Last year, Esquire used the above photo to tantalize readers about its upcoming Sexiest Woman pick. That woman turned out to be Charlize Theron, who doesn't repeat her win in 2008.
...thankfully not Lindsay Lohan. Or even Megan Fox. (Did you miss our announcement yesterday, thanks to Scanner Emily? Don't worry, we reveal it now, with glorious celebratory photos, below.)
Nope, this is a blast from the past, thank God. (Thank God, that is, we actually knew who this woman was before today's revelation...)
According to our friends at CNN.com, the winner had this to say for herself:
"I don't know exactly what it means, but being 42 and having just had a baby, I think I'll take it..."
"Sexiness is a state of mind -- a comfortable state of being," she says. "It's about loving yourself in your most unlovable moments."
"I share this title with every woman, because every woman is a nominee for it at any moment," she says.
Figured it out yet? Too late now, you've probably already peeked below...
No, that's not a young Alicia Keys... that's a wham-bam-thank-you-mam hot Halle Berry almost ruined by Esquire's product placement... but really, has there ever been a photo where Halle Berry didn't look 100% fantastic?
Photos via Just Jared. Story via CNN.
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