Rap-Up.com || Rihanna Named ‘Sexiest Woman Alive’ by Esquire Magazine

Rihanna’s sex appeal is undeniable, but now the editors of Esquire magazine have declared the Barbados beauty as 2011’s “Sexiest Woman Alive.” She takes the honors from actress Minka Kelly, who graced last year’s cover. In the black-and-white photo shoot, RiRi strips down, rubbing dirt all over her smokin’ body. The teaser will have you hitting play over and over again.

In related news, the singer has scrapped plans for a LOUD re-release and is instead readying an entirely new body of work. “I tht abt a RihRelease, but LOUD is its own body of work! Plus u guys work so F?CKIN hard that u deserve to act brand new!!!” she informed one fan on Twitter.

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HELL NO
September 7th, 2011 at 9:57 am
Esquire has no taste!! Beyonce is the sexiest woman alive!

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aybaybay143 Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 9:58 am
@HELL NO, agreed

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UGGHHH Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 12:39 pm
@aybaybay143, RIHANNA WAS NOT NAMED SEXIEST WOMAN ALIVE….ESQUIRE NAMED KATRINA BOWDEN THE 2011 SEXIEST WOMAN ALIVE…WOMP

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tiff Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 12:56 pm
@UGGHHH, I believe the Editors chose Rihanna but viewers (5 million ppl) chose Katrina Bowden. Big Difference. Editors want to sell magazine covers but Katrina is indeed the Sexiest WOman Alive.

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Natasia Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 1:01 pm
@tiff, Actually the video was posted on Esquire’s website but quickly removed so I think Esquire made a mistake with naming Rihanna when she didnt actually win…this is why all the blogs declaring Rihanna the winner are posting TwitVIDs of the video. Rih didnt win it :-(

I just read it over at Huffington Post who posted her winning and then updated it correcting it saying she was not named. But they did say she came close

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Zack Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 10:03 am
@HELL NO, GTFO Beyonce is not sexy. She’s getting older. Ew. Bey stans can stay mad their old, ugly fave didn’t get this. Aw too bad.

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HELL NO Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 10:13 am
@Zack, honey beyonce already won a load of these awards over the years and she has never looked better so sit ya ass down

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Real Issh Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 12:42 pm
@Zack, Umm – A million other people can tell u otherwise but know that Beyonce is BEAUTIFUL . New flash: Rihanna & Myself stan for the same woman . I stan for Beyonce , put 2 & 2 together .

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maya Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 2:53 pm
@HELL NO, They sure don’t & she looks a hot ass mess in that pic!

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Carissa
September 7th, 2011 at 9:58 am
THAT’S MY BITCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCH! GWAN RIHSUS!

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aybaybay143 Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 9:58 am
@Carissa, SIT

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Word! Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 11:57 am
@aybaybay143, Why the hate???? U Mad???

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Yeah
September 7th, 2011 at 9:59 am
YASSSSSSSSs

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INCAS Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 12:40 pm
@Yeah, she looks really SCARY here ! I thought she was gonna crawl outta the computer screen or something.

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Word To 2Pac Shakurs Halo Reply:
September 9th, 2011 at 10:35 am
@INCAS, LOL, my thoughts exactly.

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Trina
September 7th, 2011 at 10:00 am
This isn’t sexy

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Kaki
September 7th, 2011 at 10:01 am
Actually she was not declared it, some white girl is!

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dirtymoney
September 7th, 2011 at 10:01 am
since when is rubbing dirt over your face ‘sexy’?

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jacques francois
September 7th, 2011 at 10:03 am
yesssssssssssssssssssssss!!!

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September 7th, 2011 at 10:09 am
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NICK
September 7th, 2011 at 10:18 am
Bar Rafaeli the Israeli model did a similar shot recently she was cover in mud,no one complained.Anyways it always the basic minded bitches. When you lack is Artistic vision you would not appreciate Rihanna’s esquire shoot.Beauty in Art is not about just being dress up like doll,it’s about seeing the raw beauty of a woman or man even when they are dress down or in this case covered in dirt, or even mud. I remember Beyonce did a shoot with her face painted black and the Bey stans were praising it,and to be quite honest the shoot was not her best.Why this young Black girl is hated by her own people -black folks I would never understand and quite frankly it disgust me I’m white. Black folks when will you ever learn that self hatred for yourself and each other is your biggest down fall.

