Penelope Cruz has been deemed 'Esquire' magazine's Sexiest Woman Alive -- and for good reason.
Kim Kardashian might be British GQ's Woman of the Year, but back in the States, it's Penelope Cruz that's been deemed Esquire magazine's 11th Sexiest Woman Alive -- and for good reason.
At 40 years old, Cruz covers the men's magazine Nov. issue (hitting newsstands Oct. 21) in a sexy, cleavage-baring swimsuit, proving why she's earned the coveted title.
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"I've played a lot of tricks on myself,” she tells Esquire of her younger years. "I've made it hard for me sometimes, especially in my teens and twenties. I had an attraction to drama. Most of us have that, especially if you are an artist -- you feel like you are tempted to explore the darkness."
Now a mother-of-two and wife to Javier Bardem, Cruz admits, "I could not be less interested now. For me, the most attractive, charming, cool, fun, interesting thing -- how could I call it? A plan."
When asked to chat a bit about her famous husband and their family, Cruz shuts it down, saying, "That is for us."
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The Oscar winner's Sexiest Woman Alive predecessors include her Vicky Cristina Barcelona co-star and two-time winner Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis and Rihanna.
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