Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra who is making waves
internationally with her American thriller series ‘Quantico’, has been voted
the Sexiest Asian Woman in an annual poll conducted by a UK-based weekly.
The 33-year-old singer-cum-actress was bestowed the title
for the third time in a row. Priyanka’s fans across the globe voted for her on
social media to bring her on top in this year’s list of ‘50 Sexiest Asian Women’.
The list is compiled from votes on social media, the polling for which is conducted
by the weekly ‘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 the ‘Mary Kom’ actress.
"Priyanka Chopra is doing India proud on the global
stage and winning loads of admirers. This was illustrated by the largest-ever
number of votes by non-Asians that she received from all over the world. She is
clearly building bridges internationally through her art and will continue to
do so in the coming years. And by excelling in TV, film and music, the
multi-talented actress has shown just how far hard work can take you,"
said Asjad Nazir, chairman of the judging panel and the weekly’s showbiz editor.
The other celebrities in the top ten positions are
television actress Sanaya Irani who rose one up from last year to come second,
while her counterpart Drashti Dhami became third. Bollywood actress Deepika
Padukone and Katrina Kaif took the fourth and fifth respectively. TV actress
Nia Sharma followed at number six, while Kareena Kapoor Khan, model-actress
Gauhar Khan and Sonam Kapoor were placed at seventh, eighth and ninth positions
respectively. Pakistani actress Mahira Khan was on number ten.
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