There's a good reason why many were surprised when Sam Pinto topped the FHM Philippines Sexiest Woman of the World poll this year.
For one, the said list has become a Marian Rivera-Angel Locsin-Cristine Reyes battle royale the past years. When these four topped the poll, it was usually preceded by a huge project or career-defining move. To be fair, Sam has been in a number of blockbuster movies (“Catch Me... I'm In Love” and last year's box-office hit “Ang Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote,” for instance) but she's not yet as big a name as the constant poll winners when they topped the list.
Sam also isn't the typical definition of sexy. Her famous beer ad shows her in a two-piece bikini, but her frame is more reminiscent of Kim Chiu than Katrina Halili. She's even the first to admit that she doesn't have the requirements to be considered conventionally sexy.
Be that as it may, there's also something about Sam that makes her alluring and, yes, sexy. She has a disarming charm, a beauty that warrants more than a second look. That she admits to being shy adds to the appeal, like she's your typical Taylor Swift-esque girl-next-door girl who prefers to wears T-shirts instead of short skirts but can still rock a sexy, revealing attire to win the hearts of boys and men.
She can also turn into a consummate professional in front of the camera in an instant, as she demonstrated in her impromptu mini-pictorial before her interview with Yahoo! OMG! Philippines last Sunday, July 17, at the Claire dela Fuente Grill and Seafood in Pasay City.