Mila Kunis Is Esquire's Sexiest Woman Alive. Will It Help Her Career?

Actress Mila Kunis has a nice career going. The 29-year-old actress got her start on That 70s Show in the late ’90s. Thanks to movies like Black Swan and Ted, she’s headed for the A-list of movie actresses. Now she’s been named Sexiest Woman Alive by Esquire magazine.
The major upside of the award is that Kunis will be getting plenty of press for the next few weeks. The Esquire spread features lots of photos of the star in various states of undress and it will no doubt sell many copies of the magazine and attract lots of Internet attention.

But does Kunis really need that kind of attention?
While Kunis is unquestionably beautiful, she’s been smartly building her career on more than her looks. Kunis is genuinely funny. She has no problem voicing Meg on Family Guy — a character who is constantly being told how ugly she is. And she’s balanced playing the girlfriend in comedies like Forgetting Sarah Marshall with action films like The Book of Eli where she held her own against Denzel Washington. Kunis always manages to appear smart and confident in these kinds of roles.
Then there’s Black Swan. Yes, the film featured some racy sex but it was definitely in the name of art and the movie (which grossed $330 million on a budget of $13 million) gave Kunis an opportunity to show that she can really act.

Other “Sexiest Women” winners have had mixed post-award success. Angelina Jolie was the first person to win the award in 2004 and she has gone on to become one of the most successful women in Hollywood. Last year’s winner, Rihanna, has also done well for herself. She debuted on our Celebrity 100 last year in fourth place with $53 million in earnings.
The other winners haven’t done quite as well financially. Actresses like Jessica Biel, Scarlett Johansson and Kate Beckinsale have fine careers but they’re not the most in-demand actresses of the moment. Minka Kelly, who was named sexiest woman in 2010, has barely been heard from recently.

I think Kunis has a better shot of following in Jolie’s footsteps than Kelly’s. She’ll next appear in Disney’s big-budget prequel to The Wizard of Oz, Oz: The Great and Powerful. The film stars James Franco as the wizard who is whisked to Oz in a hot air balloon. Kunis plays one of three witches he meets there. The film hits theaters in March. If it’s a hit, it will be another sign that Kunis is on her way to major stardom and a bigger pay check.

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