Keira Knightley has been voted the sexiest woman in the world. The 21-year-old beauty - who shot to fame in British film Bend it Like Beckham - topped the annual poll, conducted by FHM magazine. Top 10 Below!

FHM Editor, Ross Brown, said: "Keira Knightley truly deserves to be the winner of our 2006 poll and she's an English Rose like no other." The gorgeous Pirates of the Caribbean star came 18th in last year's poll, which is voted for by readers of the magazine. This year's competition attracted two million votes.

Britney Spears, who topped the poll in 2004, failed to even make the top 100
this year.

Top 10 of FHM's 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006:

1. Keira Knightley
2. Keeley Hazell
3. Scarlett Johansson
4. Angelina Jolie
5. Kelly Brook
6. Cheryl Tweedy
7. Beyonce Knowles
8. Evangeline Lilly
9. Jessica Alba
10. Jessica Simpson