Christina Hendricks named Esquire’s most beautiful woman, is unrecognizable on cover

Esquire/Getty ImagesEsquire loves pitting women against each other to be voted on by their male readers. While Helen Mirren recently edged out Megan Fox and grew one step closer to their "Sexiest Woman Alive" title, a winner has yet to be named. But in another battle of the beauties, 30% of readers felt "Mad Men" star Christina Hendricks was "The Best-Looking Woman In America." In celebration of her exciting new title, readers can indulge in an interview complete with scantily clad images, a second juicy photoshoot, and most importantly the cover of the May issue. But wait a minute... is that really Hendricks on the cover?

Upon examination, the cover shot of Hendricks looks to have received a heavy dose of retouching, only not in the usual places. In fact, we're impressed that her curvy figure seems to have been left intact. What is missing, however, are her bright blue eyes, alabaster skin, and lovely pink cheeks. Her chin has also been sliced off. Then of course there's the new hair. It does look fab, but her signature bright orangey-red hue has been swapped out for a darker auburn style full of extensions. Or maybe it's an all out wig.

Getty ImagesYeah, yeah. Magazines airbrush, so what? Well, if Esquire wanted to celebrate Christina Hendricks as the "Sexiest Woman Alive," and we admit, she very well might just be it, why not use a cover photo that actually looks like her? To be perfectly honest, we had to read the fine print when we saw the cover to find out who she was! We thought "Gossip Girl" star Leighton Meester (pictured at right) had won the title and had somehow grown bigger boobs over the weekend.

What do you think of Esquire's photo of Christina Hendricks? [Esquire]