This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Ohio U chapter.
Esquire Magazine just announced that Scarlett Johansson is The Sexiest Woman Alive… again. She is the first woman to receive the title from esquire twice, as she did for the first time in 2006.
Although Scarlett is obviously stunning, is she really The Sexiest Woman Alive? With millions of females on the planet to choose from, it’s kind of hard to believe. There are so many worthy contenders for the title who don’t have a chance to receive recognition because they are not “famous.” The sexiest woman alive could be a woman with cancer who keeps on fighting, an unemployed woman, a woman with acne, a soldier fighting for her country, or any other ordinary woman. She could be you or someone you know. She could be the most beautiful looking person on the planet who decided against the beauty or entertainment industry, or an “average” person who is secretly amazing.
Scarlett tells Esquire “I’ve come to see that there’s something pretty great about having two hours to read,” revealing that she’s got brains and beauty. It’s good to see the title is at least given to someone who has admirable qualities apart from looks. We should realize that being sexy is not all about looks, but also about one’s personality and how one conveys oneself.
Seeing the women who are given titles as “sexiest” or “hottest” can bring down the average woman, when many of them look just like us when they wake up in the morning. We often don’t see them without professional make-up, or without being airbrushed. Many of us have the same qualities that apparently make these women “sexier” and “hotter” then the normal population.
The sexiest woman alive should go to someone who is always trying to fix her imperfections, but knows she will always be imperfect. It should go to a woman who will fight for her beliefs, return love to those who love her, and ultimately reach for the goals she wants to achieve. We can’t choose what genes we receive, but we can choose how we act, what we do, and who we want to be. Hopefully one day, a major publication will recognize an average, non-celebrity woman as one of the “sexiest” or “hottest” people on the planet, but for now, we all have the ability to be that woman for ourselves and to the people in our lives.