Keira named sexiest woman

Showbiz

13:30 27 April 2006

Keira Knightley has been voted the sexiest woman in the world.

The 21-year-old beauty - who shot to fame in 'Bend it Like Beckham' - topped the annual poll, conducted by Britain's FHM magazine

She pushed last year's winner Kelly Brook, 26, into fifth place and narrowly beat actress Scarlett Johansson, who came third.

FHM Editor, Ross Brown, said: "Keira Knightley truly deserves to be the winner of our 2006 poll and she's an English Rose like no other."

The gorgeous 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star came 18th in last year's poll, which is voted for by readers of the magazine. This year's competition attracted two million votes.

The top ten included British pop singer Cheryl Tweedy, who slipped from second to sixth place, mum-to-be Angelina Jolie, who came fourth, and screen siren Jessica Alba at ninth.

Britney Spears, who topped the poll in 2004, failed to even make the top 100 this year.



FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006:



1. Keira Knightley

2. Keeley Hazell

3. Scarlett Johansson

4. Angelina Jolie

5. Kelly Brook

6. Cheryl Tweedy

7. Beyonce Knowles

8. Evangeline Lilly

9. Jessica Alba

10. Jessica Simpson

11. Billie Piper

12. Sienna Miller

13. Lindsay Lohan

14. Rachel Stevens

15. Sarah Harding

16. Jennifer Love Hewitt

17. Halle Berry

18. Jennifer Aniston

19. Fearne Cotton

20. Eva Longoria

21. Mischa Barton

22. Elisha Cuthbert

23. Kate Beckinsale

24. Hayley Parsons

25. Eva Mendes

26. Charlize Theron

27. Kara Tointon

28. Rachel Bilson

29. Tanya Robinson

30. Holly Willoughby

31. Jennifer Ellison

32. Gemma Atkinson

33. Hilary Duff

34. Paris Hilton

35. Lucy Pinder

36. Brittany Murphy

37. Tera Patrick

38. Christina Aguilera

39. Lisa Snowdon

40. Charlotte Church

41. Tara Reid

42. Victoria Silvstedt

43. Jennifer Lopez

44. Maggie Grace

45. Coleen McLoughlin

46. Kate Bosworth

47. Michelle Marsh

48. Natalie Portman

49. Nicole Scherzinger

50. Chantelle Houghton

51. Natalie Pike

52. Jaime Pressly

53. Tina O'Brien

54. Brooke Burke

55. Nadine Coyle

56. Maria Sharapova

57. Nikki Sanderson

58. Charlotte Marshall

59. Jennifer Garner

60. Anna Kournikova

61. Kristen Kreuk

62. Lady Isabella Hervey

63. Holly Valance

64. Natalie Oxley

65. Joss Stone

66. Kimberley Walsh

67. Kayleigh Pearson

68. Sophie Howard

69. Fergie (Black Eyed Peas)

70. Heidi Klum

71. Sarah Michelle Gellar

72. Pamela Anderson

73. Sammy Winward

74. Naomi Watts

75. Kirsty Gallacher

76. Cameron Diaz

77. Roxanne Pallett

78. Myleene Klass

79. Katie Holmes

80. Gisele Bundchen

81. Teri Hatcher

82. Reese Witherspoon

83. Gwen Stefani

84. Nicola Roberts

85. Adele Silva

86. Rebecca Romijn

87. Kate Moss

88. Carmen Electra

89. Rachel McAdams

90. Myfanwy Waring

91. Roxanne McKee

92. Jenna Jameson

93. Jessica Biel

94. Kate Middleton

95. Josie Maran

96. Emma Griffiths

97. Joanna Krupa

98. Denise Van Outen

99. Rosario Dawson

100. Sofia Vergara

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