Salma Hayek has been named Hollywood's Sexiest Celebrity.

The 40-year-old Latina actress claimed the top spot after 65 per cent of US people polled said she had sex appeal.

The average star is considered desirable by just 15 per cent of the American public, according to E-Poll Market Research.

Matthew McConaugheyis the highest ranked male with 39 per cent, which only secured him 41st position in a female dominated list of 3,000 celebrities.

Sin City starJessica Alba, 26, claimed second place, whileBeyonce Knowles, 25, andHalle Berry, 40, were placed joint fifth.

Alba, Knowles and 25-year-oldJessica Biel- who camejoint ninth- were the only women in their 20s to make the top 40.

Biel shares ninth place with 42-year-oldElizabeth Hurleyand 66-year-oldRaquel Welch.

Pamela Anderson, who recently turned 40, was placed 14th.

译文：

塞尔玛·海耶克获封“好莱坞最性感名人”。

这位40岁的拉美影星以65%的美国民众支持率拔得头筹，成为美国人眼中最性感的名人。

据此项由E-Poll市场调查公司开展的调查显示，一般明星在美国的受欢迎率仅为15%。

马修·麦康纳以39%的支持率名列男星之首，他在这个以女星为主、共有3000位名人的排行榜上仅名列第41位。

曾出演《罪恶之城》的女星、26岁的杰西卡·艾尔芭位居第二，25岁的碧昂丝·诺里斯和40岁的哈里·贝瑞并列第五。

艾尔芭、诺里斯和与其他人并列第九、25岁的杰西卡·贝尔是前四十名中仅有的几位只有20多岁的女星。

贝尔与42岁的伊拉莎白·赫利、66岁的拉奎尔·韦尔奇并列第九。

刚满40岁的帕梅拉·安德森名列第14位。