World's most beautiful women of 2014

10. Megan Fox

Megan Fox is the go-to geek-bait hot babe, and at No. 10 in our list. Considered one of the modern female sex symbols, she has appeared in magazines such as Maxim, Rolling Stone and FHM.

“It depends on what your idea of a role model is. If your idea of a role model is somebody who’s gonna preach to your kids that sex before marriage is wrong and cursing is wrong and women should be this and be that, then I’m not a role model. But if you want your girls to feel strong and intelligent and be outspoken and fight for what they think is right, then I want to be that type of role model, yeah.” – Megan Fox replied to The Times of London’s reporter.

9. Scarlett Johansson

Johansson is considered one of modern sex symbols, and has appeared in published lists of the sexiest women in the world, most notably when she was named the “Sexiest Woman Alive” by Esquire magazine in both 2006 and 2013 (the only woman to be chosen for the title twice), and the “Sexiest Celebrity” by Playboy magazine in 2007. She stands ninth on the world’s most beautiful women of 2014 list.

8. Amber Heard

Amber Heard is widely regarded as a young sex symbol, and she often appears in magazines’ Most Beautiful and Sexiest lists. She got her first ground-breaking role in the 2007 television show Hidden Palms. However, her breakthrough came with roles in Never Back Down and Pineapple Express in 2008. The actor is now engaged to Hollywood star Johnny Depp. She holds the eighth position on the world’s most beautiful women of 2014 list.

7. Charlize Theron

 An Academy-Award-winning actress, Theron rose to fame in the late 1990s following her powerful roles in the films The Devil’s Advocate, Mighty Joe Young, and The Cider House Rules. Her role in Monster as a serial killer was much appreciated too. Currently she is dating veteran actor Sean Penn. She stands seventh on the world’s most beautiful women of 2014 list.

“I’ve always been very proud to be a South African and I’ve always been very honest to people about that. And whatever I can do in my power I promise you I will do.”- Charlize Theron

6. Meryem Uzerli

Meryem Uzerli is a Turkish-German actor and model. She is best known by her role as Hurrem Sultan in the famous Turkish soap Muhteşem Yüzyıl (The Magnificent Century). She won the “Best Actress” Golden Butterfly award for this part in 2012. In 2013, she left the series due to health reasons. She stands sixth on the world’s most beautiful women of 2014 list.

5. Irina Shayk

Russian beauty Irina Shayk has been a familiar figure in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition from 2007 to 2013. The beauty is dating ace footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. She stands fifth on the world’s most beautiful women of 2014 list.

“Different things make me feel sexy. Sometimes it’s just a manicure or when I buy some new underwear or just receiving a compliment from a guy on the street. But I think to feel sexy, you just need the right person next to you, who’s going to complete you and make you feel even sexier.” – Irina Shayk

4. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Former Miss World and Bollywood actor Aishwarya is regarded as one of the most influential celebrities in India and the most beautiful too. She may have been criticised in India for not losing her baby weight fast enough, but the powerhouse performer has been voted the world’s fourth most beautiful woman of 2014 in a recent poll conducted by the online magazine, Hollywood Buzz.

3. Angelina Jolie

A humanitarian, actor, film director, screenwriter and author, Jolie is multi-talented and extremely beautiful too. She has been cited as the world’s most beautiful woman on numerous occasions. She stands third on the list this time. Where you’ve seen her: You either laugh, cheer her on or both while watching her as Mrs. Smith on “Mr.and Mrs. Smith”

“I don’t believe in guilt, I believe in living on impulse as long as you never intentionally hurt another person. And don’t judge people in your life. I think you should live completely free.” – Angelina Jolie

2. Kate Upton

Kate Upton is famous for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Upton started her modeling career in 2008 and was the face of GUESS in 2010-11. Sports Illustrated’s 2014 swimsuit issue featured Kate Upton on the cover photographed in a zero-gravity chamber to make her breasts appear weightless. She stands second on the world’s most beautiful women of 2014 list.

“I like my bikinis very small, and I also like, uh, nude-colored bikinis because people double-take — they think I’m naked on the beach.” – Kate Upton

1. Monica Bellucci

Monica is an Italian actor and fashion model who started her modelling career at the age of 13 by posing for a local photo enthusiast. She rose to prominence in 1989 as a fashion model in Paris and across the Atlantic, in New York City. She posed for Dolce & Gabbana and French Elle, among others. That year itself, Monica made the transition to acting. She is considered an Italian sex symbol. And as they say, the rest is history! She stands first on the world’s most beautiful women of 2014 list. Empire magazine selected her as twenty-first on their list of “The Sexiest 25 Characters in Cinema – The Women” for her role of “Persephone” in the Matrix series.