Rapper Young Miko Tops Poll for “Sexiest Lesbian Alive”

Legacy lesbian magazine Curve named Puerto Rican rapper, singer, and songwriter Young Miko the Sexiest Lesbian Alive for its November 2026 issue in celebration of 35 years of sapphic media. While it’s obvious that the ultra-suave androgynous artist is objectively attractive — I mean she is irresistible in those leather pants and skin-tight tanks, showing off her tattoo sleeves, and her furrowed brows with the signature slit — the award was all-encompassing and had a number of requirements the recipient had to meet to win. Afterall, sexiness is much more than just physical appearance and style. Naturally, Miko hit all the marks necessary to bag the title: openly identifying as and proudly claiming the lesbian identity, using her platform/work/influence to advocate for and support the LGBTQ+ community at large, demonstrating her personal values of inclusion and respect for the wider LGBTQ+ community, making her own meaningful and substantial cultural impact and creating a global buzz for her work in 2026, and of course, being alive.The contest, which is Curve’s own cheeky interpretation of People Magazine’s annual Sexiest Man Alive cover award, had 24 different nominees, and there were over 3,000 people who weighed in with a vote. Young Miko swept away the competition, with a number of voters making cases for her impact not only on the broader queer community, but especially on queer Latinx representation.“She was the first woman I ever heard singing about want[ing] another woman, taking away the romance and showing that lesbians can also have passing desires,” one voter wrote. “As a Latina lesbian in a genre dominated by men like reggaeton she claimed her space and sang from real lesbian experiences. She showed us that we can desire without shame.”“She has done so much for the reggaeton industry and Latinas everywhere,” another voter wrote. “I discovered Young Miko during a very unstable period in my life and she helps me feel more comfortable