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thisisit Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 10:29 am
@NICK, what the hell are you talking about “hated by her own people”… it doesn’t matter if you are white or black, we are all the same. Just cause rihanna is black it doesn’t mean all black people have to like her!!! jeeez u sound really dumb

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Way2Go
September 7th, 2011 at 10:19 am
YESSSS!!! SO DESERVED. RIHANNA IS STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL. WE DESERVED. SHE IS WITHOUT DOUBT THE SEXIEST WOMAN ALIVE FROM 2011

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Way2Go
September 7th, 2011 at 10:19 am
WELL DESERVED MY BAD GUYS

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beyonce flop singles
September 7th, 2011 at 10:22 am
looks like a wet dog……. the media will make u believe anything .

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Cranberry
September 7th, 2011 at 10:23 am
…why is she constantly taking her clothes off? Tacky.

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Lola
September 7th, 2011 at 10:23 am
She is pretty bad!

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LOL
September 7th, 2011 at 10:27 am
Shout Out to Chris Brown

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sam
September 7th, 2011 at 10:28 am
wth ..NO WAYY !!

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Rihannalover
September 7th, 2011 at 10:33 am
Very deserving!!! She was voted for the title by the public! The public has spoken! She is one of the youngest to ever be crowned! She’s the only musician ever! She’s the second black woman. It’s great to see a black woman with black features i.e. her nose voted the sexiest woman alive! She’s forever breaking boundaries! Barbados must be proud of you, gyal!!! I can’t wait to see the spread, her Armani ads and British Vogue! WOW! Rihanna, we are NOT WORTHY!!! Thank you!!!#RihannaNavy #yourfavhasandcouldnever #dealwithit

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wrong Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 10:45 am
@Rihannalover, she was not voted by the public. she was chosen by the editors.

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Holler.
September 7th, 2011 at 10:41 am
Stupid. True beauty/sexy, is looking sexier without make-up than with. Plus Rihanna isnt even attractive! Katy Perry is a lot hotter than brawd & as for Beyonce she’s hotter than every damn chick even with a Baby!

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thisisit Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 11:13 am
@Holler., yesssssssssssssssssss

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Real Issh Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 12:43 pm
@Holler., Yupp yupp – You know this .

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isabella! Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 1:33 pm
@Holler., first off not everybody has the same taste and since rihanna was the editors choice for sexiest woman alive, then obviously she is attractive. Unless you yourself win the award you have very little say in who is attractive and who isn’t. and i prefer natural beauty over plastic surgery any day. beyonce bought her boobs, rihanna is perfectly happy with her little ones, and that makes her so much more beautiful.

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Real Issh Reply:
September 8th, 2011 at 7:39 pm
@isabella!, The dumb bitch award goes to you .. Beyonce bought her boobs ? You’re very slow .

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maya Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 2:57 pm
@Holler., yes! Katy is gorgeous & her beauty is over looked sometimes!

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nina
September 7th, 2011 at 10:43 am
HOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTT

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frenchie
September 7th, 2011 at 11:08 am
Why does the sexiest woman alive has to be a star?
I see women way more sexy than any stars just on my way to work…

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Ice Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 11:43 am
@frenchie, you have a good point

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yaaz Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 1:21 pm
@frenchie, I was just thinkig about the sam thing!

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isabella! Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 1:35 pm
@frenchie, because they have to be noticed. they aren’t just going around from city to city looking for the most beautiful woman alive, they go by the media, and women who are public, there are alot of beautiful women but they won’t win the award unless they get noticed first.

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new boy
September 7th, 2011 at 11:26 am
Oh please ! -.-

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beth
September 7th, 2011 at 11:42 am
GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT. SHE WAS NOT VOTED. SHE WAS ONE OF THE WOMEN. ONE OF THE GIRLS FROM 30 ROCK IS THE SEXIEST WOMAN ALIVE THIS YEAR. GOOGLE IT.

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beth is dumb Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 11:48 am
@beth, YOU ARE WRONG. If YOU actually did your research, you would see that that was an old poll from April.

This is for the magazine’s annual issue, which goes on sale every time this year.

You are so dumb. SMH.

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beth Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 1:42 pm
@beth is dumb, You are retarded, idiot. Go google shit. In fact go to their website, and watch Katrina’s acceptance speech. And idiot, that is the annual issue. Not any stupid old poll from April. Delusional idiot living your life through rihanna.

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baya Reply:
September 8th, 2011 at 9:39 am
@beth, LOL!! These navy members are a MESS. Rihanna didnt even make iit to the top 16 smh

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Ray
September 7th, 2011 at 11:47 am
The haters should go listen to Rihanna’s song “Dem haters” because that’s what ya doing

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topa Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 12:53 pm
@Ray, So because we say Rap-Up got it wrong we’re hating? I think Rihanna is sexy BUT she was NOT named the 2011 Sexiest Woman Alive, Katrina Bowden was.

