Miley Cyrus tops Maxim Hot 100 list over Selena Gomez, Rihanna

Miley Cyrus has topped the annual Maxim Hot 100 list.

The actress heads Maxim's 2013 poll of the most beautiful women in the world, with Selena Gomez, Rihanna, Mila Kunis and Jennifer Lawrence finishing behind her in the top five.

The 'Party in the USA' singer follows in the footsteps of previous winners Bar Refaeli, Katy Perry, Lindsay Lohan, Eva Longoria and Jessica Simpson.

Former Hot 100 winner Perry fell out of the top ten this year by coming in at 11, while Taylor Swift came in at 13.

Beyoncé, Scarlett Johansson, Olivia Wilde, Jessica Alba, Emma Watson and Megan Fox also cracked Maxim's top 20.  Maxim's top 20.

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Also making the list at 69 is the made-up girlfriend of football star Manti Te'o. Te'o made headlines in 2012 for admitting that he had been tricked into an online relationship with a man posing as a fictional girl named Lennay Kekua.

Closing out the Maxim Hot list at 100 is model Dessie Mitcheson.

This year's full list can be found on Maxim's website.

The Maxim Hot 100 top 20 are listed below:

1. Miley Cyrus
2. Selena Gomez
3. Rihanna
4. Mila Kunis
5. Jennifer Lawrence
6. Jennifer Love Hewitt
7. Ashley Tisdale
8. Kate Upton
9. Vanessa Hudgens
10. Elisha Cuthbert
11. Katy Perry
12. Kate Beckinsale
13. Taylor Swift
14. Beyoncé
15. Scarlett Johansson
16. Olivia Wilde
17. Jessica Alba
18. Arianny Celeste
19. Emma Watson
20. Megan Fox