1. Cheryl ColeThe sexiest woman in the world, according to FHM, is the Girls Aloud and X Factor star, the first British woman to make it to the list in three years. The 25-year-old, who is married to Chelsea and England football player Ashley Cole, goes by the nickname 'flatty batty'.
2. Megan FoxThe queen of hotness has been dethroned! But not to worry, number two is not so bad either.
3. Jessica AlbaIt's been quite some time since we heard from this 27-year-old yummy mummy. Looks like taking care of her year-old baby with hubby Cash Warren is taking up all of her time. It's good to see her on this list, though.
4. Britney SpearsThis 27-year-old pop star needs no introduction. Britney has left her flab days behind,and is looking quite fab!
5. Keeley HazellAt number five is 22-year-old English model who co-founded [with her agent Ginny Mettrick]a modelling agency called Muse Management.
6. Adriana LimaBelieve it or not, but this 27-year-old Brazilian supermodel and Victoria's Secret Angelstudied to become a nun. A staunch Catholic, she says she doesn't believe in sex before marriage. In 2009 she married Serbian basketball player Marko Jaric.
7. Elisha CuthbertWith a hot bod like hers, this 26-year-old Canadian actress is no stranger to the FHM and Maxim hot lists. The actress whose acting credits include The Girl Next Door, Captivity and the television series 24, however has vowed never to pose in the nude.
8. Kristin KreukThe reason why this stunning 26-year-old looks familiar is because you may have seen her in the television series Smallville [yes, the one about Superman]. The Canadian actress also starred opposite Jimi Mistry in the 2005 movie Partition where she plays a 17-year old who falls in love with an ex-British Indian Army officer Gian Singh.
9. Anna FrielThis 32-year old English actress' acting career started at the age of 13 for a drama serial G.B.H. Since then she has starred in a number of television programmes inlcuding the American television series Pushing Daisies. You can also watch out for her in the upcoming film, Land of the Lost, where she plays a research assistant opposite Will Ferrell.
10. Freida Pinto, the only Indian woman among the top 10.Post Slumdog Millionaire, this 24-year-old model-actress has gone from strength to strength by landing a Woody Allen film whose cast members include Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Antonio Banderas, Naomi Watts, and Nicole Kidman. The actress has topped quite a few beauty lists, landed leading magazine covers and walked the runway in international catwalks. And all this based on just one movie.
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