LONDON, Dec 4 — Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has regained the title she lost to Katrina Kaif last year as the world’s sexiest Asian woman, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.
The 32-year-old actress and singer leads the top 50 list in an annual poll conducted by UK-based weekly newspaper Eastern Eye.
Popular TV actress Drashti Dhami, who had led the voting at one stage, narrowly missed out on the top spot to come in second.
Fellow TV actress Sanaya Irani came third with last year’s winner, Kaif, slipping to fourth place this year.
“Someone once told me sexy is what sexy does and you do it best when you are being yourself. I don’t know what I did to deserve this but I’ll happily accept this title,” said Chopra.
“I am very flattered to have been named Eastern Eye’s sexiest woman once again. The fact that this is decided from a public poll across the world makes this even more special to me,” she said.
Eastern Eye showbiz editor Asjad Nazir, founder of the ‘Sexiest Asian’ list and chair of the judging panel, described this year’s top winner as an important international icon for India.
“Priyanka has become a strong symbol of girl power with projects like ‘Mary Kom’ and represented her country admirably around the world. That is why more women than men actually voted for her this year and why she was trending across Twitter during the voting process,” he said.
The A-list star beat off very tough competition from some of the most stunning women from around the world in the 11th edition of the list.
The 2014 rankings have been trending heavily on social media across India and Pakistan during the voting process, with over 10 million votes cast.
The highest new entry was reality TV star Gauahar Khan at number five and the second was young actress Preetika Rao at 10.
Other Indian television actresses who made the list included Nia Sharma (7), Asha Negi (12), Shakti Mohan (13), Surbhi Jyoti (16), Hina Khan (23), and Kritika Kamra (30).
The top 50 Sexiest Men list will be released next week. — Bernama
