Who can say what makes a celebrity hot?

Sure, a pretty face, a fetching figure, great legs — those things can't hurt. But it's also that certain elusive quality that makes people want not just to gape and drool but to keep watching to see what she'll do next, to learn what she's really like.

Whether it's Kelly Hu's cool sexuality, Suchin Pak's hip energy, Lucy Liu's sultry mystery or Devon Aoki's other-worldliness, Asian American female celebrities bring a lot more to the pretty-face scene than old stereotypes used to allow. That's why the hottest are now starting to make their mark as personalities first and exotic flesh only incidentally.

We know you can tell us who your favorite hottie is but can you verbalize what makes her sizzle?