UNSUNG LEGS Vol.1

These underrated but incredible legs deserve more accolades.

(Stats are on a 1-10 scale)

ALEXA DATT

Legs: 10

Performance: 7.5

Consistency: 7

Hose Game: 0

Shoe Game: 8

Queen Shehadi was the only thing stopping Alexa from having the Best Legs at MLBN.  Alexa has a mind-blowing, ridiculously sculpted pair of gams worthy of the crown and should've been a top contender.  But it's hard to fully shine next to a G.O.A.T. in her prime, like leggy Lara Spencer riding shotgun to Robach.

Alexa left MLBN for a local station in St. Louis but I'm giving her retroactive props because they're well deserved. She had some LEGcellent moments at her former network, with a deeper LEGacy than one might think. 

Nowadays her Top Tier gams are wasted behind a desk. But if she ever decided to unleash them again, Alexa is always within striking distance of #1 rank. It would be fitting if she came back to overthrow Shehadi for the crown... she certainly has the legs to do it, all she needs is the killer instinct.

MALIKA ANDREWS

Legs: 9

Performance: 9

Consistency: 7.5

Hose Game: 1

Shoe Game: 7

From the moment she hit the scene it was obvious Malika has one of the most strikingly beautiful faces on the planet.  However, it wasn’t until she replaced Rachel Nichols that I realized Malika’s legs are just as flawless as her face. 

 

Her gams are carved from bricks of butterscotch and drizzled with honey to make them glisten under the stage lights. She's taken a lesson from ESPN's G.O.A.T. Cari Champion on how to polish the stems with the perfect amount of oil.  Whether strolling, sitting or in a sexy stance, Malika's million-dollar gams are impossible to look away from.  

Some believe Malika has a higher calling as she's quietly being groomed for Good Morning America. With her groundbreaking blend of exceptional looks and charisma, that's a strong possibility. I believe she'll conquer the sportsbabe throne before moving on to GMA (or something bigger) to solidify her Hall of Fame LEGacy. 

VICKY NGUYEN

Legs: 8.5

Performance: 9

Consistency: 9

Hosiery: 0

Shoe Game: 7

In my humble opinion, this lil' firecracker has been one of the best and most consistent babes in the game (up until now) for a while now. Vicky single-leggedly held down Today when Dylan was on leave and SHY-nelle's gams were in Witness Protection as usual. 

Vicky has a petite but physically-fit pair of legs with a decent amount of length for her size... and she has no problem putting them to work.  She's stolen the show repeatedly, building an underrated but highly impressive portfolio since 2020. Vicky's got some bangers on her highlight reel, full of replay-worthy moves.  

If her gams got more airplay she'd undoubtedly rank Top 10.

ELLE DUNCAN

Legs: 9.5

Performance: 7

Consistency: 8

Hose Game: 9

Shoe Game: 7.5

Legwise, Caramel Elle is in the same elite ballpark as her teammate Nicole Briscoe, who I consider the gold standard of gams. Although she certainly isn't neglected by This Thing of Ours, I still think Elle's legs deserve way more respect because she has one of the most phenomenal pairs out.

Gone are the homegrown hocks she threw around with reckless abandon (which we all loved).  She's whittled down that thickness into a leaner, meaner, finely-chiseled pair of legs that contend for a title.

Elle's pantyhose game is also Top Tier and she has a penchant for sheer black, turning an already lethal pair of gams into weapons of mass seduction. Her outfits range from casual to elegant but always insanely sexy. For the most part, her heel game is airtight.  

She's on a hot streak of epic proportions right now and with Briscoe's legtime decreasing, Elle is tailor-made to wear the crown at ESPN.

HARRIS FAULKNER

Legs: 8

Performance: 7

Consistency: 9

Hose Game: 10

Shoe Game: 10

 

Is she the thicker, more voluptuous Harris of old? Absolutely not. Could she stand to hit the gym and add a few pounds? Most definitely, she could. But the utter disrespect she receives is crazy to me. Even as a shell of her LEGendary self, Harris is still pretty damn good.

 

Her once-strong calf and thigh muscles have dissipated with age (the opposite of Robach). However, Harris's dedication to pantyhose literally covers those flaws; nylon always looks better on sleeker stems. And now that Sandra & Melissa are gone, somebody has to hold down the Pantyhose Section of the couch and keep Hose Heads happy.

Harris wears classy but short dresses (at times the shortest on the couch), gourmet heels and maximizes her nylon-coated legs with a disciplined sideways cross.  Outnumbered could do a lot worse for their lead host. You think you want Julie Banderas... til she shows up in pants 95% of the time. 

