PHOTO: Esquire's New Sexiest Woman: Halle Berry!

By At 42, the new mom says of the honor, "I think I'll take it"

10/07/2008 at 02:10 PM EDT

Halle Berry isn't just one hot mama – she's also officially the sexiest woman alive, according to Esquire magazine.

"I don't know exactly what it means, but being 42 and having just had a baby, I think I'll take it," says Berry, who gave birth to her daughter, Nahla, in March.

The actress, who appears on the cover of Esquire's November issue, also tells the magazine, "sexiness is a state of mind – a comfortable state of being. It's about loving yourself in your most unlovable moments."
– Michelle Tauber

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