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rnb
September 7th, 2011 at 11:57 am
how much jay z paid them to throw that bullshit??????

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Real Issh Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 12:43 pm
@rnb, Lmaooooooooooooooooooooooo .

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topa Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 12:54 pm
@Real Issh, None cuz she wasnt named the Sexiest Woman Alive. A white girl was lol

Google “Esquire 2011 Sexiest Woman Alive” and you’ll see..her name is Katrina Bowden

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tonya
September 7th, 2011 at 11:59 am
she seems more scary than sexy to me….

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Word!
September 7th, 2011 at 12:02 pm
Rihanna is beautiful point blank. love it or hate there will always be people casting shade. All those throwing shade think they are the tea! We’d liketo see what ya’ll look like.

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wohooo
September 7th, 2011 at 12:03 pm
video is removed…

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say what
September 7th, 2011 at 12:19 pm
Yesssssssss rih keep driving the lames Nutts
baby girl and now Just one Question Whos Ozzing Sexiness all over the world, thats right riiiiiiiiih is, Navy On Board,,,,,keep hating on the Sex Kitten!

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Word! Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 12:55 pm
@say what,↑ This!!!!!

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ThankMeLater
September 7th, 2011 at 12:20 pm
RiYAWNa

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brainfood.com Reply:
September 8th, 2011 at 2:17 pm
@ThankMeLater,

You’re the same person who started BeYAWNsay aren’t you?

I’m telling you…use your energy toward something that will make YOU grow and succeed. All this “YAWN” stuff is keeping YOU away from YOUR greatness! Please leave the stuck in a miserable head space position…it’s not the best way to win friends and influence people.

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say what
September 7th, 2011 at 12:26 pm
Esquire you or the Best, I Love Your choice in women and Especially Right Now. The Haters Of Rihanna will disagree and name who they think coulda shoulda Won This Prestigeous Honor, Many, Many People around the world will AGREE WITH YOU, But the haters will remain LIVID until Rihanna makes another Milestone, Navy!

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UGGHHH Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 12:52 pm
@say what, tooo bad Rihanna wasnt named the sexiest woman alive…it was given to Katrina Bowden. Google “Sexiest woman alive 2011 Esquire”…she has an acceptance speech and all.

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Speechless
September 7th, 2011 at 12:32 pm
So she was voted the sexiest woman alive but she looks like a greased up pig in that picture…..child please.

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September 7th, 2011 at 12:46 pm
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Sandra
September 7th, 2011 at 12:53 pm
Update..recently reported
Rihanna was not named sexiest woman alive, “The Hautest in Fashion, and Celebrity Gossip”
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brainfood.com
September 7th, 2011 at 1:07 pm
@Cranberry,

What singer that’s of her status hasn’t?

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brainfood.com
September 7th, 2011 at 1:09 pm
I can’t believe how many people hate on this girl. Bad part about is most of ya’ll is probably women.

Shame, ladies. Even if you don’t agree (which I don’t really agree…I’ve seen some beautiful woman throughout the neighborhood with their children), at least TRY to keep it classy.

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beth
September 7th, 2011 at 1:40 pm
Get a life. No one is hating. We are simply stating the fact. She was not named sexiest woman alive! SImple. IS she sexy? Hell yes, she is. But all this letters about people hating her just because they are stating the fact is straight up stupid.

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brainfood.com Reply:
September 8th, 2011 at 7:09 am
@beth,
You may not be hating, but the people who are calling her a ‘greased up pig’ and other pointless names that do nothing to take away from her success IS HATING.

It is not a fact that she looks like a greased up pig, it’s an opinion. Please read all the comments before making a comment on them.

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September 7th, 2011 at 2:00 pm
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Giamma
September 7th, 2011 at 2:05 pm
WOW

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Jamaican
September 7th, 2011 at 2:12 pm
& This Video Doesn’t Appeal To My Sexual Senses…

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Jim Jonh
September 7th, 2011 at 2:39 pm
Beyonce is the sexit woman alive

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maya
September 7th, 2011 at 2:56 pm
Megan Fox, Kim Kardashian, Lauren London, Beyonce, Jessica Alba, Megan Good, Zoe Saldana…

You mean to tell me Rihanna is hotter than them? LMFAO, bitch please!

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maya Reply:
September 7th, 2011 at 3:00 pm
@maya, Oh, I forgot Cassie too. I see prettier girls on TUMBLR!

She’ll never be on the greatest vocalist alive, that’s for sure.

& don’t even call me a hater, it’s not hating when it’s the TRUTH!

