The world's most beautiful female politicians revealed (and surprise, surprise, there's not a British woman among them)
By Tom Worden
Last updated at 1:06 PM on 25th March 2009
Britain's women MPs have taken a battering in a poll to find the world's most beautiful female politician.
Blonde Peruvian congresswoman Luciana Leon, 30, tops the light-hearted list - which also features Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton and Segolene Royal.
Beauties from 30 countries from Israel to Afghanistan and Angola to New Zealand have won votes in the online poll. But not a single UK politician has made the grade.
Peruvian lawyer Luciana Leon was voted the world's most beautiful female politician followed by fellow countrywoman Mercedes Araoz
Home secretary Jacqui Smith and former transport secretary Ruth Kelly may have been among Blair's Babes when the former prime minister took power in 1997.
But they fail to register in the internet survey for Spain's popular 20 Minutos newspaper.
A journalist on the paper said: 'I'm afraid Britain's female politicians do not have a great reputation for their beauty.
'But when you look at women politicians worldwide some of them really are very attractive.'
Hundreds of readers have emailed their opinions to the website - but not a single one has asked for a Brit to be added to the list.
U.S vice president elect Sarah Palin was voted 24th sexiest female politician while Former French presidential candidate Segolene Royal ranked 36th
First placed Ms Leon, a lawyer by profession, is Peru's youngest member of parliament.
This morning she was top of the list with 24,094 votes.
One reader described her as 'a beauty with the face of an angel,' and another as 'the eighth wonder of the world.'
In second place is fellow Peruvian Mercedes Araoz, 47, with 15,109 votes.
Former U.S vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, 44, is in 24th place with 3,173 votes.
Secretary of state Hillary Clinton, 61, is the oldest on the list. She is in 34th place with 2485 votes.
Former French presidential candidate Segolene Royal, 55, is in 36th place with 2377 votes.
Former Blair babes Jaqui Smith and Ruth Kelly failed to even get a mention in the online poll
German Julia Bonk, 22, is the youngest woman on the list. She was elected to the state parliament of Saxony aged just 18.
Afghan Malalai Joya, 30, is in 54th place with 1053 votes.
She was once described as the 'bravest woman in Afghanistan' for denouncing what she called warlords and war criminals in her country's parliament.
Spain has the most candidates with five women, while the USA and Mexico both have four.
U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was the oldest woman on the list while Afghan Malalai Joya came in at 54th place
The most beautiful female politicians are:
1 - Luciana Leon, 30, Peru
2 - Mercedes Aráoz 47, Peru
3 - Sara Latife Ruiz Chavez, 32, Mexico
4 - Mara Carfagna, 32, Italy
5 - Yuri Fujikawa, 27, Japan
6 - Anna-Maria Galojan, 26, Estonia
7 - Toireasa Ferris, 29, Ireland
8 - Yuliya Tymoshenko, 48, Ukraine
9 - Eunice Olsen, 31, Singapore
10 - Cayetana Álvarez, 34, Spain
11 - Vera Lischka, 31, Austria
12 - Alina Kabaev, 26, Russia
13 - Gabriela Cueva, 29, Mexico
14 - Orly Levy, 35, Israel
15 - Cristina Dia, 50, Mexico
16 - Tsepeli Nikolet, 28, Greece
17 - Marianne Thiem, 36, The Netherlands
18 - Carme Chacó, 37, Spain
19 - Pnina Rosenblum, 53, Israel
20 - Bibiana Aíd, 31, Spain
21 - Tanja Karpel, 38, Finland
22 - Julia Anastasia Bon, 23, Germany
23 - Ruhama Avraha, 44, Israel
24 - Sarah Palin, 44, United States
25 - Stefania Prestigiacom, 43, Italy
26 - Sofia Larse, 36, Sweden
27 - Angelina Sondak, 32, Indonesia
28 - Cristina Fernández de Kirchne, 56, Argentina
29 - Katrín Gunnarsdótti, 43, Iceland
30 - Soraya Sáen, 37, Spain
31 - Anastasia Michael, 33, Israel
32 - Stephanie Herseth, 38, United States
33 - Mónica Lorente Ramó, 38, Spain
34 - Hillary Clinton, 61, United States
35 - Melissa Park, 42, Australia
36 - Ségolène Roya, 55, France
37 - Jiang Y, 44, China
38 - Freya Van den Bossch, 34, Belgium
39 - Nebahat Albayra, 40, The Netherlands
40 - Kirsten Gillibran, 43, United States
41 - Eva Glawischni, 39, Austria
42 - Sabine Herol, 27, France
43 - Hillevi Larsso, 34, Sweden
44 - Hillevi Larsso, 46, Iceland
45 - Piia-Noora Kaupp, 33, Finland
46 - Sabine Bätzin, 34, German
47 - Isabel dos Santo, Angola
48 - Penny Won, 40, Australia
49 - Kate Elli, 32, Australia
50 - Melissa Lee, New Zealand
51 - Marcela Guerra Castill, Mexico
52 - Delsa Solórzano, Venezuela
53 - Natalie Rickl, 33, Sweden
54 - Malalai Joy, 31, Afghanistan
2 comments:
you had me until #34.
Gadzooks Martha pass the bucket.
Gee! Did we have this same contest for the men politicians?
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