Michele ditampilkan di daftar Best Dressed List of 2010 versi ''[[People (majalah)|People Magazine]]'' sebagai "The Newbie"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/fashion/2010/09/15/2010-09-15_actresses_zoe_saldana_lea_michele_land_on_people_magazines_best_dressed_top_10.htm|title=New York Daily News|date=September 15, 2010}}{{Pranala mati|date=Februari 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> dan dia telah dipilih untuk "2010 Most Stylish Star" oleh [[E! Online]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/photos/gallery.jsp?galleryUUID=2661#102491|title= Lea Michele|work=E Online}}</ref> Pada Juni 2010, [[AfterEllen]] memasukkan Michele ke posisi ke-16 pada daftar tahunan mereka Hot 100 untuk 2010, dipilih oleh pembaca lesbian dan biseksual. Pada tahun 2011, majalah khusus pria terpopuler asal Britania Raya ''[[FHM]]'' memberi peringkat ke-47 kepadanya pada daftar tahunan mereka 100 Sexiest Women.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/lea-michele|title=FHM 100 Sexiest Women 2011|work=[[FHM]]|access-date=2014-03-28|archive-date=2014-04-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420062733/http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/Lea-Michele|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Pada Mei 2011, Michele berada di peringkat ke-28 pada ''[[Maxim]]'' 2011 Hot 100.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maxim.com/amg/GIRLS/Articles/2011+Hot+100|title=Maxim Hot 100 2011|work=[[Maxim]]|date=May 3, 2011|access-date=2014-03-28|archive-date=2011-05-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505213558/http://www.maxim.com/amg/GIRLS/Articles/2011+Hot+100|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Michele ditempatkan di nomor 10 pada daftar 50 Best Dressed Women of 2011 versi ''[[Glamour Magazine]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/fashion/celebrity-fashion/2011/04/glamour-best-dressed-women-2011#!image-number=41|title=50 Best Dressed Women Glamour Magazine|work=[[Glamour Magazine]]|date=April 2011|access-date=2014-03-28|archive-date=2013-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212193745/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/fashion/celebrity-fashion/2011/04/glamour-best-dressed-women-2011#!image-number=41|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Dia muncul di daftar Hot 100 versi [[AfterEllen]] pada 2011, ditempatkan di nomor 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afterellen.com/2011-hot-100-results?page=0,30|title=AfterEllen Hot 100 2011|work=AfterEllen|access-date=2022-06-04|archive-date=2012-07-16|archive-url=https://archive.istoday/20120716132025/http://www.afterellen.com/2011-hot-100-results?page=0,30|dead-url=unfit}}</ref> Tahun berikutnya, dia berada di peringkat nomor 11 di [[AfterEllen]] Hot 100 pada 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afterellen.com/announcing-the-2012-afterellen-hot-100/06/2012/20/|title=AfterEllen Hot 100 2012|work=AfterEllen|date=June 20, 2012}}</ref> Majalah ''[[Women's Health]]'' menempatkan Lea Michele pada Best 2012 Summer Bodies ke-3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.womenshealthmag.com/beauty/celebrity-bikini-photos#ixzz1vw3Us3Hn|title=Celebrity Bikini Photos|work=''[[Women's Health]]''}}</ref> [[Candie's]] mengumumkan pada tahun 2012 bahwa Michele akan menjadi juru bicara baru untuk merek pakaian/sepatu mereka.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/celebrities/13610131/glee-star-lea-michele-named-new-spokeswoman-for-candie-s|title=Lea Michele is Candie's new spokeswoman|work=''Hollywood.com''|date=January 12, 2013}}</ref> Kemudian pada tahun yang sama, diumumkan bahwa Michele telah menandatangani kesepakatan untuk menjadi juru bicara terbaru untuk merek rambut dan make-up [[L'Oreal Paris]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2208947/She-looks-million-dollars-Glees-Lea-Michele-shows-looks-mint-LOreals-new-girl.html|title=L'Oreal's New Girl|work=Daily Mail|date=September 2011}}</ref> Pada April 2012, dia ditempatkan di nomor 37 pada daftar 50 Best Dressed Women of 2012 versi ''[[Glamour Magazine]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/fashion/celebrity-fashion/2012/04/glamour-best-dressed-women-2012#!image-number=14|title=Glamour Best Dressed Women 2012|work=[[Glamour Magazine]]|date=April 2012|access-date=2014-03-28|archive-date=2013-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212193053/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/fashion/celebrity-fashion/2012/04/glamour-best-dressed-women-2012#!image-number=14|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Michele menempati peringkat 14 pada daftar 2012 Hot 100 versi ''[[Maxim]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maxim.com/hot-100/2012|title=Maxim 2012 Hot 100|work=[[Maxim]]}}</ref> dan ditempatkan di nomor 39 pada tahun berikutnya pada daftar 2013 Hot 100 versi ''[[Maxim]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maxim.com/hot100/2013|work=[[Maxim]]|title=Maxim 2013 Hot 100}}</ref> Dia menduduki peringkat nomor 42 pada daftar Hot 100 versi [[AfterEllen]] pada 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afterellen.com/the-afterellencom-2013-hot-100/06/2013/15/|work=AfterEllen|title=AfterEllen Hot 100 2013|date=June 15, 2013}}</ref> Dia ditempatkan di nomor 76 di daftar 100 Sexiest Women list of 2013 versi ''[[FHM]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/lea-michele|work=[[FHM]]|title=FHM 100 Sexiest Women 2013|access-date=2014-03-28|archive-date=2014-04-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420062733/http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/Lea-Michele|dead-url=yes}}</ref> ''[[Glamour Magazine]]'' menempatkan Michele pada nomor 19 dalam daftar 50 Best Dressed Women of 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/fashion/celebrity-fashion/2013/glamour-best-dressed-women-2013#!image-number=32|work=[[Glamour Magazine]]|title=50 Best Dressed Women Glamour Magazine 2013|access-date=2014-03-28|archive-date=2014-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421161323/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/fashion/celebrity-fashion/2013/glamour-best-dressed-women-2013#!image-number=32|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Dia ditempatkan di peringkat ke-48 dalam daftar 99 Most Desirable Women of 2014 versi askmen.com.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.askmen.com/specials/2014_top_99/48-lea-michele.html |title=#48 Lea Michele - Top 99 Women 2014 |publisher=AskMen |date=2014-02-11|accessdate=2014-03-03}}</ref>
