10 - Iwa Moto
Could have easily been my number one. But I guess she still needs to attain a certain level of nationwide popularity before she can be number one - like a hit sexy movie, a calendar or more good or even bad publicity.
9 - Anne Curtis
Pretty low considering considering the next babe after her in the list - Jennylyn Mercado. Anne has morphed from sweetheart to sex icon smoothly. She might not do sexy films but she has a sexy reputation. Including tons of beach pictures and that semi-scandal with Richard Gutierrez. Either love her or hate her, which is probably why she got number nine only.
8 - Jennylyn Mercado
I don’t understand why Jennylyn Mercado made it this high. She’s a sweetheart and not a sexy babe. She has not even appeared in any sexy pictorials. In fact, FHM does not have a single picture of her, her picture in the magazine is “borrowed.” Her high position speaks of her tons of supporters, which I guess is a feat on it’s own. I’ve met Jennylyn in an interview. I blogged about my Jennylyn Mercado experience in my personal blog.
7 - Diana Zubiri
We’ll probably see Diana Zubiri in the top ten for a couple more years. She might have “cooled” down in the Philippines but she’s an Asian phenomenon. She’s very well exposed and her fans are loyal.
6 - Bianca King
Oh, Bianca King. Here’s one babe that needs no sexy pictorials to be sexy. Her look and overall aura defines sexy. I also blogged a little about Bianca King in my personal blog.
5 - Ehra Madrigal
Probably a lot of people (just like me) owe it to FHM that they are aware of Ehra. She just sprung from nowhere and her first major exposure is as a sexy babe. Therefore, people will always see her as that (sexy). I like her look very much as well. I have the same sentiments for Ehra as with Iwa Moto.
4 - Angelica Panganiban
I can’t help but remember her before and after pictures from her Ginebra calendar pictorial. Whoever leaked that must alreay be in Angelica’s most wanted list. Imagine her trying to change her image from child star to mature only to be ruined by a couple of photos. But, I owe it to Angelica that I now know of Maria Ozawa. The resemblance is uncanny, therefore when I want to think of a sexy Angelica, I just go watch some Maria Ozawa.
3 - Angel Locsin
I remember a virtually unknown Angel appearing in the October 2003 cover of FHM. Kind of like what Ehra Madrigal did. Now, she’s almost like a Sharon Cuneta (fame-wise). The thing is, her FHM pictorials do not even bare much skin. She has appeared twice in the cover of FHM Philippines but still little skin exposed. She’s just a nationwide phenomenon; it’s admirable how she created a sexy image in a very tasteful, respectable manner.
Philippines’ sexiest - Katrina Halili
Sexy in an I-want-to-sex-you-up kind of way. Back-to-back sexiest in the Philippines. Almost like a Katrina Halili era. See previous post for more on Katrina Halili.
Global winner - Jessica Alba
I don’t know how this works, it seems as they compile the local votes (for each country) then add the global winner in the end. Well, Jessica Alba is Jessica Alba. To be voted by the world is something. Also see previous post entitled “Find me someone who thinks Jessica Alba is not hot.”
