Halle Berry may be a mommy of a certain age but the men's magazine Esquire says the Oscar-winning actress as the Sexiest Woman Alive. Berry poses in a parody of a 2000 cover photograph of former U.S. President Bill Clinton, and writes about what she thinks of winning Esquire's annual honor for the first time. Berry starred last year in the movie "Things We Lost in the Fire" and is due to star next year in "Frankie and Alice," a film about a woman with multiple personality disorder.

Oscar winning actress Halle Berry has topped King magazine's worst performances by models turned actresses list of shame thanks to her role in "Gothika".

Berry beat the likes of Cameron Diaz in the infamous list, reports contactmusic.com.
The five worst performances are:

1. Halle Berry in "Gothika"
2. Cameron Diaz in "Any Given Sunday"
3. Garcelle Beauvais in "Wild Wild West"
4. Cindy Crawford in "Fair Game"
5. Tyra Banks in "Coyote Ugly"