Hyderabad Times has adjudged Samantha Akkineni as the Most Desirable Woman of 2019. The versatile and drop-dead gorgeous actress has come in for praise for doing 'Majili', 'Oh Baby' and 'Super Deluxe' (Tamil) last year, besides being a stunning and smiling beauty to reckon with.

"Desirability is no longer defined by people’s physical features or marital status. Hard work and honesty counts too," Samantha tells the newspaper.

The star actress, who is going to work with Kollywood director Vignesh Shivan, trumps the likes of PV Sindhu, Aditi Rao Hydari, Pooja Hegde, Rakul Preet, Kajal Aggarwal, Rashmika Mandanna, Nidhhi Agerwal, Kiara Advani, Nabha Natesh, Raashi Khanna and others to be at No. 1.