Mad Men star Christina Hendricks [ Images ] has been named the sexiest woman alive by men's magazine Esquire.

The stunner pipped Transformers [ Images ] beauty Megan Fox [ Images ] to grab the top slot in the list, Contactmusic reported.

The 34-year-old actress is said to have scored 30 per cent of the vote in the readers' poll.

Victoria's Secret model Adriana Lima [ Images ] followed her in second place, while Fox was voted third in the list.

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