Katrina replaced Ash in the top-50 List Just in 12

Ash, a happily married Bachchan bahu, has been ranked 48th in the annual survey titled 'Top 50 Most Desirable Women in the World' conducted by leading men's portal AskMen.com.
Though Ash came at the fag end of the list, she still managed to outshine an internationally renowned face like that of singer-actress Beyonce.

In the survey, voters were asked to select their ideal partner based on 'intelligence, charisma and ambition'.
The list is topped by American actress Eva Mendes. Among others in the top 50 are hotties like Anne Hathaway, Scarlett Johansson, Rihanna, Angelina Jolie, Heidi Klum and Jessica Alba.

Ash is the only Bollywood beauty in the top 50.

It may be recalled that two years back Ash was voted the 9th most beautiful woman in a survey by Harpers and Queen.

Much has changed since then. Ash has gotten married and settled down in life.

Presently, the actress, 35, is busy in Bollywood doing very selective films that are enough to keep her occupied for the whole of 2009.

She is doing Mani Ratnam's Ravana with hubby Abhishek Bachchan and is also working with Rajnikant in 'Endhiran' ( Robot ). Recently, Ash signed a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film opposite Hrithik Roshan . She has also agreed to a Farhan Akhtar-Ritesh Sidhwani production co-starring Abhi.'
...............'Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is proving to be an ageless beauty. She's made to the sexy, hot and beautiful lists around the world many times. Now she's been voted as the most desirable woman in the world. Age hasn't deterred this woman in any way.

The happily married actress has been ranked 48th in the annual survey titled 'Top 50 Most Desirable Women in the World' conducted by leading men's portal AskMen.com.

Though her name features towards the end, she still managed to outshine an internationally renowned face like that of singer-actress Beyonce. Ash is the only Indian beauty in the top 50.

Voters were asked to select their ideal partner based on 'intelligence, charisma and ambition' in the survey.

The list is topped by American actress Eva Mendes followed by other names like Anne Hathaway, Scarlett Johansson, Rihanna, Angelina Jolie, Heidi Klum and Jessica Alba.

Two years back Ash was voted the 9th most beautiful woman in a survey by Harpers and Queen.

But even after marriage and at 35 she's considered piping hot.

Ash has also cleverly managed her career after marriage.

She has movies like Mani Ratnam's 'Ravana' with hubby Abhishek Bachchan, 'Endhiran' (Robot) with Rajinikanth, a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film opposite Hrithik Roshan, a Farhan Akhtar-Ritesh Sidhwani production co-starring Abhi and a film with Akshay Kumar.

Well, this dame seems to deservingly have all the luck.'