Daisy Ridley Is AskMen's Woman Of 2016

AskMen readers also voted Beyoncé, Ashley Graham, Priyanka Chopra and Holly Holm at the top of the 2016 Crush List

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May 11, 2016, 12:00 ET

NEW YORK, May 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Daisy Ridley is AskMen's Woman of 2016, as decided by over half a million voters internationally. Rounding up the top 5 are superstar Beyoncé, model Ashley Graham, actor and recording artist Priyanka Chopra and former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm. This year's Crush List marks the 15th anniversary of the Top 99 Women franchise, which celebrates the women who are defining the world we live in.

AskMen's Top 99 Women is an annual list celebrating the women who are shaping the world we live in. This year's edition features Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley at No. 1. From left to right: Margot Robbie (No. 9), Priyanka Chopra (No. 4), Daisy Ridley (No. 1), Ashley Graham (No. 3) and Beyonce (No. 2).
AskMen's Top 99 Women is an annual list celebrating the women who are shaping the world we live in. This year's edition features Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley at No. 1. From left to right: Margot Robbie (No. 9), Priyanka Chopra (No. 4), Daisy Ridley (No. 1), Ashley Graham (No. 3) and Beyonce (No. 2).

On this year's list: "The Crush List is a collection of 99 incredible women -- stars, pro athletes, influencers, and geniuses -- who absolutely crush it, no matter what they do. Our readers admire them and our editors simply can't stop thinking about them," explains Emma McKay, Editor-in-Chief.

On the voting process: "After we launched the voting phase in March, frenzied fans from across the world voted so many times they actually crashed the site," adds McKay. Over half a million votes were cast internationally. The voting link was shared over 20.6K times on social media.

On Daisy Ridley: "Maybe it's because she was cast [in Star Wars: The Force Awakens] as an unknown, but one thing that really makes Ridley stand out is the fact that she lacks the usual Hollywood façade. What we see in Ridley are all the things that made Rey's character so popular -- she's a candid, sincere, brave, and unapologetically positive young woman."

Ridley joins the ranks of several impressive and influential women who led previous Top 99 Women lists, including Emma Watson (2015), Emilia Clarke (2014), and Jennifer Lawrence (2013). The first Top 99 Women feature was launched in 2001.

AskMen's Top 99 Most Outstanding Women of 2016

  1. Daisy Ridley
  2. Beyoncé 
  3. Ashley Graham
  4. Priyanka Chopra
  5. Holly Holm
  6. Adele
  7. Taylor Swift 
  8. Kim Kardashian
  9. Margot Robbie
  10. Rihanna
  11. Xenia Tchoumi
  12. Alex Morgan
  13. Ronda Rousey
  14. Emily Ratajkowski
  15. Emma Watson
  16. Alicia Vikander
  17. Gal Gadot
  18. Amy Schumer
  19. Jackie Perez
  20. Katherine McNamara
  21. Sophie Turner
  22. Caity Lotz
  23. Scarlett Johansson
  24. Selena Gomez
  25. Ali Spagnola
  26. Jennifer Lawrence
  27. Ellen Page
  28. Gillian Anderson
  29. Lupita Nyong'o
  30. Dakota Johnson
  31. Gigi Hadid
  32. Brie Larson
  33. Michelle Obama
  34. Miesha Tate
  35. Alexandra Daddario
  36. Kate Upton
  37. Blake Lively
  38. Misty Copeland
  39. Simone Giertz
  40. Cara Delevingne
  41. Melissa Benoist
  42. Andrea Feczko
  43. Reese Witherspoon
  44. Kate Hudson
  45. Katie Nolan
  46. Natalie Dormer
  47. Emilia Clarke
  48. Naya Rivera
  49. Emily Blunt
  50. Morena Baccarin
  51. Amymarie Gaertner
  52. Gina Carano
  53. Kendall Jenner
  54. Amy Adams
  55. Olivia Munn
  56. Hilary Knight
  57. Cobie Smulders
  58. Jordana Brewster
  59. Doina Ciobanu
  60. Gisele Bündchen
  61. Zoe Saldana
  62. Florence Faivre
  63. Ivanka Trump
  64. Jaimie Alexander
  65. Tina Fey
  66. Emmy Rossum
  67. Alison Brie
  68. Serena Williams
  69. Lauren Sesselmann
  70. Rebecca Grant
  71. Kara Del Toro
  72. Julianne Moore
  73. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
  74. Ellie Goulding
  75. Lily Collins
  76. Anastasia Ashley
  77. Rashida Jones
  78. Samantha Hoopes
  79. Syd Wilder
  80. Alana Blanchard
  81. Marcela Sapone & Jessica Beck
  82. Jack Novak
  83. Alexis Ren
  84. Ana Ivanovic
  85. Brooklyn Decker
  86. Taylor Pischke
  87. Elizabeth Olsen
  88. Rita Ora
  89. Sydney Leroux
  90. Tia Blanco
  91. Tatiana Maslany
  92. Nervo
  93. Victoria Beckham
  94. Arika Sato
  95. Allison Stokke
  96. Jessica Lucas
  97. Michelle Jenneke
  98. Krysten Ritter
  99. Olivia Wilde

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