Bollywood superstar Deepika Padukone has been named Asia’s sexiest woman in a recently published list compiled by a London-based newspaper.
Eastern Eye recently published its latest “Top 50 Sexiest Asian Women” list based on a popular annual poll voted by millions of international fans, Hindustan Times reported. However, it’s very easy to see that the ethnic scope of the Asian women named, at least in the top 10, seems very narrow despite Asia being rather large and incredibly diverse.
Padukone, an Indian actress known for her acting chops and disarmingly good looks, captured the title for the first time. The top spot of the list has been previously held by actress Priyanka Chopra four times in the past.
“It does bring a smile to my face, but sexy means different things to different people,” Padukone was quoted as saying. “For me, it’s not just physical. Being comfortable with who you are, is sexy. Confidence is sexy. Innocence and vulnerability is sexy.”
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Next year will mark a huge step for Deepika’s career as she will make her Hollywood debut alongside Vin Diesel in “xXx: Return of Xander Cage.”
Several young and up-and-coming Indian actresses have ranked higher this year, including Sanaya Irani and Nia Sharma. Priyanka settled for second place this year.
Nia Sharma landed in third place, technically making her the “sexiest Asian” on the small screen.
At number four, TV darling Drashti Dhami retained her high rank from last year, while Alia Bhatt makes her first ‘top 10’ appearance by ranking at number five. Rounding up the top ten are Indian superstars Sanaya Irani (sixth), Katrina Kaif (seventh), Sonam Kapoor (eight), Pakistani actress Mahira Khan (ninth) and Gauhar Khan (10th).
Eastern Eye is a British magazine based in London founded by Sarwar Ahmed in 1989. Eastern Eye was sold to the Asian Media & Marketing Group (AMG) in 2009.
