It’s an annual readers’ favourite: WHO’s Sexiest People issue, which sets temperatures soaring. This year our cover captures the raw sexiness of an Australian summer—sand, sun and surf—by bringing together a trio of our hottest stars, Miranda Kerr, Megan Gale and Ruby Rose. WHO’s biggest issue for seven years, it features 50 pages of heart-stopping specimens including ten sizzling Australian stars.

She’s a force of nature who loves understated sexiness, “when someone’s confident with who they are.”

Australia’s own secret weapon thinks sexy “is all about energy, eyes and presence.”

The MTV VJ is blooming gorgeous and likes her sexiness with edge: “I don’t like people who are too safe or perfect.”

A true blue Aussie, he finds “sexiness in women is weighted in their energy, their interests.”

For this celebrated beauty, sexiness is about being real: “I don’t do anything half-assed.”

Takes the lead, finding intelligence and “a lack of vanity is also sexy, especially when you’re talking about men.”

This leading man stops traffic and wins raves from his leading ladies.

Whoa, mama: an actress, activist, role model and mother.

This temptress doesn’t adhere to men’s traditional view of sexiness.

The The Hangover star finds a woman who can take care of herself sexy.

The saucy singer has a va-va-voom silhouette that belongs on the side of a vintage bomber.

The Gossip Girl (and Footloose) star has that James Dean charisma.

Mad Men’s Tennessean bombshell loves her curves.

This sexy couple have bowled each other over.

The humblest of hunks, The Dark Knight star admits, “I don’t like to stand out.”

She’s a contemporary screen siren who epitomises sultry Old Hollywood.

The ICCC Cricketer of the Year is a reluctant pin-up.

The Spanish star’s appeal of being whip-smart and emotional underlines her exaggerated beauty.

He is a classic Aussie leading man: smart, sexy and extremely talented.

The granite-hewn action star from Western Australia is no pretty boy and he’s taking Hollywood by storm.

The first lady of fierce is an advocate of curves.

The Scottish actor is sexy because he’s old-school real: “Every man has a bit of sexist and chauvinist in him, if he’s honest.”

This one in a million ex-model is simply gorgeous but she believesshe’s your typical Indian girl.

He’s a bronzed adventurer with golden hair, playboy trappings and some serious interests.

A natural beauty, the Oscar winner remains untouched.

To–die-for vampires … who’s getting hotter with age … sizzling casts,including our very own Packed to the Rafters … best chests … and six decades of sexy.

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