Johansson named world's sexiest

NEW YORK, March 27 (UPI) -- Readers of FHM magazine have named actress Scarlett Johansson the "Sexiest Woman in the World."

The 21-year-old star of "Match Point," released a statement thanking the readers for the "huge compliment" and said: "One of the best things for a woman to hear is that she is sexy," Zap2it.com reported Monday.

Last year's No. 1 on the list of the world's 100 sexiest women, Angelina Jolie, fell to No. 2. Johannson was No. 9 in last year's poll.

Rounding out the Top 10 are Jessica Alba, Jessica Simpson, Keira Knightley, Halle Berry, Jenny McCarthy, Maria Sharapova, Carmen Electra and Teri Hatcher.