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Jennifer Aniston Named “Sexiest Woman of All Time”

It’s time to rejoice Jen fans, Men’s Health magazine has named 42-year-old actress Jennifer Aniston as the sexiest woman of all time.

This rounds out a great year for Aniston on and off the big screen with success at the summer box office with Horrible Bosses and in her personal life with boyfriend and actor Justin Theroux.

Men’s Health took a poll ranking 100 of the sexiest women in history and Aniston came in at No. 1 spot. Rounding out the top five on the list of 100 women are Raquel Welch, Marilyn Monroe, Britney Spears and Madonna. They were followed by Ursula Andress, Bettie Page, Pamela Anderson and Jane Fonda. Angelina Jolie, now married to Aniston’s ex-hubby, came in at tenth.

As for Jen’s pick for the sexiest woman of all time?

“It’s a tie between Brigitte Bardot and Gloria Steinem,” Aniston said. “But if I had to choose one, I’d say Gloria because, well, she’s the full package. That’s sexy.”

The magazine also asked what she thought was sexy in guys. For her, it’s all about personality and making her laugh.

“Sexiest thing about a man—other than abs—is if he can make me laugh, has compassion, kindness, and an accurately sized ego,” she said.

The magazine told why they think Aniston was voted the top of the list in this statement:

Funny is sexy, and Jennifer Aniston is funny—she was invited to join “Saturday Night Live” before her big break with “Friends.” Her down-to-earth persona makes her seem attainable, and anyone who’s seen her in “Office Space” has to admit she makes even pieces of flair look good. She rarely plays the airhead, and she seldom overplays a role: she’s funny in a quiet, refreshingly human way. And her all-too-human love life off-screen inspires sympathy that not even a string of bland romantic comedies can diminish. Other sex symbols drift toward one-dimensionality, becoming flat icons in the process, but throughout her career Aniston has remained sexy, funny, and unmistakably real. For that reason, she is our all-time sexiest woman.

Who do you think is the sexiest woman of all time, collegiettes?

Alexandra is a graduate from the University of New Hampshire and the current Assistant Digital Editor at Martha Stewart Living. As a journalism student, she worked as the Director of UNH’s Student Press Organization (SPO) and on staff for four student publications on her campus. In the summer of 2010, she studied abroad at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University, in England, where she drank afternoon tea and rode the Tube (but sadly no, she did not meet Prince Harry). Since beginning her career, her written work has appeared in USA Today College, Huffington Post, Northshore, and MarthaStewart.com, among others. When not in the office, she can be found perusing travel magazines to plan her next trip, walking her two dogs (both named Rocky), or practicing ballet. Chat with her on Twitter @allie_churchill.