Broadway's Michele, Johansson, et al. Named Most Desirable Women on 2011

After more than 5 million votes were cast internationally, AskMen's 10th Annual "Top 99 Most Desirable Women" list today uncovered Gossip Girl actress Blake Lively as this year's No. 1. While seasoned list-veterans Gisele Bundchen and Angelina Jolie have made it onto all 10 editions, this year shows an emergence of fresh, new faces. Additionally, a very deserving Beyoncé emerged as "Woman of the Decade" by ranking high on the list an impressive nine times, and even making it to No. 1 in 2007.
 
Since its inaugural year in 2001, the "Top 99 Most Desirable Women" has served as a snapshot of which female stars AskMen readers favor the most based upon the attributes that men want in a companion, such as intelligence, talent, character, and beauty. This year's list highlights a new generation of leading women, such as Mila Kunis, Olivia Wilde and Nicki Minaj, in addition to welcoming newcomers like royal icon Kate Middleton, Glee's Lea Michele and Mad Men's Jessica Pare.
 
Actresses best known for their roles on television dominated over their movie star counterparts, with two of the top three spots on the 2011 list claimed by Blake Lively (No. 1) and Modern Family's Sofia Vergara (No. 3). Mila Kunis, who started on the small screen with That 70's Show but did not garner critical acclaim until her performance in BLACK SWAN, secured the No. 2 spot. Completing the list for the "Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2011":
 
 
 
1.       Blake Lively
2.       Mila Kunis
3.       Sofia Vergara
4.       Selita Ebanks
5.       Miranda Kerr
6.       Cheryl Cole
7.       Scarlett Johansson 
8.       Katy Perry
9.       Anne Hathaway
10.   Jessica Pare
11.   Natalie Portman
12.   Emmanuelle Chriqui
13.   Jessica Alba
14.   Kate Beckinsale
15.   Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
16.   Penelope Cruz
17.   Emma Watson
18.   Marisa Miller
19.   Bar Refaeli
20.   Candice Swanepoel
21.   Christina Hendricks
22.   Liu Wen
23.   Beyoncé 
24.   Eva Mendes
25.   Keeley Hazell
26.   Shakira
27.   Kelly Brook
28.   Zoe Saldana
29.   January Jones
30.   Olivia Wilde
31.   Alessandra Ambrosio
32.   Emma Stone
33.   Abbie Cornish
34.   Gisele Bundchen
35.   Rachel McAdams
36.   Brooklyn Decker
37.   Nicki Minaj
38.   Jessica Biel
39.   Malin Akerman
40.   Gemma Arteton
41.   Rihanna
42.   Adriana Lima
43.   Alicia Keys
44.   Zooey Deschanel
45.   Kim Kardashian
46.   Maria Menounos
47.   Olivia Munn
48.   Kristen Bell
49.   Megan Fox
50.   Cameron Diaz
51.   Rose Byrne
52.   Odette Yustman
53.   Leighton Meester
54.   Keira Knightley
55.   Rashida Jones
56.   Taylor Swift
57.   Jessica Chobot
58.   Marion Cotillard
59.   Ashley Greene
60.   Elin Nordegren
61.   Kate Middleton
62.   Priyanka Chopra
63.   Gretchen Mol
64.   Shay Maria
65.   Rachael Taylor
66.   Ana Beatriz Barros
67.   Angelina Jolie
68.   Eva Longoria
69.   Padma Lakshmi
70.   Pixie Lott
71.   Amber Heard
72.   Emily Blunt
73.   Ximena Navarrete
74.   Elisabetta Canalis
75.   Maria Bartiromo
76.   Ophelia Lovibond
77.   Karen Gillan
78.   Daisy Lowe
79.   Alice Braga
80.   Maria Sharapova
81.   Dianna Agron
82.   Freida Pinto
83.   Rachel Bilson
84.   Justine Ezarik
85.   Halle Berry
86.   Rima Fakih
87.   Natalie Imbruglia
88.   Layla Kayleigh
89.   Joan Smalls
90.   Kristen Stewart
91.   Lea Michele
92.   Amanda Seyfried
93.   Larissa Riquelme
94.   Maggie Grace
95.   Arianny Celeste
96.   Ana de la Reguera
97.   Ivanka Trump
98.   Camilla Belle
99.   Minka Kelly

 
More than any other year, 2011's "Top 99 Most Desirable Women" signaled a changing of the guard in terms of which women the current generation of men find most appealing:
 
·         Ranking at No. 85 last year, Blake Lively beat out previous favorites such as Kate Beckinsale and Eva Mendes, who both dropped out of the top 10 ranking for the first time in three years.
 
·         Selita Ebanks, featured in Kanye West's praised Runaway video, scored a No. 4 spot, well above her fellow Victoria's Secret Angels Marisa Miller and Candice Swanepoel.
 
·          Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, who has replaced Megan Fox in the upcoming Transformers 3, is among the notable newcomers to 2011's list, debuting at No. 15.
 
"The 2011 Top 99 marks a departure from previous lists - nearly half of the honorees this year are new, giving us a glimpse of those qualities that a new generation of men find desirable," says AskMen's editor-in-chief, James Bassil. "This feels especially appropriate given that this is the 10th-anniversary edition of the list - we're seeing the next wave of Beyoncés and Angelina Jolies emerge."
 
For exclusive videos, photos and comments from this year's honorees, visit www.askmen.com. Up-to-date coverage of the "Top 99 Most Desirable Women 2011" can also be found on AskMen's Facebook and Twitter.