The online magazine People focuses on stories related to celebrities, their life, achievements and scandals. They also like to talk about their looks and one of the most famous features of the magazine is the “Sexiest Man Alive” award that has been chosen once a year since 1985.
This year, their pick was the actor who is now best known for his role as Captain America in the Avengers series, Chris Evans. It was announced on Monday, November 8th during The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, although Chris was too busy with his upcoming film and joined remotely from the film set.
Sexiest Man Of 1990, Tom Cruise
As mentioned, the winner was revealed during The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, but the award was given to Chris on the set of his upcoming film. The footage shows Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock, and the Sexiest Man Alive 2016, which he points out himself, visiting Chris on the set.
Dwayne Johnson congratulates Chris and it seems that he was pretty happy to have been given such a title. When asked to say something sexy, Chris points to the camera and says, “Go vote tomorrow.” The midterm elections are a hot topic right now in the US, so it wasn’t too surprising.
Sexiest Man Of 1991, Patrick Swayze (Passed Away 2009)
Sexiest Man Of 1992, Nick Nolte
While talking to People, Chris revealed that he is truly happy about the award as his teenage self would have been “pumped” to know that when he grows up he would receive such an acknowledgement. But he does feel a bit awkward being interviewed about it: “It feels like a weird form of humble bragging.”
Another person who is no less happy than Chris is his mom. “My mom will be so happy. She’s proud of everything I do but this is something she can really brag about.” His mom Lisa actually told People that she wasn’t even surprised by the news. She believed it had to happen.
Sexiest Man Of 1993, Richard Gere
Sexiest Man Of 1994, Keanu Reeves
Sexiest Man Of 1995, Brad Pitt
Some people may not be surprised that Chris Evans was chosen this year, but you may be curious, why, though? And how the winner is chosen at all. Well, the magazine reveals a little bit of the process on their podcast People Every Day before they interview Chris.
The host Janine Rubenstein talks with the editor of People Editor-in-Chief Wendy Naugle and she reveals that they start to think of the following year’s nominations the day after the current year’s winner is announced.