The World's Sexiest Women Are From Brazil, Sexiest Men Are From Australia. Travel dating website Miss Travel asked members-- both men and women -- to rate the nationalities they find sexiest in a dating partner. The answers revealed a preference for women from South America (Brazil's got more than just hot soccer) and men from Down Under, with sexiness found in countries everywhere between.
Some countries have spectacular natural scenery, others have amazing historical attractions - and some simply have the sexiest inhabitants.
A new study has revealed which are the sexiest countries in the world, based on the perceptions of men and women.
And Great Britain comes out in the top 10 for both men and women - although it helps that the respondents were American.
Down Under: While men voted Brazil their sexiest country, women opted for Australia, know for its attractive surfer types
According to the travel dating website MissTravel.com, the sexiest nation in the world for men is - unsurprisingly - our World Cup hosts Brazil, but women prefer Australia when it comes to choosing the world's sexiest men.
Great Britain is voted fourth-sexiest country in the world for men, with English people listed as third sexiest by women, followed by the Scottish in fourth place.
However, the US doesn't feature so well. While American women rank US men as the sixth sexiest in the world, American men don't include their compatriots anywhere on their top 10 list.
SEXIEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD ACCORDING TO WOMEN
1. Australia
2. Italy
3. England
4. Scotland
5. Spain
6. America
7. Ireland
8. Brazil
9. Canada
10. Netherlands
SEXIEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MEN
1. Brazil
2. Russia
3. Colombia
4. Great Britain
5. Philippines
6. Spain
7. Australia
8. Bulgaria
9. South Africa
10. Canada
Latin countries dominate the top three for men, with Colombia taking thirs place, just behind Russia in second, while Brazil comes out on top.However, women ranked Italy as the second sexiest country behind Australia, followed by England.
Brandon Wade, Founder & CEO of the controversial website MissTravel.com - which teams beautiful women with men who are willing to pay for their travel - said: 'Many American men want something more exotic in their lives.
Best of British: Both men and women voted the UK into their top five sexiest countries
'While the ‘girl next door type’ may be exotic to other cultures, American men prefer a foreign beauty.'
Men were asked to rank the qualities that contributed to attractiveness when travel dating. 'Accent' and 'body type' ranked the highest, coming in at 44 and 31 per cent respectively.
Women equally ranked accent and appearance in their choices.
Best of British: Both men and women voted the UK into their top five sexiest countries
Mr Wade explained: 'Last year British men were chosen as the winners of our survey, this year it is Australia. It seems that American women are drawn to a distinct type of man. This man is handsome, sophisticated and the accent doesn’t hurt.'
The latest study comes just days after Brazil's Ipanema Beach was voted the sexiest in the world, followed by Tulum, on Mexico's Caribbean coast and Crane Beach in Barbados.
Are YOU headed to one of the sexiest places on Earth this summer?
...and if you fail to find a romantic partner on the road, remember: a "sexy" trip with your friends can be just as steamy.
