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KC named one of the world’s sexiest actresses

New York-based magazine Complex was bold and clear: it wanted to name "the next beautiful foreign woman who can sideline the exhausted A-list actresses fronting every contemporary U.S. film."

In the Pop Culture section on its June 6 post, Complex said it scoured "dozens of message boards, casting announcements, and Google searches…" and listed the "25 Sexiest International Actresses You Haven't Heard Of." Well, at least in the U.S.

Complex created the list to find out who could follow in the footsteps of Noomi Rapace, who was an unknown "pretty Swedish woman with a name we couldn't pronounce." After her breakthrough role playing Lisbeth Sander in the first version of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and a supporting portrayal in "Sherlock Homes: A Game of Shadows," Rapace takes lead billing in "Prometheus," which was highly anticipated and expected to bring in the box office numbers.

On the strength of one magazine cover

Included by Complex as both the sexiest international actresses and possibly, Hollywood's Next Big Thing were Korea's Kim Tae Hee, Malaysia's Carmen Soo, India's Tena Desae, Germany's Antje Traue, China's Xun Zhou, France's Sarah Kazemy, England's Kaya Scodelario, Ireland's Katie McGrath, Australia's Bella Heathcote and Mexico's Adriana Fonseca, who topped the list.

Plus, KC Concepcion from the Philippines.

What's incredible about KC being on the list is the fact that 's her sexy image was based on one local magazine cover alone, Rogue's February 2012 issue. And, that she never considered going big in Hollywood, much less getting noticed as among U.S. tinseltown's "next big thing."

But will she take that "recognition" seriously?

Officially, she remains mum on being on the Complex list. And it's understandable.

Striving in Hollywood

Taking the plunge in Hollywood involves a lot thinking and re-thinking. To say it would be difficult is an understatement. Chasing the Hollywood dream means a lot of sacrifices. An aspirant would almost always have to scramble for work instead of having work find him or her. And the question is: will the attention KC gets from the list tempt her into giving up a local career that's already thriving for a grueling round of Hollywood striving?

KC's sexy transformation for a magazine cover may have been well-received. But it will surely take more than just a few sultry shots for her to fit the Noomi Rapace peg.

And she probably knows it more than us.

Editor's note: The blogger's views do not represent Yahoo! Southeast Asia's position on the topic or issue being discussed.