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Beyonce is desperate
September 7th, 2011 at 3:30 pm
 congrats! Bey is one ugly muffin

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Real Issh Reply:
September 8th, 2011 at 7:41 pm
@Beyonce is desperate, Kill yourself immediately .

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pArallel-intersect
September 7th, 2011 at 4:29 pm
rianna is bad 4 ma asthma cos to me she is breathtakinly gorgeous____

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Real Issh Reply:
September 8th, 2011 at 7:42 pm
@pArallel-intersect, She’s bad for your spelling also – you illiterate fuck .

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Love
September 7th, 2011 at 5:23 pm
love riri. she is more beautiful and sales better than beyawnce.

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KaramelKisses Reply:
September 8th, 2011 at 7:27 am
@Love, Rihanna is trying to catch up w/ Beyonce. This chick is not doing anything that King B has NOT done. Rihanna is pretty but sexy? NOT SO MUCH however she can have this award that was given to her by the editors (who are trying to sell magazines). Because fan or not, you know she will not be winning any prestigious awards soon (i.e., a Grammy, an Emmy, etc.) because those awards require you have talent. And the only talent this chick has is taking off her clothes or mumbling her way through a song about sex.

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nicole Reply:
September 8th, 2011 at 2:33 pm
@KaramelKisses, you ain’t never lie!

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Kyle
September 7th, 2011 at 7:13 pm
Don’t get me wrong, Rihanna is so beautiful but not the ‘sexiest woman alive.’ Then again, it’s all based on opinion and personal tastes. Watching this video is such a turn off. She looks too young to be labeled ‘sexy.’ The older the women, the sexier they are. Kelly Rowland for example has gotten sexier with age IMO. She would look so good on an Esquire cover.

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Winston Churchill
September 7th, 2011 at 7:34 pm
everyone knows Kyle’s mom is the sexist woman alive right Kyle?^^

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andres
September 7th, 2011 at 11:17 pm
hahaha! r u serious????? the red-headed wendys girll??? nahhhh NEXTTT!

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Hugh
September 8th, 2011 at 6:56 am
Cant disagree. Her hair is better now shes not red

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say what
September 8th, 2011 at 7:05 am
Rihanna keep making them sweat, you or
always the talk around the world, mama.

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say what
September 8th, 2011 at 7:15 am
haters or going to hate, thats what they do
but hate rihanna if you will because she will
never stop working hard. She keeps reaching new Milestones in her Career, shes doing amazingly well in her career climb.

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KaramelKisses Reply:
September 8th, 2011 at 7:34 am
@say what, You are correct, she keeps reaching milestones in HER career. I don’t think people are “hating” (isn’t this term so 2000) but stating their opinion. You may think she is beautiful & so do the editors that GAVE her this award but she may not be everyone’s taste. Truthfully speaking there are alot of sexy women out there.

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Way2Go
September 8th, 2011 at 7:48 am
BEAUTIFUL, SMART, HUMBLE, ATTRACTIVE, ELLEN, bELLA ADORABLE, ADMIRING, GORGEOUS, RADIANT, RAVISHING, ENTICING, IDEAL, FOXY, STUNNING, SYMMETRICAL, CUTE, GRAND, PRETTY,BEAUTEOUS, CHARMING, REFINED, DIVINE, ELEGANT, LOVELY, GRACEGUL, SPLENDID, DELIGHTFUL, SUPERB, GOODLOOKING etc ALLLLLLLLLLL BELONGS TO RIHANNA. SHE DESERVES IT!! THATS ALL SHE REAKS, THIS VIDEO COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER BUT RIHANNA IS BEAUTIFUL GIRL. PEOPLE SEE THIS. AND THE ONLY REASON PEOPLE MAKE COMPARISON IS BECAUSE THEY SEE IT AND THEY DONT WANT HER TO SHINE AND KNOWLEDGE IT. THE COMPETITION IS GOODLOOKING BUT RIHANNA WON!! point blank period

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Steve Reply:
October 11th, 2011 at 7:19 am
@Way2Go, Exactly

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s. grant
September 9th, 2011 at 9:55 am
Rihanna is very beautiful, that’s no lie

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s. grant
September 9th, 2011 at 9:56 am
and some of you are so closed minded. calling someone a “greased up pig” isn’t gonna make you more attractive either.

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Steve Reply:
October 11th, 2011 at 7:17 am
@s. grant, yeah grant tell them

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Pitt
September 9th, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Rihanna is Not Esquire’s ‘Sexiest Woman Alive. Katrin Browden is named sexiest woman Alive.

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Steve
October 11th, 2011 at 7:16 am
Riri is indeed the sexiest woman alive…Yes, yes and Yes! Whoop Whoop

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