Editing Halle Berry (section)

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Berry was ranked No. 1 on ''[[People (American magazine)|People]]''{{'s}} "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" list in 2003 after making the top ten seven times and appeared No. 1 on ''FHM''{{'s}} "100 Sexiest Women in the World" the same year.<ref>Gary Susman (May 1, 2003). [http://www.ew.com/article/2003/05/01/halle-berry-tops-peoples-50-most-beautiful X-Appeal] . Entertainment Weekly; accessed October 6, 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite journal |first=Tom |last=Howard |date=January 27, 2003 |url=http://www.fhm.com/girls/halle-berry--licensed-to-thrill-20100202#pagetitle |title=100 Sexiest Women in the World 2003 – the Top Ten |access-date=October 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004073622/http://www.fhm.com/girls/halle-berry--licensed-to-thrill-20100202#pagetitle |archive-date=October 4, 2012 |journal=[[FHM]]}}</ref> She was named ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' magazine's "Sexiest Woman Alive" in October 2008, about which she stated: "I don't know exactly what it means, but being 42 and having just had a baby, I think I'll take it."<ref>[http://www.esquire.com/women/women-we-love/halle-berry-sexiest-woman-alive-2008 "Halle Berry Is the Sexiest Woman Alive, 2008"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504193837/http://www.esquire.com/women/women-we-love/halle-berry-sexiest-woman-alive-2008 |date=May 4, 2012 }} (October 10, 2008), Esquire.com; accessed May 10, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/articles/names-90605-alive-sexiest.html "Esquire names Halle Berry 'sexiest woman alive'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815234956/http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/articles/names-90605-alive-sexiest.html |date=August 15, 2012 }} (October 7. 2008). ''[[The Brownsville Herald]]''; accessed May 10, 2012.</ref> ''[[Men's Health (magazine)|Men's Health]]'' ranked her at No. 35 on their "100 Hottest Women of All-Time" list.<ref>[http://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/hottest-women-all-time The 100 Hottest Women of All-Time] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815165801/http://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/hottest-women-all-time |date=August 15, 2012 }}, ''[[Men's Health (magazine)|Men's Health]]''; accessed January 3, 2012.</ref> In 2009, she was voted #23 on [[Empire (film magazine)|''Empire'']]'s 100 Sexiest Film Stars.<ref>[https://www.empireonline.com/100sexiest2009/women/default.asp?star=23 "The 100 Sexiest Movie Stars: #23. Halle Berry"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924000637/http://www.empireonline.com/100sexiest2009/women/default.asp?star=23 |date=September 24, 2015 }}, Empireonline.com; accessed May 10, 2012.</ref> The same year, rapper [[Hurricane Chris (rapper)|Hurricane Chris]] released a song titled "[[Halle Berry (She's Fine)]]" extolling Berry's beauty and sex appeal.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgvP-hKC66Y "Halle Berry (She's Fine)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603004246/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgvP-hKC66Y |date=June 3, 2016 }}, Youtube.com; accessed October 6, 2012.</ref> At the age of 42 (in 2008), she was named the "Sexiest Black Woman" by Access Hollywood's "TV One Access" survey.<ref>{{cite news|title=TV One Access Counts Down 'Sexiest Black Woman Alive'|date=March 6, 2009|website=Access Online|url=https://www.accessonline.com/articles/tv-one-access-counts-down-sexiest-black-woman-alive-64236|access-date=March 12, 2015|archive-date=March 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318054958/http://www.accessonline.com/articles/tv-one-access-counts-down-sexiest-black-woman-alive-64236/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Halle Berry Is The Sexiest Black Woman Alive!|date=July 7, 2008|website=The Rundown TV|url=http://www.therundown.tv/post/read/discussionId/18771/t/halle-berry-is-the-sexiest-black-woman-alive|access-date=March 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402142758/http://www.therundown.tv/post/read/discussionId/18771/t/halle-berry-is-the-sexiest-black-woman-alive|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Halle Berry Crowned 'The Sexiest Black Woman Alive'|date=July 2, 2008|website=Starpulse.com|url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/02/halle_berry_crowned_the_sexiest_black_wo|access-date=March 12, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402092749/http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/02/halle_berry_crowned_the_sexiest_black_wo|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=TV One Declares Halle as Sexiest Black Woman Alive |date=July 4, 2008 |website=urban-hoopla.com |url=http://urban-hoopla.com/events/tv-one-declares-halle-as-sexiest-black-woman-alive |access-date=March 12, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131209/http://urban-hoopla.com/events/tv-one-declares-halle-as-sexiest-black-woman-alive/ |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref> Born to an African-American father and a white mother, Berry has stated that her biracial background was "painful and confusing" when she was a young woman, and she made the decision early on to identify as a black woman because she knew that was how she would be perceived.<ref name=Noelle/>