FHM Magazine has officially announced that Jessy Mendiola is this year’s Sexiest Woman in the Philippines.
Star Magic Philippines posted an Instagram video of the magazine declaring Jessy’s new title. The actress was surprised and nervous as she took her flowers and photo.
Allan Hernandez, the editor of the men’s magazine, congratulate Jessy through FHM’s website saying, “She bided her time, honed her craft, pushed herself to be better, and now she is. This is your year, Jessy Mendiola.”
During the poll process, Jessy has received tons of body-shaming comments from netizens but the 23-year old mestiza actress shook it off by remaining confident to her body. She posted an Instagram photo reminding everyone “to be confident with yourself because that is who and what you are.”
On last year’s poll, Jessy only reached the 23rd spot out of the 100 celebrities in the poll of FHM 100 Sexiest.
Here is the video:
(Photo source: Instagram – @senorita_jessy/ @starmagicphils/ @fhmphilofficial)