Minka Kelly Strips, Is Esquire's Sexiest Woman Alive (PHOTOS)

Esquire named the former Friday Night Lights actress (and girlfriend of Yankee Derek Jeter) the Sexiest Woman Alive in its November issue

"I think it's the most exciting birthday I think I've ever had," the actress tells the mag. "I'm so excited to be a woman. Done with the twenties.

"I'm confident...in my skin, and I'm cool with my flaws and all that stuff. It just feels nice to be at peace with yourself. I think my thirtieth birthday gave me permission to have all that."