Adam Levine, before he became the Sexiest Man Alive, unrecognisable in embarrassing yearbook photo

By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 13:15 EST, 21 November 2013 | Updated: 00:18 EST, 22 November 2013 68 View comments He was recently crowned the Sexiest Man Alive by People Magazine. But it seems if you strip back the tattoos and the heavily-styled rock star image, Adam Levine is quite the opposite.

Before he became the Sexiest Man Alive! Adam Levine is unrecognisable as a young freshman in embarrassing yearbook snaps

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He was recently crowned the Sexiest Man Alive by People Magazine.

But it seems if you strip back the tattoos and the heavily-styled rock star image, Adam Levine is quite the opposite.

That certainly seemed to be the case back in high school.

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Spot the difference: Adam Levine, seen here for his Freshman Year 1994, at Brentwood School, Los Angeles, has certainly come a long way to be crowned the Sexiest Man Alive

Spot the difference: Adam Levine, seen here for his Freshman Year 1994, at Brentwood School, Los Angeles, has certainly come a long way to be crowned the Sexiest Man Alive

An adorable-looking Adam can be seen as a fresh-faced youngster in the school pictures from 1993-1994 when he was a student at Brentwood School in Los Angeles.

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The Maroon 5 singer, who beat off stiff competition from the likes of Idris Elba, Justin Timberlake and David Beckham to the prestigious title, looked more teacher's pet than high school pin-up.

Even Adam's fiancée had a hard to keeping a straight face when she heard he'd been deemed such hot stuff.

Smoke and mirrors: Adam was recently named the Sexiest Man Alive by People Magazine, something the singer admits his fiance laughed at

Smoke and mirrors: Adam was recently named the Sexiest Man Alive by People Magazine, something the singer admits his fiance laughed at

Adam himself revealed that his wife-to-be, Victoria's Secret model Behati Prinsloo, found it amusing.

The singer told People magazine her reaction was: 'Laughter, a lot of laughter,' adding: 'She's keeping me humble.'

On Tuesday night's episode of The Voice, host Carson Daly announced Adam's big win to the studio audience, much to the singer's embarrassment.

The 34-year-old hunk said he shared the news with Behati by saying: 'Hey, how ya doing? Let's go to dinner tonight. And People magazine says I'm the Sexiest Man Alive.'

Hello, ladies! A thirteen-year-old Adam Levine as he was as a freshman at Brentwood School in Los Angeles

Hello, ladies! A thirteen-year-old Adam Levine as he was as a freshman at Brentwood School in Los Angeles

Butter wouldn't melt: Adam in 8th Grade at school in 1993, before all his tattoos and rock star swagger took hold

Butter wouldn't melt: Adam in 8th Grade at school in 1993, before all his tattoos and rock star swagger took hold

Maroon 5... The Early Years: Adam, wearing a cap backwards, pictured sitting between with his bandmates Jesse Carmichael and Mickey Madden in 1994

Maroon 5... The Early Years: Adam, wearing a cap backwards, pictured sitting between with his bandmates Jesse Carmichael and Mickey Madden in 1994

Triumph: Adam raised his trophy aloft in triumph after accepting the gong

Triumph: Adam raised his trophy aloft in triumph after accepting the gong

Happy day: Adam accepted his prize with good grace

Happy day: Adam accepted his prize with good grace

But luckily Adam doesn't seem to be taking his new title too seriously.

Speaking on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday, Adam said: A lot of people trivialize this sort of thing. They say it's shallow and think it's just a media stunt used to sell magazines and perpetuate the image of Hollywood being based on looks. And that's totally true

Adding: 'But I'm completely cool with that.'

Popular with the ladies: Adam Levine has successfully made the transition from high school geek to a pop music pin-up

Popular with the ladies: Adam Levine has successfully made the transition from high school geek to a pop music pin-up

Adam - who takes the title from 2012's winner Channing Tatum - also said about his win: 'As a musician, you have fantasies that you want to win Grammys, but I didn't really think that this was on the table. I was just amazed and stunned and it almost seemed like they were kidding, but they weren't, so that's cool.'

The singer also confessed he was looking forward to settling down with his fiancée, after popping the question in July.

He said: 'I didn't think marriage was for me for a long time. I was ready when I was ready. That's about as simple as it could possibly be.'

Working it: Adam, as he is known now, shirtless and showing off his impressive physique and tattoos

Working it: Adam, as he is known now, shirtless and showing off his impressive physique and tattoos

You've got to be kidding: Adam Levine reveals that his wife-to-be, Victoria's Secret model Behati Prinsloo, laughed when she found out he'd be crowned Sexiest Man Alive

You've got to be kidding: Adam Levine reveals that his wife-to-be, Victoria's Secret model Behati Prinsloo, laughed when she found out he'd be crowned Sexiest Man Alive



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