Priyanka Chopra edged fellow Bollywood beauties Mallika Sherawat and Bipasha Basu out of the picture when Eastern Eye, an Asian newspaper published in Britain, named her Asia's sexiest woman of 2006.

Bipasha won the Eastern Eye's title last year, but came in second this time. While Aishwarya Rai was ranked third and Mallika managed a fourth place.

Also among the top ten were Malaika Arora Khan and Riya Sen.

Former Miss World Priyanka is having a great run with films like Bluffmaster, Krrish and Aitraaz doing well at the box-office. Her forthcoming releases include Don and God Tussi Great Ho.

Eastern Eye, published every Friday, focuses on music, Bollywood and fashion. The contest is conducted annually.