01of 07CBS"What do you mean [former]? I never give the title up. I’m Sexiest Man Alive in perpetuity, which means for life. Let me ask you a question … Am I still alive? Am I still sexy? You bet your sexy mouth I am."—while helping crown Chris Evans2022’s Sexiest Man Alive onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert02of 07Dwayne Johnson.Kevin Winter/Getty Images"Whoever you put on the cover, it doesn’t matter because I’m always going to be the Sexiest Man Alive. I don’t give it up."—to PEOPLEdays before the 2021 announcement03of 07Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson.Art Streiber/NBC/Getty"Congrats to my brother @michaelbjordan on the new sexy crown 👊🏾 I CONCEDE NOTHING 👑😉 #sma #2020."—on Instagramafter Michael B. Jordan was named Sexiest Man Alive 202004of 07Dwayne Johnson.Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images"[Idris Elba’s Sexiest Man Alive cover] dropped while we were on set in London and I reminded him yes you are PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2019, but … I am the Sexiest Man Alive in what’s called perpetuity. That means, for life."—toUSA Todayin 201905of 07Dwayne Johnson.Samir Hussein/WireImage"I made a pact with PEOPLE magazine a few years ago that I will never give up the title. So everyone, doesn’t matter who it is, they can continue to be Sexiest Man Alive, but I am … forever.Forever."—to PEOPLEin 201806of 07Amy Sussman/Getty"Let’s all just take a moment to recognize @people’s Sexiest Man Alive will always be the 6'5 260lbs of tattooed brown eyed soul."—on Twitter, days before the 2017 Sexiest Man Alive (Blake Shelton) was announced07of 07Jesse Grant/Getty"I thought, ‘Wow, we’ve pretty much reached the pinnacle.’ I’m not quite too sure where we go from here. I’ve done it all, this is it."— onbeing namedPEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2016

01of 07CBS"What do you mean [former]? I never give the title up. I’m Sexiest Man Alive in perpetuity, which means for life. Let me ask you a question … Am I still alive? Am I still sexy? You bet your sexy mouth I am."—while helping crown Chris Evans2022’s Sexiest Man Alive onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Chris Evans Sexiest Man Alive 2022

“What do you mean [former]? I never give the title up. I’m Sexiest Man Alive in perpetuity, which means for life. Let me ask you a question … Am I still alive? Am I still sexy? You bet your sexy mouth I am.”

—while helping crown Chris Evans2022’s Sexiest Man Alive onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert

02of 07Dwayne Johnson.Kevin Winter/Getty Images"Whoever you put on the cover, it doesn’t matter because I’m always going to be the Sexiest Man Alive. I don’t give it up."—to PEOPLEdays before the 2021 announcement

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“Whoever you put on the cover, it doesn’t matter because I’m always going to be the Sexiest Man Alive. I don’t give it up.”

—to PEOPLEdays before the 2021 announcement

03of 07Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson.Art Streiber/NBC/Getty"Congrats to my brother @michaelbjordan on the new sexy crown 👊🏾 I CONCEDE NOTHING 👑😉 #sma #2020."—on Instagramafter Michael B. Jordan was named Sexiest Man Alive 2020

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Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson.Art Streiber/NBC/Getty

SMA men of the year 2020 - the rock

“Congrats to my brother @michaelbjordan on the new sexy crown 👊🏾 I CONCEDE NOTHING 👑😉 #sma #2020.”

—on Instagramafter Michael B. Jordan was named Sexiest Man Alive 2020

04of 07Dwayne Johnson.Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images"[Idris Elba’s Sexiest Man Alive cover] dropped while we were on set in London and I reminded him yes you are PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2019, but … I am the Sexiest Man Alive in what’s called perpetuity. That means, for life."—toUSA Todayin 2019

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Dwayne Johnson.Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images

Dwayne Johnson

“[Idris Elba’s Sexiest Man Alive cover] dropped while we were on set in London and I reminded him yes you are PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2019, but … I am the Sexiest Man Alive in what’s called perpetuity. That means, for life.”

—toUSA Todayin 2019

05of 07Dwayne Johnson.Samir Hussein/WireImage"I made a pact with PEOPLE magazine a few years ago that I will never give up the title. So everyone, doesn’t matter who it is, they can continue to be Sexiest Man Alive, but I am … forever.Forever."—to PEOPLEin 2018

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Dwayne Johnson

“I made a pact with PEOPLE magazine a few years ago that I will never give up the title. So everyone, doesn’t matter who it is, they can continue to be Sexiest Man Alive, but I am … forever.Forever.”

—to PEOPLEin 2018

06of 07Amy Sussman/Getty"Let’s all just take a moment to recognize @people’s Sexiest Man Alive will always be the 6'5 260lbs of tattooed brown eyed soul."—on Twitter, days before the 2017 Sexiest Man Alive (Blake Shelton) was announced

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 03: Dwayne Johnson attends the World Premiere Of Netflix’s “Red Notice” at L.A. LIVE on November 03, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

“Let’s all just take a moment to recognize @people’s Sexiest Man Alive will always be the 6'5 260lbs of tattooed brown eyed soul.”

—on Twitter, days before the 2017 Sexiest Man Alive (Blake Shelton) was announced

07of 07Jesse Grant/Getty"I thought, ‘Wow, we’ve pretty much reached the pinnacle.’ I’m not quite too sure where we go from here. I’ve done it all, this is it."— onbeing namedPEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2016

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Dwayne Johnson of ‘Jungle Cruise’ took part today in the Walt Disney Studios presentation at Disney’s D23 EXPO 2019 in Anaheim, Calif. ‘Jungle Cruise’ will be released in U.S. theaters on July 24, 2020.

“I thought, ‘Wow, we’ve pretty much reached the pinnacle.’ I’m not quite too sure where we go from here. I’ve done it all, this is it.”

— onbeing namedPEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2016

source: people.com