Maxim Hot 100: Lennay Kekua, Manti Te’o's Fake Girlfriend Nabs 69th Spot

Every year, Maxim Magazine compiles its Maxim Hot 100 list that includes names like Jessica Chastain, Emma Roberts, Rebecca Mader and Stacy Keibler.

There was however, a name that caught many people by surprise. Ranking in at number 69 is Lennay Kekua. Many people might know her better as Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend.

The photo showed a black bikini with no body in front of a beautiful tropical setting.

"After Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend hoax of 2012, we think it might be nice to have an invisible girl of our own to love," The Maxim's bio for Kekua read. "Why not? She's got a ton of great qualities, including looking awesome in a bikini."

They even posted the news on their Twitter page.

In case you missed the story, Te'o, a former Notre Dame linebacker, who was recently drafted by the San Diego Chargers, made headlines after it was revealed that his girlfriend, Kekua, never existed.

Deadspin announced the news to the world that Te'o's heart-breaking story of losing his grandmother, Annette Santiago, and his girlfriend in a terrible car accident in a span of six hours, was only partly true.

Before news broke, media outlets everywhere told the tragic love story of how Te'o's girlfriend suffered from leukemia and how he spent hours talking to her on the phone in the hospital until her death.

Headlines immediately took a turn for the worse when it was discovered that Kekua was not real and was made up by a guy named Ronaiah Tuiasosopo.

After weeks of endless publicity, it had finally seemed like the hoax was forgotten about... until now.

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