Sin City star
Jessica Alba has been crowned the sexiest woman in the world by readers of FHM magazine in the UK. The US actress, 25, beat glamour model
Keeley Hazell and Desperate Housewives star
Eva Longoria to take the title. “She's a talented, successful and beautiful actress who clearly has sex appeal that translates worldwide," said the magazine's editor, Chris Bell.
Last year's winner, Pirates of the Caribbean star
Keira Knightley, dropped to 12th place. But it is fellow Briton
Sienna Miller who recorded the biggest fall. The actress, who recently won critical acclaim for her portrayal of Andy Warhol's muse Edie Sedgwick in the film Factory Girl, plummeted from 12th place last year to 45th. Many American actresses are at the top of the list, with
Angelina Jolie and Heroes actress
Hayden Panettiere all in the top 10. Canadian actress
Elisha Cuthbert is rated 10th.
Scarlett Johansson claimed fifth place, a small climb-down after topping the US version of FHM's sexiest women poll last year. Aside from
Keeley Hazell, the only Briton in the top 10 is Girls Aloud singer
Cheryl Tweedy, who lands in seventh place. Her bandmates all feature in the chart, with
Sarah Harding at 17,
Nadine Coyle at 27, Nicola Roberts at 47 and
Kimberley Walsh at 61. Prince William's former girlfriend
Kate Middleton was also voted into the chart. She takes 25th place - up from 94th last year.
The top 100 is featured in the June edition of FHM.
SEXIEST WOMEN IN THE WORLD 2007
1.
Jessica Alba (actress)
2.
Keeley Hazell (model)
3.
Eva Longoria (actress)
4.
Adriana Lima (supermodel)
5.
Scarlett Johansson (actress)
6.
Hayden Panettiere (actress)
7.
Cheryl Tweedy (singer)
8.
Angelina Jolie (actress)
9.
Emily Scott (model)
10.
Elisha Cuthbert (actress)