“Somebody pinch me!!!!” Taylor wrote on Instagram. “Maxim Hot 100 to be named the ‘Sexiest Woman alive’ by literally living in the skin I’m in.”
Singer and actress Teyana Taylor was dubbed the “Sexiest Woman Alive” by Maxim this weekend, the first Black woman to be so named.
“A graceful choreographer-dancer, actor-director and top ten recording star,” the magazine’s Jordan Riefe declared of her, “she has brains, talent and, well, the photos show the rest.”
Taylor, 30, shared the announcement on Instagram, where she wrote, “Somebody pinch me!!!! Maxim Hot 100 to be named the ‘Sexiest Woman alive’ by
literally living in the skin I’m in. WOW.”
“Stepping back in front of the lens has been a journey of
self-reflection and self-confidence,” she posted. “Living up to name and title of this shoot wholeheartedly made me nervous.”