Michele var medtaget i [[Time Magazine]]'s 2010-liste over de 100 mest indflydelsesrige mennesker i verden . <ref>[https://archive.today/20120918094941/www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1984685_1984940_1985535,00.html/ Lea Michele – The 2010 TIME 100], ''Time Magazine''</ref> [[FHM]] gav hende en 7. plads i 2010's liste over de mest sexede kvinder. <ref>[http://gleehab.com/2010/06/03/lea-michele-fhm-7/ Lea Michele – FHM #7] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801060530/http://gleehab.com/2010/06/03/lea-michele-fhm-7/ |date= 1. august 2013 }}, gleehab.com, June 3, 2010.</ref> Michele blev kaldt kåret i [[People Magazine]]'s liste over bedst klædte i 2010, som "The Newbie " <ref>{{cite news | 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.html | location=New York | work=Daily News | title=Actresses Zoe Saldana, Lea Michele land on People magazine's 'Best Dressed' top 10 | date=15. september 2010 | access-date= 3. november 2012 | archive-date=20. september 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920235127/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.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>, og hun blev kåret til "2010 Most Stylish Star" af [[E! Online]] . <ref>[http://www.eonline.com/photos/gallery.jsp?galleryUUID=2661#102491 "Top 10 Stylish Stars of 2010"] 1. Lea Michele, E Online</ref> Hun blev rangeret som nummer 28 på Maxim 2011 Hot 100. <ref>[http://www.maxim.com/amg/GIRLS/Articles/2011+Hot+100 "2011 Hot 100"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609204706/http://www.maxim.com/amg/GIRLS/Articles/2011%2BHot%2B100 |date= 9. juni 2011 }} May 3, 2011, Maxim</ref>
Hun var nummer 10 på [[AfterEllen]]s hot 100-liste for 2011. <ref>{{cite web |title=The 2011 AfterEllen.com Hot 100: 10. Lea Michele |url=http://www.afterellen.com/2011-hot-100-results?page=0,30 |publisher=AfterEllen.com |access-date=26. oktober 2011 |author=AfterEllen.com Staff |date=23. maj 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716132025/http://www.afterellen.com/2011-hot-100-results?page=0,30 |archive-date=16. juli 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Michele rangerede som nummer 14 på 2012's Maxim Hot 100. <ref>[http://www.maxim.com/hot-100/2012 2011 Hot 100 | Maxim] May 2012, Maxim.</ref> Women's Health Magazine placerede Lea Michele som den 3. bedste sommerkrop i 2012. <ref>[http://www.womenshealthmag.com/beauty/celebrity-bikini-photos#ixzz1vw3Us3Hn Best Celebrity Bodies: Your Favorite Stars Hit the Beach | Women's Health Magazine] May 2012, Women's Health.</ref>
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