Deepika Padukone, The Hottest Woman Of The Year

The number one on Maxim’s 2017 hot 100 is taking her game to a whole new level... And is sexier than ever!

- Meher Bajwa

What is the Hot 100? It’s a pop culture icon, a concise tome of the times of hotness we live in. It has predicted trends, it has cemented our beliefs and, more importantly, it has highlighted how far we have come. This year, the Maxim Hot 100 registered over a million votes—that’s about 30 percent more than last year. Readers and fans across the world clicked and pressed for their lives, making sure their dream women wouldn’t be left out. And, as many of you voted and even more of you expected, the Number One is a woman who’s leading a pretty charmed life. A flourishing career in the movies, permanence on TV with a bounty of ads, a packed calendar that’s probably too heavy for any solo staffer in the DP entourage to manage. It’s amazing to watch this woman, who was our first ever Hot 100 winner in 2008, power through it all without letting her stunning smile falter for even a second. And considering she’s one of the most photographed celebrities on the planet, we’d say that’s one feat for the record books. How does she feel about being voted the hottest woman in the world? “It’s a positive feeling to be honest,” she says. “It feels reassuring to know that it comes with being who I am and doing what I do; not just as an actor but in my daily life too. It’s empowering to make it to the top of any list