Sam Pinto defended her crown as the Philippines' sexiest in FHM's Sexiest Women in the World 2012 poll. Sam Pinto beat Angel Locsin to seal her back-to-back win as the Philippines' sexiest for 2012.
Sam Pinto garnered a total of 1,249,189 votes against Angel Locsin's 1,131,505 votes at the end of the voting period. It was indeed a head-to-head battle between the two. Angel Locsin topped the poll on FHM's 1st and 2nd updates but Sam Pinto overtook Angel Locsin on the 3rd and last update before the voting ended on June 5.
1. Sam Pinto
2. Angel Locsin
3. Solenn Heussaff
4. Cristine Reyes
5. Marian Rivera
6. Ellen Adarna
7. Jackie Rice
8. Bela Padilla
9. Jennylyn Mercado
10. Lovi Poe
FHM had congratulated Sam Pinto for clinching the title for 2 consecutive years on their website and official Facebook page. FHM magazine will officially reveal the complete list of 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2012 in its July 2012 special issue with Jackie Rice on the cover. The 100 Sexiest will also walk the runway in FHM's Sexiest victory party.
Previous FHM Sexiest Woman in the World titleholders include Diana Zubiri (2003), Cindy Kurleto (2004), Angel Locsin (2005 and 2010), Katrina Halili (2006 and 2007), Marian Rivera (2008), and Cristine Reyes (2009).