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KELLY BROOK WINS 'MAXIM' MAGAZINE'S BRITISH BEAUTY POLL


June 25, 2002
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Former Big Breakfast presenter Kelly Brook is the sexiest British woman of the past half a century, eclipsing the likes of Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Collins and Julie Christie, according to a men’s lifestyle magazine poll.

Twenty-two-year-old Kelly, who started out as a Wonderbra model, topped the poll of 15,000 Maxim readers, beating Liz Hurley into second place and S Club 7’s Rachel Stevens into third. Others who made it into the top ten included Brookside’s Jennifer Ellison, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones who tied in sixth place with singer Louise Rednap, and model Jordan.

Seasoned stars of the Fifties and Sixties emerged lower on the list, but this could have been due to the fact that the average age of the voters was 29. Dynasty star Joan Collins came in at number 40 while the late Princess Margaret was voted into 46th place.

The magazine’s executive editor, Michael Hodges, said: “We were celebrating the fact that the English have some of the sexiest women in the world. It’s good that our readers voted not only for the beautiful women of today, but also the classic beauties of the past.”

Photo: © Alphapress.com
Described by Maxim's executive editor Michael Hodges as "a typical Englsh girl next door", Kelly topped the magazine's poll in which 15,000 readers votedPhoto: © Alpha
Photo: © Alphapress.com
Actress and new mum Liz Hurley was beaten into second place in the poll, while S Club 7's Rachel Stevens came in thirdPhoto: © Alpha

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