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Photos: Hot celebrity moms

Singer and actress Jennifer Hudson does double duty as entertainer and mommy.

Singer and actress Jennifer Hudson does double duty as entertainer and mommy. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

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April 10, 2013 9:08 AM PT

They’re hot, successful and sexy. Motherhood has only amped up their allure. Did you notice who was named “Most Beautiful Woman of the Year?” Yes, mommies rule.

Katie Holmes

Katie Holmes (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Beyonce

Beyonce (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images)

Gwyneth Paltrow

Yes, we read the news, People Magazine named Gwyneth Paltrow as the world’s most beautiful woman for 2013. Of course the recognition isn’t without merit. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Penelope Cruz

Penelope Cruz (Photo by Valerie Macon/AFP/Getty Images)

Gisele Bundchen

Gisele Bundchen (Photo by Scott Wintrow/Getty Images)

Halle Berry

Halle Berry (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler (Photo by Toby Canham/Getty Images)

Angela Bassett

Actress Angela Bassett enjoys motherhood as she shares her Walk of Fame induction with the kids in 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Taraji Henson

Taraji Henson (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)

Salma Hayek

Salma Hayek (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

Kate Hudson

Kate Hudson (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Heidi Klum

Heidi Klum (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage)

Amy Adams

Amy Adams (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for WIF)

Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys (Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images)

Camila Alves

Camila Alves (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Rachel Zoe

Rachel Zoe (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Whitney Museum of American Art)

Rebecca Gayheart

Rebecca Gayheart (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Jessica Simpson

Jessica Simpson (Photo by Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Britney Spears

Britney Spears (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba (Photo by Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images)

Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Garner (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts (Photo by Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images)

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Chopard)

Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams (Photo by John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images)

Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Madonna

Madonna (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Catherine Zeta-Jones (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage)

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon (Photo by Ernesto Ruscio/Getty Images)

Demi Moore

Demi Moore. (Photo by Jeff Vespa/WireImage)

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