Priyanka ‘Sexiest Asian Woman’ in UK poll
Online Desk : Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra beat off global competition to retain her title as the ‘Sexiest Asian Woman’ in an annual UK poll, according to the Indian zeenews report published on Thursday.
The singer and actress, 33, came out on top following millions of votes pouring in from across the globe on social media for the 2015 edition of the popular ’50 Sexiest Asian Women’ poll conducted by London-based weekly newspaper ‘Eastern Eye.
“Now that’s a title I’m happy to hold on to. I’m bringing sexy back! A big thank you to everyone who’s voted for me. Thank you also to ‘Eastern Eye’ for making me feel ‘sexy’; well, at least for another year. A piece of advice to the ladies it’s all in the mind. Remember, sexy is as sexy does,” said Chopra.
Zeenews also reports, this is the third time in the past four years that Chopra, who has been making waves with her role as an FBI recruit in American television thriller Quantico, topped the list.
A-list Bollywood actresses Deepika Padukone (4) and Katrina Kaif (5) completed the top 5. Others in the top 10 are Nia Sharma (6), Kareena Kapoor Khan (7), Gauahar Khan (8), Sonam Kapoor (9) and the highest placed Pakistani, Mahira Khan (10). The highest placed newcomer in this year’s list is young Indian television actress Niti Taylor (15).
The highest placed British woman is once again TV actress Jasmin Walia (28) and Canadian actress Hannah Simone (35), a newcomer in the list, is the highest-placed North American.
Others in the 2015 list include Shraddha Kapoor (19), Bipasha Basu (25), Alia Bhatt (27), Parineeti Chopra (33), Mehreen Syed (38) and Kanika Kapoor (48).
According to the report of the Indian newspaper, the complete ’50 Sexiest Asian Women’ 2015 list, which is compiled from votes on social media, will be published in ‘Eastern Eye’ on Friday.
