Daisy Ridley Is AskMen's Woman Of 2016

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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