So FHM magazine has crowned Cheryl Cole the sexiest woman in the world for the second year running.

We know and agree she's delicious, and so we decided to find out more about this woman who beats more familiar names like Angelina Jolie, Megan Fox and Penelope Cruz.

Here's the Cheryl story:

Born on 30 June 1983, the English girl started dancing early on. Cheryl won a spate of modelling competitions before she was ten, and began dancing for The Royal Ballet.

Yet despite obvious talent -- and a knack for stealing the spotlight -- true stardom would elude the girl. Until a reality show, that is.

There are reality shows everywhere, and Cheryl auditioned for one of the many variants of the popular show Popstars.

She was one of the five winners, but the group they formed -- Girls Aloud -- saw unbelievable success, unlike any reality show band ever had.

Their first single, Sound Of The Underground, ended up spending four weeks at the Number 1 spot in England.

Cole and the Girls Aloud gang split up soon despite their success, in order to focus on individual careers.

Cheryl courted controversy after an assault on a toilet attendant, and there were allegations that this was a racially aggravated attack.

Cole needed a different kind of spotlight, and went back to reality television, becoming a judge for Simon Cowell's talent show, The X Factor.

The move to X Factor paid off very well for Cole, since her popularity isn't dated like most has-been judges, and she is able to come across as sincere and accessible.

The show has helped her craft her image in the UK, and she'll now be travelling West for the American version of X Factor, which could see her popularity skyrocket.

She might have had a bad marriage with footballer Ashley Cole, but Cheryl's finished with that -- though she doesn't seem to have given up the last name just yet.

For now, the singer has collaborated successfully with Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas for her first album, and her first single Fight For This Love has been a breakout rage.

She's just about starting out and clearly meant for bigger things, but all we can say for now is that we don't mind keeping an eye on Cheryl Cole. Oh yeah.