DHAKA: Her absence from the big screen for a year has not stopped Bollywood beauty Katrina Kaif from winning the world’s sexiest Asian woman title for the fourth consecutive year in a poll by a weekly magazine.

The actress narrowly defeated Priyanka Chopra, TV star Drashti Dhami and current box office queen Deepika Padukone.

She secured the top spot in the world-renowned ‘50 Sexiest Asian Women List 2013’ with Chopra coming second, Dhami third and Padukone fourth.

A permanent fixture in the top three for the past six years, Kaif beat off competition from the world’s most stunning Asian women in the tenth edition of UK based, Eastern Eye newspaper’s definitive Sexy List, reports Hindustan Times.

The fourth win comes just weeks before Katrina hits the big screen again in one of the year’s biggest Bollywood releases ‘Dhoom 3: Back In Action’.

"I didn`t know it was a record! That`s a nice surprise and a lot of fun to hear. I like it because Eastern Eye newspaper is the one my sisters see because they live in London,’ Katrina said.

BDST: 1743 HRS, DEC 05, 2013