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New Jersey Ranks Among Sexiest Accents

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Joe Pesci just got a little bit hotter.

The accents of native New Jersey natives like Pesci, the late James Gandolfini, Bruce Springsteen and Gov. Chris Christie rank among the most attractive in North America according, to a survey conducted by dating website Cupid.com.

But we’re not even in the top half of the list. Can you believe New Jersey got beat out by the unbearable bleating of New England's Bahwstaan accent?

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The site ranked the most attractive accents according to more than 2,000 users:

  1. Southern
  2. New York
  3. Western
  4. New England
  5. New Jersey
  6. Canadian
  7. Midwestern
  8. Mid-Atlantic
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