There's a newcomer to Maxim's Hot 100 list for 2013, but she's no stranger to headlines: Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend.

Coming in at number 69 — and beating out celebrities such as Jessica Chastain, Emma Roberts and Zooey Deschanel — Maxim has named the football star's imaginary girlfriend to its coveted list of hottest women of the year. Former Disney star Miley Cyrus took the number one spot.

The bio says it all: "After Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend hoax of 2012, we think it might be nice to have an invisible girl of our own to love. Why not? She's got a ton of great qualities, including looking awesome in a bikini."

Maxim included a photo of a bikini, worn of course by the invisible lady, against a scenic tropical backdrop to further the point.

The news comes several months after the Notre Dame football star — who has since been drafted by the San Diego Chargers — was caught up in a scandal involving the existence (or rather, nonexistence) of his girlfriend, Lennay Kekua.

Te'o said he met Kekua online and began dating long-distance until she developed leukemia and died in a car accident. The story pulled at the heartstrings of the nation as he gave emotional interviews about their relationship and his loss. When it surfaced in January that a male acquaintance had impersonated Keukua and she was never real, it became the center of headlines.

For the full list of Maxim's Hot 100, click here.

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