Los Angeles, United States: Actress Michelle Keegan has been named Sexiest Woman in the World in a poll conducted by FHM magazine.

The former ‘Coronation Street’ actress has topped the magazine's annual poll, beating ‘Keeping up with the Kardashians’ star Kendall Jenner and last year's winner Jennifer Lawrence into second and third place respectively, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

Supermodel Kate Upton climbed 14 places to take fourth spot, while new British ‘X Factor’ host Caroline Flack has soared up the chart from 48th in 2012 and 70th in 2013 to take fifth place.

Singer Ariana Grande came sixth in the poll, which saw over a million votes cast, and ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ star Margot Robbie was seventh.

Rounding up the top 10 were ‘The Only Way is Essex’ star Lucy Mecklenburgh, who reclaimed the eighth spot, ‘Game of Thrones’ actress Emilia Clarke at ninth, and supermodel Kelly Brook, whose 10th place marked her 18th appearance on the poll, including first place in 2005.