Gwyneth Paltrow: World’s most beautiful woman of 2013 (PHOTOS)

People magazine on Wednesday named Gwyneth Paltrow the world's most beautiful woman of 2013.

Paltrow, 40, didn't believe the news when she first heard it, the "Iron Man 3" actress told People.

"I honestly thought someone was playing a joke on me," she said.

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