“I don't know exactly what it means,” Berry says, “but being 42 and having just had a baby, I think I'll take it."  Then she reveals why she is deserving of the honor despite her age, “I'll tell you this: I've learned my tricks. I know what I like. I do not wait around. I initiate. And I'm not all about frequency. I favour intensity.”  She continues, “There have been some men in my life who have been wickedly sexy and have taught me much about sexual pleasure. There are a few men I should thank, and others I need to forget. But I don't regret. To hell with regret. I like what I am now. I like being a mother. I like my body better since I became a mother. I feel sexier as a result of becoming a mother."

"Sexiness is about knowing what's sexy to you,” she adds. “To me, spaghetti is sexy, especially when it's served off the tips of a man's fingers. I like that. And I think wine is sexy, just before sex. It relaxes me. But if I want to get a serious groove on - if I want an out-of-body experience - I'm all about the sloe-gin fizz."

And that's why we agree Halle Berry is the "Sexiest Woman Alive."