It's hard to believe there was a time when we thought of Olivia Wilde as the girl on House, or the chick who was somehow proclaimed Maxim's hottest woman in the universe. Seemed a bit of an exaggeration on the part of Maxim, right?

Maybe not. The October issue of GQ contains quite possibly the most gorgeous photo spread in the history of human civilization. C'mon, are we wrong?

We're going to say no. Check her out:

Nude Olivia Wilde needs to ditch the shoes. What's the point of those?

While the Olivia Wilde naked photo above is the only shot of her in the buff, there are plenty of other nude bikini pictures. As in the color nude.

Hey, if you're going to put on a bikini, that's the best color. It looks the least like clothing, after all. The least of many possible evils, in essence.

Click to enlarge more Olivia Wilde pictures below, and give thanks to GQ for one of its better efforts in recent memory. Okay, it's best ever ...

[Photos: GQ]