Tricia Helfer

Everyone poses in Playboy for a different reason.

Some get pressured into it by their mother (hello, Kim Kardashian), some are banging the owner (hi, Holly Madison) and some don't exactly have the talent to do much else (no offense, Denise Richards).

We're proud Americans here at The Hollywood Gossip, but let's face it, Canada is the best. We're not talking about our northward neighbor's pristine wilderness, universal health care or lack of gun violence, either. Props, though.

No, it's some of the fine exports from this great nation that have piqued our interest on this day ... and most days, to be honest. Some of the most beautiful females on Earth have been gracing our television sets in recent years.

Megan Fox was recently named the Sexiest Woman in the World by FHM. And that magazine gets no argument on that honor from us.

But, as you can see below, Tricia Helfer is none too shabby looking herself. The Battlestar Galactica actress - who just signed a developmental deal with FOX - was photographed by the UK's version of FHM and is trying to make herself the early favorite for next year's Sexiest Woman in the World.

Tricia Helfer turns 34 today - and the beautiful actress has plenty to celebrate.

Her critically acclaimed series, Battlestar Galactica, just began its fourth and final season. Helfer has also recently inked a deal with FOX to star in a new drama once Galactica wraps up for good.

Battlestar Galactica is an underrated program, starring an underrated hottie: Tricia Helfer. The blonde bombshell bared it all in Playboy last year - and comes close to doing it again in a recent issue of Maxim. Let's get right to the photos...

We've all seen Tricia Helfer nude pics in Playboy.

But that doesn't mean the gorgeous Battlestar Galactica actress wants to be flaunting her goodies around all the time.

Sorry, guys, there were no Tricia Helfer nude pics in this month's issue of FHM.

But there was an interview with the Battlestar Galactica actress. And that's almost as good! Read on to see what this beauty has to say about the show and, well, making love in a haystack...

This just in: Tricia Helfer is sexy.

Fans of Battlestar Gallactica - and hot women in general - are shocked by that, we know.

Looking for some seriously nude Tricia Helfer?

Find it in Playboy.

Tricia Helfer plays an evil machine on Battlestar Galactica, but the sexy Cylon may cause her fans to short-circuit when they see the latest edition of Playboy.

"I hope people like them," Helfer told The New York The Post of her 10-page nude pictorial. "I know I do."

An almost nude Penelope Cruz? Not too shabby.

An entirely nude Tricia Helfer? Not even remotely shabby.