09:01 AM EDT on Thursday, May 12, 2005

Warwick's Krisily Kennedy, one of two remaining finalists on ABC reality show The Bachelor, won't know until Monday whether or not she's won the heart of bachelor Charlie O'Connell.

Krisily Kennedy of Warwick.

O'Connell will make his decision between Kennedy and Texas nurse Sarah Brice on the live season finale of the show, which will air Monday from 8 to 11 p.m.

On past editions of The Bachelor (and The Bachelorette) the show's lead player made the choice in a taped ceremony, and then the result was kept secret for months.

This time around, O'Connell told Kennedy and Brice that he wanted to keep seeing both of them "in the real world" before making his decision.

"I'll be happy for Monday when I can date just one girl or start a relationship or whatever it's going to be," said O'Connell in conference call with TV writers. He did not indicate whether or not he planned to propose marriage.

He said he's "definitely leaning one way" but wasn't telling which way that was.

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Who needs a kiss from a rose when you have Heidi Klum?

Seal and the German supermodel were married Tuesday on a beach in Mexico, Klum's representative confirmed to The Associated Press. There were no details yesterday.

In January, Klum said on her Web site that she and Seal were engaged. Two months later, the couple announced that Klum was pregnant. "There is nothing that gives us greater happiness than the realization of our dream," the statement said.

Klum, 31, and Seal, 42, began dating last year, shortly after her breakup with Renault Formula One team boss Flavio Briatore, who is the father of her daughter, Leni, born last May.

Klum, who is a Victoria's Secret model and has appeared in Sports Illustrated magazine's swimsuit issue, separated from her husband of five years, celebrity hairstylist Ric Pipino, in November 2002.

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Eva Longoria of ABC's Desperate Housewives tops Maxim magazine's sixth annual Hot 100 list of the most successful women of the year in film, television, music, sports and fashion.

Evangeline Lilly (Lost) is in the No. 2 spot, followed by Jennifer Garner, Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Alba, Rachel Bilson (The O.C.), Angelina Jolie, Brittany Murphy, Jessica Simpson and Sara Foster.

Longoria, who ranked No. 91 on the 2004 list, said her selection for the top spot was "incredible. . . . This year has been amazing for me," the 30-year-old actress said in a statement.

Tom Cruise's girlfriend, Katie Holmes, made her debut on the list at No. 22. The Hot 100 also includes Ashanti (No. 13), Paris Hilton (No. 20), Anna Kournikova (No. 29), Avril Lavigne (No. 36), Halle Berry (No. 41) and Jennifer Aniston (No. 88).

Selections were made by the editors.

Compiled by Lifebeat editor Alexis Magner Miller from staff and wire reports.