Mila Kunis has been named the "Sexiest Woman Alive" by Esquire.

The 29-year-old actress - who is currently dating her That 70s Show co-star Ashton Kutcher - has taken the magazine's title for 2012 replacing last year's winner Rihanna. Mila is pleased to receive the accolade but she insists she doesn't take her pin-up status too seriously.

"What I do and who I am are two different things. And they always will be. What happens with people is they lose sight of who they are, and they become either who they want to be or who they are perceived to be. But whatever it is, it is no longer who they are. So much of who you are in this industry is based on what that critic says, what that director says, what that actor says. People start believing all that, and they become what everybody else wants them to be. And I think that I've consciously separated my two lives."

While Mila - who recently starred in Ted and is the voice of Meg Griffin in hit animated comedy Family Guy - enjoys her career, she plays down her success and always tries to make her parents proud: "I love what I do. I couldn't imagine doing anything else. But when I'm done with work, I'm done with work. I think that if I bought into the hype, I would lose all sight of who I am, and so much of who I am is what my parents went through and instilled in me. And I never want to lose that. Ever. Because I would be so disappointed if I didn't make them proud."