Kate succeeds last year's winner Hailey Baldwin to win the coveted title which has previously been held by the likes of supermodel Stella Maxwell and singer Taylor Swift.

Kate, a 25-year-old model and actress, graced the cover of the latest issue of Maxim magazine in a show-stopping desert shoot.

After being told of her victory, Kate told Maxim: "You know, I work really hard on myself - on feeling good, working out, being strong. Being number one on the Hot 100 is a little reward for all of the hard work."

Kate went on to describe travelling to Israel for the Maxim shoot as "one of my bucket-list trips."

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