TasteofCountry.com asked their readers to vote for the sexiest country stars. There were 10 female choices and 10 males. CARRIE UNDERWOOD smoked her competition . . . while CHRIS YOUNG nudged out his. --Here is the percentage of the total votes each FEMALE received . . .

1.) Carrie Underwood . . . 41.81%

2.) Miranda Lambert . . . 15.89%

3.) Kellie Pickler . . . 9.59%

4.) Hillary Scott . . . 8.85%

5.) Jessie James . . . 7.5%

6.) Sara Evans . . . 5.79%

7.) Jana Kramer . . . 4.85%

8.) Julianne Hough . . . 3.58%

9.) LeAnn Rimes . . . 1.74%

10.) Ashley Monroe . . . 0.4%

The race was a little closer on the male side. TRACE ADKINS and LUKE BRYAN were nipping at Chris Young's heels. --Here is the percentage of the total votes each MALE received:

1.) Chris Young . . . 25.92%

2.) Trace Adkins . . . 22.02%

3.) Luke Bryan . . . 20.36%

4.) Tim McGraw . . . 10.18%

5.) Keith Urban . . . 6.43%

6.) Blake Shelton . . . 5.45%

7.) George Strait . . . 3.97%

8.) Jake Owen . . . 3.85%

9.) Kip Moore . . . 1.21%

10.) Charles Kelley . . . 0.62%