Priyanka Chopra has been voted The Sexiest Asian Woman of 2006, snatching the crown from Bipasha Basu who came in as runner-up.
LONDON: Priyanka Chopra has been voted The Sexiest Asian Woman of 2006, snatching the crown from the dusky beauty Bipasha Basu who came in as runner-up.
Former Miss World, Chopra is said to be surprised but happy about the honour. “It is really flattering that people think that way of me but it is a bit confusing as well because I don’t see myself that way. But I am very grateful and very glad,” said the 24-year-old actress, when told of the title by the Asian magazine Eastern Eye.
Eastern Eye, a weekly newspaper printed in the UK, carries out the contest each year and women from the Indian subcontinent as well as the Asian diaspora around the world are considered.
Surprisingly Ashwariya Rai, regarded as the most beautiful woman in the world is rated as third when it comes to oozing sex appeal, while the pouty Mallika Sherawat is placed at number four.
“Her combination of classical beauty and brains has massive sex appeal for Asian men,” said Hamant Verma, editor of Eastern Eye, of Chopra. “She is likely to continue the momentum gained from Krrish with roles in her forthcoming films Don, God Tussi Great Ho, Salaam-e-Ishq and Utthaan” he added. Actress Laila Rouass is the highest ranked British Asian at number five, just beating the Afghanistan-born Hammasa Kohistani who was crowned Miss England in 2005.
Kohistani, 19, made history by becoming the first Muslim girl to win the Miss England crown says she wants to work in Bollywood.
Riya Sen finds herself in the top ten list, not so much for her Bollywood success, but because of her presence in sexy photo shoots and X rated clips being sent round on mobiles.
Tennis star, Sania Mirza is the top most non-model, non-actress woman to break into the list at number 25.
Bollywood queens Rani Mukherjee and Preity Zinta are place at numbers 36 and 41 respectively and bringing up the rear at number 50 is none other the ultimate Bollywood diva, Rekha.
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