AskMen’s ‘most desirable’ woman

It’s often said that Hollywood is a young woman’s game, but AskMen.com readers officially bucked that trend in 2012.

Actress Sofia Vergara (left) was named #1 on the men’s online magazine’s annual list of the ‘Top 99 Most Desirable Women’, which was announced on Tuesday. While the 39-year-old ‘Modern Family’ star snagged the top spot, former A-list mainstays like Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie gave way to recent additions and fresh favourites, a clear signal that, as far as AskMen.com readers are concerned, there’s a new guard in town.When it comes to ‘desirability’, Vergara proves that age is just a number.After enjoying a breakout year thanks to ABC’s ‘Modern Family’, Vergara placed third on the website’s list in 2011. And AskMen.com readers obviously haven’t cooled on the fiery Colombian bombshell in the past 12 months, bumping her up to first in 2012. In doing so, the actress beat out a number of younger leading ladies and newcomers to lead the Top 10, such as Victoria’s Secret favourites Miranda Kerr (#4) and Candice Swanepoel (#10), rapper Nicki Minaj (#5), and actresses Emma Stone (#6) and Scarlett Johansson (#7).Meanwhile, perennial favourites like Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie were left off the list entirely in 2012.And, as the old guard falls, new favourites like Vergara, Kim Kardashian (#8), Rihanna (#9), and Zooey Deschanel (#12) have moved up to take their place.Now in its 11th year, AskMen’s Top 99 Most Desirable Women is annually the site’s largest feature, and helps signal shifts in the qualities men are looking for in their dream girls and celebrity crushes.More than one million readers voted on the Top 99 for 2012.

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