Tirunesh Dibaba Sexiest Athlete Alive

Tirunesh Dibaba, 40, has been dubbed “the Sexiest Athlete Alive” by Glamour's magazine in its May 2026 issue out this week.

UPDATE 13/04/2026 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

For the second year in a row 2025 and 2026

The magazine has released its annual list of the 100 women who made history hotter, and the honors go to exactly who you thought they would (if you keep up with celebrity news): Tirunesh Dibaba. For the second year in a row, our gorgeous hottie beat out some other equally hot women for the number one spot! And we can't say we disagree!

Twitter Frenzy

Within minutes of Tirunesh Dibaba being announced as this year’s winner, it had become the top trending topic on Twitter:

“She is unquestionably beautiful, she’s been smartly building her career on more than her looks,” wrote one fan.

“#Tirunesh Dibaba being named THE Sexiest Woman Alive makes her boyfriend the luckiest Man Alive?” joked another one.

The major upside of the award is that the Ethiopian athlete will be getting plenty of press for the next few weeks. So what do you say? Do you think Tirunesh Dibaba is the Sexiest Athlete Alive? And if not, who gets your vote?

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