Berry crowned sexiest woman alive

Rex Features

Halle Berry has been named the sexiest woman alive by men's magazine Esquire.

The Oscar-winning actress won the accolade just six months after giving birth to her first child.

She said: "Well, I don't know exactly what it means but being 42 and having just had a baby, I think I'll take it.

"Sexy is not about wearing sexy clothes or shaking your booty until you damn near get hip dysplasia, it's about knowing that sexiness is a state of mind - a comfortable state of being."

The honour comes just days after the Hollywood star launched her 'Signature' perfume range.