Penelope Cruz has been named the Sexiest Woman Alive by Esquire magazine .

At 40, Oscar-winner Penelope Cruz is the bomb!

She is married to Oscar-winning actor, Javier Bardem, and together they produced two beautiful children. But that didnt stop the Spanish bombshell  as she certainly lives up to the title  as the SEXIEST WOMAN ALIVE by Esquire Magazine.

Cruz has become the 11th woman to be given the title by the magazine.

Previous honorees include Angelina Jolie, Halle Berry, Rihanna and Charlize Theron.

The November issue of Esquire will be on news-stands on October 21.

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Valerie Weigmann is Miss World Philippines 2014!

If boxing is our unofficial national sports, beauty pageant is our favorite past time. Last night was one of the most glamorous nights in Philippine television, as 37 of the countries most beautiful women competed for the title of Miss World Philippines 2014.

Valerie Weigmann. tv host, model, and entrepreneur, was crowned Miss World Philippines at a glittering ceremony Sunday at the Mall of Asia Arena—taking over the reins on Megan Young, last year’s winner and the reigning Miss World.

When asked “why you should be Miss World?’… she confidently quipped, “”I believe in the importance of empathy and compassion because I see, if all of us can all come together, we can all be advocates of change. And I want to inspire and encourage everyone to take up personal advocacy.”

Here is the list of winners as announced:

MISS WORLD Philippines 2014: Valerie Weigmann
1ST PRINCESS: Lorraine Kendrickson
2ND PRINCESS: Nelda Ibe
3RD PRINCESS: Nicole Donesa
4TH PRINCESS: Rachel Louise Peters

The Philippines new set of beauty queens received the following cash prizes: Miss World Philippines 2014: P1 million; 1st Princess: P250,000; 2nd Princess: P200,000; 3rd Princess: P150,000; and 4th Princess: P100,000.

credit: YAHOO PHILIPPINES