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Is it time for Illinois to adopt the “Jersey Shore” lifestyle of GTL — gym, tan, laundry? Could be after Illinois finished 13th — five spots behind the Garden State — in The Daily Beast’s list of the best-looking states, released Monday.

The rankings were based on the hometowns of models and the men mentioned in 10 years of People’s “Sexiest Man Alive” issues, a decade’s worth of pageant winners, and health and fitness data for each state ranked by the Trust for America’s Health.

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SEXY STATES

Here is the site’s top 10 (plus Illinois).

1. D.C.

2. Hawaii

3. California

4. Connecticut

5. Florida

6. New York

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7. Massachusetts

8. New Jersey

9. Nevada

10. Rhode Island

13. Illinois