40-year-old Penelope Cruz, actress, model, producer and mother of two children, has won the annual vote of Esquire magazine, and got the title of "Sexiest Woman in the World" for 2014. She did not deviate from tradition and gave an interview, accompanied by a candid photo shoot.

Beckinsale great-grandfather was a native of Burma, and Kate says that as a child she had a "very Asian appearance". Beckinsale’s stepfather, who came from a working-class family, thought it was pretty funny to hear the curses of the smart girl and he encouraged her for that.