Pop star Katy Perry has topped the annual Maxim Hot 100 list of the world's hottest women, beating the likes of actress Megan Fox and reality TV star Kim Kardashian.

The I Kissed A Girl hitmaker - who is engaged to Russell Brand, narrowly beat Victoria's Secret model Brooklyn Decker and Avatar actress Zoe Saldana into second and third place respectively on the list, reported Contactmusic.