London, May 2
Singer Tulisa Contostavlos has been voted the sexiest woman in the world by FHM magazine.
Singer Cheryl Cole came second and Rihanna acquired the third spot.
"Thank you so much for voting for me. It's a true honour and definitely a lovely confidence boost. I'm proud of me and I am who I am. I know that I'm marmite and I wouldn't wanna be anything less or anything more, I'm just myself," contactmusic.com quoted her as saying.