Being a poor, starving wretch is all very well, but sometimes credibility and artistic integrity aren`t all they`re cracked up to be. Enter the Sugar Mommy stage right. She`s mature, she`s got a certain style and, by golly, she`s LOADED with cash and she`ll want to spend it all on you! Here`s our pick of the best.

10. Samantha from `Sex and The City`
If only she was real. She knows how to shop and she knows how to please a lady. She`s a girl`s girl who wouldn`t mind burning up her credit card for you on 5th Avenue.

9. Martina Navratilova
A must for impoverished sports fans looking for a little financial support in the form of one of the world`s most famous lesbians. She`d serve you up a treat.

8. Oprah
Gay friendly, down-home (yeah, right) and rolling in lolly. Oprah is reputedly a generous friend who currently spends an almighty fortune on her two pet spaniels. You could take those dog`s places any day of the week!

7. Madge
She may not be as hip as she once was, and she`s been dogged by gossip that she can be a bit stingy. Just make sure you grab her on one of her generous days, okay?

6. Athina Roussel Onassis
Perhaps she`s not the most obvious choice as a Sugar Mommy, but at a mere 18 years old she is the richest woman in the world thanks to Grandad`s shipping fortune. Maybe she could be a Sugar Daughter.

5. Anna Nicole Smith
Loony, freaky, trashy, drug-fucked and stinking rich - ANS embodies all those essential qualities we look for in a woman.

4. Cher
Yeah, I know. But you wouldn`t have to shag her, just spend her money and maybe have an apartment in the west wing of one of her massive over-decorated palaces in LA. You could be pals with her lesbo daughter Chastity Bono too.

3. Drew Barrymore
Cute, talented, well-connected, over-sexed, successful and stinking rich - yet more of those essential qualities we look for in a gal.

2. Amanda Donohoe
She`s kind of intimidating, and sexy in an older woman kind of way. MsDonohoe may not be in the big league of spenders, but she`d be nice to have around.

1. Courtney Love
If you`re looking for an out-of-control, no-holds-barred experience, look no further than Kurt`s widow. She`s as tough as old boots, mega-rich, bratty and mean. H, and she`s really rich. And did I say she was rich? She`s rich you know…