Daisy Ridley Tops AskMen’s 2016 Crush List
Daisy Ridley (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for … AskMen has finally revealed its annual Top 99 Women feature, now known as the Crush List. After more than half a million votes were cast internationally, AskMen has determined that 24-year-old Daisy Ridley, the actress who skyrocketed to success in 2015 after kicking ass and winning hearts as Rey in Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens, is the most crushable woman around.
“Daisy, and everyone else on the Crush List, made the cut because they’re the most dynamic and inspiring women shaping our world right now. They aren’t just changing the game — they’re going out there and crushing it,” says Emma McKay, AskMen’s editor in chief.
Ridley, who was an unknown two years ago when the casting was announced, is in hot demand in Hollywood right now. She’s already filming the next Star Wars film, and her name keeps cropping up attached to new movie projects, including Kolma, also directed by Star Wars director J.J. Abrams, and the WWII drama The Lost Wife — plus, she is said to be in talks for roles like Ophelia in a reimagined version of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
“Daisy has been attacking her roles with vigor, as anyone who has seen the lightsaber workout routines on her Instagram account can attest,” adds McKay. “She’s everything you could possibly want in a crush.”
If that’s not enough, fans voted the Star Wars actress ahead of Beyoncé. Queen Bey’s visual album Lemonade recently debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard album chart, with every single song making Billboard’s Hot 100 and kick-starting a global conversation on infidelity thanks to her heartfelt lyrics. In just a year, Beyoncé has managed to become the biggest story from the Super Bowl, come out strongly against racial injustice, gender inequality, and police brutality, deliver a whole slew of new summer anthems, and make it sexy to beat the snot out of a car with a baseball bat.
Beyoncé (Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
“It was a tight race. Queen Bey made a huge push at the last minute with the release of Lemonade. But in the end, the power of a mega franchise like Star Wars just slayed everything in its path.”
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Meanwhile, it’s no surprise that Kim Kardashian landed on AskMen’s list again this year. Her tens of millions of social media followers mean that everything Kim does is news, whether she’s dressing all the way up for the Met Gala, or all the way down for a nude bathroom selfie. It’s worth noting, however, that Kardashian dropped in the rankings in comparison to last year’s Top 99 Women list, where she was No. 3. Is this the beginning of the end for Kardashian and AskMen readers?
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Kim Kardashian (Photo: Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
Last year’s No. 1, Emma Watson, also slipped to the 15th spot after a quiet year that saw her step back from the spotlight, recently announcing a yearlong break from acting to focus on women’s rights work and personal development. “Our readers are all over the Watson-endorsed OMGYES website on demystifying women’s sexual pleasure, so it’s no surprise they remembered her when voting.”
Emma Watson (Photo: Getty Images)
The Top 20
1. Daisy Ridley
2. Beyoncé
3. Model Ashley Graham
4. Quantico star Priyanka Chopra
5. UFC Champion Holly Holm
6. Adele
7. Taylor Swift
8. Kim Kardashian
10. Rihanna
11. Model and social media phenomenon Xenia Tchoumi
12. FIFA Women’s World Cup Champion Alex Morgan
13. UFC fighter Ronda Rousey
14. Model and actress Emily Ratajkowski
15. Emma Watson
16. Academy Award winner Alicia Vikander
17. Actress Gal Gadot
18. Comedian Amy Schumer
19. CrossFitter Jackie Perez
20. Actress Katherine McNamara
To find out who made positions 21 through 99, head over to AskMen.
AskMen’s Top 99 Women is an annual list based on votes from both AskMen readers and staff, celebrating women who are shaping the world we live in.
