FHM's 100 Sexiest Women (UK) she was "overwhelmed", and added: "Any woman who says they don't like being called sexy, they're lying." By 2002, the list was attracting over five million votes – that year, Russian tennis player Anna Kournikova was number one. A further five million votes were cast the following year, when the American actress Halle Berry was named as the world's sexiest. At 36 years old, Berry was the oldest woman ever to top the list. She responded: "Wow, that's a pretty heady title. I'm not so sure I live up to it, but thank you anyway." The first British woman to
FHM's 100 Sexiest Women (UK) Porter onto the front of the Palace of Westminster. An "FHM" spokesman remarked: "We want to up the voting frenzy for the poll ... It is a cheeky way of increasing interest." Porter was placed at number eight in the chart that year, while the American actress Sarah Michelle Gellar was number one. The first person to top the 100 Sexiest Women list more than once was the American singer Jennifer Lopez, who was placed at number one in both 2000 and 2001. Speaking about being named the sexiest woman in the world for a second year running, Lopez said