Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie Named Sexiest Woman by Esquire

Sun Oct 17, 3:02 PM ET Entertainment - Reuters



LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Angelina Jolie, who manages to mesmerize men -- and fight off robot invaders -- with just one eye in her latest movie, has been named the "sexiest woman alive" in the latest edition of Esquire magazine.


Jolie, featured as the alluring, courageous fighter pilot with an eye patch in "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow," was the top pick of the magazine's editors and mostly male readers to grace the cover of Esquire's annual "Women We Love" issue.


The 29-year-old Jolie, who also lends her voice and sexy persona to a vampish fish named Lola in the computer-animated undersea adventure "Shark Tale," received 7 percent of all votes cast by readers.


Fellow Oscar winner and "Catwoman" star Halle Berry ran a close second with 6 percent. Newlywed pop princess Britney Spears made the cut this year at No. 3.


In an Esquire interview accompanying a cover photo of the actress, Jolie acknowledged her image as being "kind of wild or bad or weird or crazy."


"The tattoos, the blood, cutting myself -- it's all very much who I am," she said. "If you knew me privately, you might think I was even wilder than my reputation. But I'm also much softer. I'm a soft woman. Softer than people think."


She also reveals that she recently bought an airplane and is taking flying lessons, a hobby she embraced because she and her 3-year-old adopted son share a fascination with planes.


"I have to concentrate on my son," she said. "That's why I have lovers right now and not a boyfriend. I don't want my son to start calling somebody Daddy unless that person's gonna stay."


Jolie's marriage to actor Billy Bob Thornton ended in divorce in May 2003. She will next be seen as Alexander the Great's mom in Oliver Stone's upcoming epic "Alexander."


Rounding out the field of leading contenders for sexiest woman in the magazine's November issue, which hits newsstands this week, were TV/pop personality Jessica Simpson, sultry R&B singer Beyonce, Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron and former "Friends" star Jennifer Aniston.

I would have to admit that she is certainly one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood as is Halle Berry. The list however contains some doozies IMHO. Beyonce and Charlize Theron certainly belong on the list but Jessica Simpson? She is a moron and proves it every time she opens her mouth. I thought I new some people who would qualify for the dumbest person on the planet but then I saw an interview with her and realized she takes the cake.

Britney Spears is another one who I cannot see being one of the "sexiest" women alive, unless they included 15 year old boys in the survey. She does nothing for me and strikes me as a very immature 20 something who believes that having money makes her better then you. The only smart thing I have heard about her is that she invested in a restaurant but then even that failed.

People that should be on the list that aren't?

Lee Ann Rimes is one I can think of. She seems to be very humble and taking her celebrity status with a grain of salt.

Jamie Lee Curtis should top that list as even in her 40's she is still a knockout!

Ashley Judd is missing from the list, glad the Wynona gene skipped her.