<a rel="attachment wp-att-7736" href="http://www.pinstripemag.com/2011/04/katrina-bowden-esquires-new-sexiest-women-alive.html/katrina-bowden-19"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-7736" title="Katrina-Bowden-19" src="http://www.pinstripemag.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Katrina-Bowden-19-610x410.jpg" alt="Kartina Bowden in Esquire Magazine" width="610" height="410" /></a>

For the last month or so, Esquire Magazine conducted their second annual Sexiest Woman Alive Madness tournament to allow America to choose its own honoree for Esquire's coveted title. Turns out two-million votes made things almost as interesting as that other epic March competition. Except the finals on Esquire.com weren't nearly as ugly, and the underdog, they can now reveal, actually won.

Conveniently, for the last couple of months they've also been working with a notable (and anonymous) photographer on an expansion of his fantastic web site, MeInMyPlace.com — real women, in their real homes, in their real clothes, at their invitation.

So, as a trophy presentation of sorts, Esquire introduces to the world of men Katrina Bowden — damn fine 22-year-old actress (whom you probably recognize as Tina Fey's assistant on 30 Rock); near-perfect embodiment of the word Cinderella (who miraculously upset reigning champion Brooklyn Decker); heart of a champion. Herein, her first shining moments....  Read <a href="http://www.esquire.com/women/me-in-my-place/katrina-bowden-sexiest-woman-alive-2011-5518645?click=pp#fbIndex1" target="_blank">more here</a>:

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