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Actress Eva Mendes was crowned as the most desirable woman of 2009 on Wednesday in a poll by online men’s magazine AskMen.com that organizers swear is not all about looks but overall qualities.

Mendes, 34, topped the online magazine’s 9th annual list of “Top 99 Most Desirable Women” after AskMen.com readers cast more than 10 million votes to rank the women with the best qualities for the ideal girlfriend or wife.

She took the top slot from actress Katherine Heigl after placing fourth last year while actress Megan Fox ranked second and Victoria’s Secret model Marisa Miller came in third place.

James Bassil, editor-in-chief of AskMen.com, said the list was a “pulse-check” of the women that readers were not only following but also perceived as more than just a pretty face. “Obviously good looks are one quality but intelligence, ambition and humor also count,” Bassil told Reuters. “There are women in their mid- to late-30s on this list who may be old by industry standards but you see more mature women on this list. The younger women getting a lot of play on gossip sites haven’t had the time to accumulate the achievements that a lot of these women have.”

Rounding out the top 10, in the following order, were:
4. Keeley Hazell,
5. Anne Hathaway,
6. Alessandra Ambrosio,
7. Scarlett Johansson,
8. Rihanna,
9. Kristen Bell
and
10. Kate Beckinsale.

— Reuters