DARLENE RODRIGUEZ

Legs: 9

Performance: 8

Consistency: 6

Hosiery: 1

Shoe Game: 8.5

D-Rod is overlooked mainly because she's teammates with perennially popular Maria LaRosa, Rookie of the Year Adelle Caballero and once upon a time, the LEGendary Lauren Scala. She also minimalized herself with some pedestrian performances.  But when D-Rod gets hot, she gets RED HOT. 

Perhaps Adelle lit a fire under her because Darlene has been at the top of her game these past few months, putting in major legwork.  D-Rod has a primo pair of gams that look sexy in a stance but she scores most of her points during the sitdown segments, where both her game and her hemline goes up a notch.

There was a brief time where Scala was in her first slump and D-Rod took over the show with some of the spiciest outfits ever, looking like a Top 10'er. That's the conundrum of Darlene and other "Could Be Queens" on this list; she has superstar capability but oftentimes sells herself short. That hasn't been the case for several weeks now, though. She's been in rare form.

MARGARET BRENNAN

Legs: 9.5

Performance: 5

Consistency: 4

Hose Game: 6

Shoe Game: 9

Margaret is the type of highfalutin, conceited, classy mature babe that drives me nuts (in a good way). I've never met the woman so I don't know if she's truly a stuck up snob... but dang it, she sure looks it and that appeals to me.

What I also find appealing is her perfectly chiseled, smooth-as-ivory pair of legs, which remind me very much of her teammate (and one of my all-time faves) Norah O'Donnell.  We rarely get to see Margaret's fancy gams but when we do it's always worth the wait, whether it's through the glass table of Face the Nation or a black pantyhose LEGstravaganza on The Late Show. 

Her limited quantity of legshows actually make them even more coveted. Margaret's actually increased her value by stingily rationing out the leggage but if she ever decided to clamp down and assert her dominance, Marge is more than capable of conquering the overall #1 spot. 

CHRISTAL YOUNG

Legs: 9.5

Performance: 10

Consistency: 10

Hose Game: 9.5

Shoe Game: 9

Christal’s perfect balance of phenomenal legs and enthusiastic performance should be way more celebrated but for whatever reason, her high-hemline heroics are mostly overlooked. As a newswoman Christal may be local but legwise she can compete for a national title against the best in the business.

She has a long, lean, chiseled pair of stems with deep definition lines around her quads and calves... it's obvious Christal doesn't skip Leg Day at the gym. She works those gorgeous gams with intensity no matter how short the dress, racking up a slew eye-popping performances. 

As FOX's resident Fashion Expert, Christal's shoe game is top-notch.  She also loves hosiery, recently showing off her brand new fishnets on Instagram (much to my delight). My man Reggie Brown is the only YouTuber regularly posting Christal clips.  She's woefully undervalued and slept-on but Leg Lovers savvy enough to follow Christal will appreciate her greatness.

RACHEL CAMPOS DUFFY

Legs: 9.25

Performance: 7

Consistency: 6

Hose Game: 0

Shoe Game: 9

Rachel doesn't have good legs. She has great legs... and for years I've been telling anyone who'll listen.  Some of ya'all groaned anytime it was announced that The Notorious RCD would be weekend host of Fox & Friends... but I was ecstatic because that was around the time she hit her stride on Outnumbered, pitting her chiseled, aged-to-perfection gams against the very best.

RCD is underrated due in part to her scattershot inconsistency... she’s dressed too conservative at some of the worst times. But now that she’s in a groove, showing off those fine as wine legs more frequently, RCD is garnering more attention, making me look like a genius (I’m not though). 

FOX is in the midst of a resurgence, working its way back into contention one legshow at a time.  Rachel’s gams are among the best in their arsenal and if she ever really went for the jugular, The Notorious RCD would leapfrog many elite names atop the Leg Queen rankings. 

 

EVA PILGRIM

Legs: 10

Performance: 7

Consistency: 5

Hose Game: 0

Shoe Game: 7.5

I've been a fan of Eva's for a very long time and always felt she had one of the best pairs of legs I'd ever seen on TV. Leftover baby weight has now given those gams extra thickness without an ounce of sloppiness, enhancing an already amazing pair of gams into an even more phenomenal pair of healthy hocks. 

Eva can beat any Top Tier newsbabe in a leg duel on any given day... and that includes Briscoe, Compagno, Zee or any other heavy hitter. She dominated Dr. Jen Ashton, an elite leg queen of the game, in a one-on-one duel last summer. 

Limited playing time and bouts of inconsistency are the only reasons Eva hasn't worn the crown. Her LEGacy isn't the deepest but it's still formidable enough to put her in elite company. She has G.O.A.T. potential.  If the stars and planets align, Eva could ride a hot streak all the way to The Throne. At full throttle she'd be unstoppable.