Priyanka is world's sexiest Asian woman, Katrina tops in cellphone image downloads

Mumbai: It's a straight fight right now between Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif.Two stars of this year's hit film Agneepath are fighting it out for Indian hearts — at least according to two polls released this week. A London-based magazine named Priyanka Chopra the world's sexiest Asian woman, while over on the (very) small screen, Katrina Kaif came out tops in mobile phone image downloads. Kaif won that title for the fourth year running, while Chopra came third, reports Gulf News. The online survey conducted by weekly magazine Eastern Eye saw Chopra, 30, defeat reigning champion Kareena Kapoor and three-times winner Kaif to claim the crown of sexiest Asian woman on the planet for 2012. The beauty queen turned A-list Bollywood star turned pop star hopeful has been a permanent fixture in the top three in recent years. “It has rounded off a dream year for Priyanka, which included a starring role in super-hit film Agneepath, delivering a superb performance in India's official entry to the Oscars, Barfi, and launching an international pop career alongside chart-topping singer Will.i.am,” a statement from Eastern Eye said.“I'm hugely flattered,” said Chopra. “Who wouldn't want to have a title like this bestowed on them! A big shout out to everyone who voted for me.” Eastern Eye showbiz editor Asjad Nazir said this dream year will give Chopra the perfect platform to become a Hollywood star in 2013. “The sheer diversity of the projects that Priyanka did in 2012 combined with her close connection to fans online worked in her favour and added to her already impressive fan base. That is why she was able to beat off pop stars, TV personalities, models and fellow film stars,” said Nazir. Deepika Padukone, Bipasha Basu and Sonam Kapoor came fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively, while Aishwarya Rai Bachchan landed in 16th place. Priyanka Chopra's cousin Parineeti Chopra was 18th, while Rani Mukherjee is in 22nd place.In phone downloads, Chikni chameli star Kaif is followed by Kareena Kapoor, Chopra, Anushka Sharma and Vidya Balan for the actress with most images downloaded on mobiles, according to telecom provider Airtel's analysis of its 186 million customers in India.Shah Rukh Khan led in the category of Bollywood actors' wallpaper downloads. Salman Khan and Ranbir Kapoor featured in the top five. Customers downloaded over 75 million wallpapers (with 300 per cent growth) and more than 150 million music tracks in 2012. Kaif's Chikni chameli number from Agneepath was the most downloaded song of the year. Kim Kardashian led in the category of Hollywood images downloaded and also featured in the top five Hollywood celebrities. Viral hit song Kolaveri di maintained the top position in terms of downloads in 2012, beating worldwide hit Gangnam style.