Sexiest Twice

Esquire gave Scarlett Johansson the title sexiest woman alive twice. Most people win once, cash the check, and move on. Johansson got to wonder if it meant something—was there a protocol for repeat winners? A ceiling on how many times you could win? She asked it playfully, like she already knew the answer was no.

It doesn’t mean anything. It just means the magazine looked good twice. Or looked once and got lazy the second time. Either way, Johansson seemed unbothered by the whole thing, which is the correct response to any magazine ranking about your face.

Lost in Translation is still a perfect movie. That’s what lasts. Esquire naming her something twice is just noise.