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X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos has been voted FHM’s Sexist Woman in the World for 2012!

The singer knocks former X Factor star Cheryl Cole off of the top spot, as the Girls Aloud babe slips to number two.

Winning the coveted Sexiest Woman in the World crown comes in the midst of a rollercoaster year for Camden-born Tulisa, 24. Her stint as X Factor judge saw her mentor the ‘Groups’ category, including Little Mix (the first ever group winner in the competition) and she’s set to release her debut solo single ‘Young’ from her first album ‘The Female Boss’ later this month.

Commenting on her win, Tulisa, who appears in an exclusive cover shoot in the June issue of FHM, said: “Thank you so much for voting for me. It’s a true honour and definitely a lovely confidence boost.

“I’m proud of me and I am who I am. I know that I’m marmite and I wouldn’t wanna be anything less or anything more, I’m just myself.

“The FHM shoot is without a doubt the sexiest thing I’ve ever done. I believe in embracing being sexy but I’m not one to agree with stripping off for the cameras, I like to be more subtle than that as these shots show. This is an award that will stay on the mantelpiece probably for the rest of my life.”

This year’s highest new entry is Irish model Georgia Salpa. The contestant debuts at number five.

She commented: “People always talk about the 100 Sexiest – girls as well – and to think that you’d actually be in it…! I like Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, she’s amazing, I love her and Megan Fox too, I think she’s really hot.”

Meanwhile it seems that some of Harry Styles’ popularity has rubbed off on Caroline Flack, who is a new entry at 48, while Little Mix Geordie Jade Thirlwall is a new entry and the only member of the band to be recognised at number 49.

FHM’s 100 Sexiest supplement, featuring the hottest women in the world, comes free with the June edition of FHM magazine, on sale now (Wednesday, 2 May).