According to former editor jess cagle, the story goes that one editor declared then rising star mel gibson the sexiest man alive in a. Chicks gravitate to him, affleck's friend and director kevin smith told people at the time. People magazine has been crowning its sexiest man alive nearly every year since 1985 Here's a look at the list of winners, from john krasinski to mel gibson. People awarded its inaugural sexiest man alive title to mel gibson in 1985 This year, the honor was bestowed upon john krasinski.
People launched its sexiest man alive issue in 1985 with cover star mel gibson — and the annual feature is still going strong today From tom cruise and brad pitt to michael b People magazine has been naming a sexiest man alive each year since 1985 Here's a look at every winner, including the latest — patrick dempsey. Ben affleck when he was people's sexiest man alive in 2002 at 30 James devaney / wireimage / getty images
