Victoria's Secret supermodel Candice Swanepoel beat out other women after being named as Maxim's no. 1 beauty.
The South African model who is best known for her work with Victoria's Secret has captivated the world with her sexy body and one of a kind beauty. Enlisted as Maxim's no. 1 in their annual Hot 100 list, the blonde beauty outweighed other women from the world of movies, music and fashion. This year's ranking included women not just because of their good looks, but also due to their power and achievements.
Taking the top spot for the magazine's Hot 100 list, the sexy model was not chosen to be Maxim's no. 1 just because of her unique beauty. According to the magazine's creative director Paul Martinez, Swanepoel is the ideal person. Martinez also emphasized that it's not just her physical looks that made her achieved such title, but it's also because of her business acumen.
The blonde beauty was able to achieve international recognition and was also able to make herself a global brand. The 25 year-old model already covered for different magazines such as Vogue, ELLE and GQ. She also appeared on the runway to model for labels such as Tommy Hilfiger, Dolce and Gabbana as well as for Victoria's Secret since 2007.
Maxim's no. 1 beauty debuted at rank 10 on Forbes "The World's Top-Earning Models" list with estimated earnings of $3 million between 2010 and 2011. In 2013, she ranked at no. 9 with $3.3 million of earnings. The sexy blonde was also voted as no. 61 in 2010 and no. 62 in 2011 for FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World".
Following Swanepoel in Maxim's no.1 beauty in their "Hot 100 list" was Scarlett Johansson in rank two. Katy Perry was at the third place, Irina Shayk at the no.4 and Jennifer Lawrence at top 5. Top 6 to 10 were Zooey Deschanel, Alessandra Ambrosio, Jessica Alba, Mila Kunis and Cara Delevigne, respectively. Being chosen as the hottest woman of the magazine, Swanepoel felt honored.
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