Geithner's Brother Thinks He's Beautiful

First lady joins Hollywood stars in People 's annual list

(NEWSER) - Cancer survivor Christina Applegate has clinched the coveted cover spot on People's annual World's 100 Most Beautiful issue. Standbys like Angelina Jolie, Hugh Jackman, and George Clooney also made the list, but there are plenty of newcomers:

• Slumdog Millionare stars Dev Patel and Freida Pinto
• Michelle Obama make the list; Timothy Geithner and Rahm Emanuel made it as far as a section called "Barack's Beauties"

Beyonce Knowles, magazine announces

(NEWSER) - She's half of one of Hollywood's power couples, a force to be reckoned with in the music industry, she has a new daughter … and now Beyonce has one more thing to celebrate: She's been crowned People 's 2012 World's Most Beautiful Woman. But apparently all she wanted to talk about during the interview was new baby Blue Ivy. "I feel more beautiful than I've ever felt because I've given birth," she says. "I have never felt so connected, never felt like I had such a purpose on this Earth." And does Blue look more like Bey or Jay? "She looks like Blue," the new mom says. "She's just the cutest thing." More»

No way is Bradley Cooper sexier than Ryan, chant protesters at mag's office

(NEWSER) - Wall Street, squall street. One devoted band of New York activists had very different priorities yesterday: Letting People magazine know that Ryan Gosling is the real Sexiest Man Alive, not Bradley Cooper . "Bradley Cooper is just fine, but Ryan Gosling is divine," chanted demonstrators outside People's Manhattan office in a protest apparently orchestrated by a Buzzfeed editor, notes Gawker . The real question? Is Ryan Gosling cuter than a puppy? You be the judge; check out these pics. More»

Jennifer Lopez!

(NEWSER) - It's that time of year again: People 's "Most Beautiful" issue is out Friday, and the magazine names Jennifer Lopez as the world's most beautiful woman for 2011. In the requisite accompanying interview, Lopez says she's actually happiest when she's sans makeup and can "touch my face and rub my eyes and put my fingers in my hair." She also admits that she "kind of" likes being called a diva, because "we've kind of owned it now." More»

Ryan Reynolds, sayeth People

(NEWSER) - People names Ryan Reynolds 2010's Sexiest Man Alive, but the actor wants you to know that "my body naturally wants to look like Dick Van Dyke," he says. "When I stop training, I turn into a skin-colored whisper." The actor, who will play the Green Lantern next year, is conveniently enough married to GQ's Babe of the Year , Scarlett Johansson. "Now it's going to be, 'Sexiest man, take out the garbage.' That does sound better," he says. More»