In no particular order, (later) reasons why, and an ever-growing number:
Also, from this I have learned that I have no type, but I really do like light skin/dark hair, curls, and red heads. (And older women, but that was a given)
Jennifer Beals
Mélanie Laurent
Emma Watson
Julianne Moore
Evanna Lynch
Laurel Holloman
Karina Lombard
Marlee Matlin
Rachel Shelley
Ellen DeGeneres / Portia DeRossi
Leisha Hailey
Mariska Hargitay
Cate Blanchett
Kate Winslet
Sandra Bullock
Meryl Streep
Rachel McAdams
Helena Bonham Carter
Dana Delaney
Marcia Cross
Felicity Huffman
Orla Brady
Alex Kingston
Marg Helgenberger
Jorja Fox
Patricia Arquette
Sofia Vassilieva
Tina Fey
Julianna Margulies
Barbra Streisand
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Thora Birch
Regina Spektor
Jodie Foster
Kate Moenning
Natasha Rcihardson
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Keira Knightley
Natalie Portman
Lisa Edelstein
Kim Saigh
Mia Kirshner
Audrey Tautou
Elizabeth Mitchell
Maura Tierney
Minnie Driver