. Apparently, some people don't like losing money when she calls out their stock.

But there's no need to worry about her safety, she's married to a former WWE-champion wrestler, John Bradshaw Layfield (JBL). He definitely knows how to bust a few Wall Street skulls if needed.

Bloomberg: The Rise and Rise of Analyst Meredith Whitney, April 9, 2008
New York Post: Citi $licker Goes To The Mat, November 3, 2007