The Only Way is Essex Star Lucy Mecklenburgh has been named the celebrity with the best bikini body of 2013, beating Rihanna into second spot says a new poll.
Out of the women that were questioned, 31%, by travel site HolidayPlace.co.uk said the TOWIE star had the beach figure they most admired.
The reality TV star who is regularly seen in celeb magazines in fashionable hotspots around the world kept Bajan stunner Rihanna, in second place with one in five women, 20%, stating she possessed the bikini body they wished was theirs.
American reality TV star Khloe Kardashian, who recently shed 13 lbs came next in the survey with 12% of women saying she had the perfect bikini body.
Beyoncé and movie star Jessica Alba each received eight per cent of votes, putting them joint in fourth place, while Millie Macintosh, famous for her feisty attitude on hit reality TV show Made in Chelsea, polled 7% to grab sixth place position.
BeyonceMichelle Keegan and Victoria’s Secret model Rosie Huntingdon-Whiteley took a respectable seventh place, each receiving four per cent of votes.
Trailing behind was Rita Ora with two per cent and Jessie J with one per cent of votes, making that the top ten.
One voter said: “I admire Lucy Mecklenburgh so much, she is such an inspiration with an amazing figure. I’ve watched TOWIE from the start and she has always been slim but the fact that she has taken it on herself to tone up further when she doesn’t need to is great.
“She has inspired so many women of all ages to exercise and her bikini body shows that hard work really does pay off.”
Another woman who took part in the survey said: “I think that Khloe Kardashian has a gorgeous figure and the best thing about it is that she’s earned it.
“She constantly has negative stories printed about her in the media for being overweight but now she’s proved everybody wrong and she looks fantastic.”
A spokesperson for HolidayPlace.co.uk said: “All of the women in the top ten are beautiful and absolutely deserve to be there. Most of them put in so much hard work and effort to maintain a good figure so it’s so nice for them to receive that recognition.
“A lot of young women are being inspired to keep fit and healthy in the right way rather than extreme diets which is a great thing.”
Results in full:
1. Lucy Mecklenburgh 31%
2. Rihanna 20%
3. Khloe Kardashian 12%
4. Beyoncé 8%
4. Jessica Alba 8%
6. Millie Macintosh 7%
7. Michelle Keegan 4%
7. Rosie Huntingdon-Whiteley 4%
9. Rita Ora 2%
10. Jessie J 1%
Others 3%
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