The world's most beautiful female politicians?

An internet survey for 20 Minutos, a Spanish newspaper, asked readers to submit which female politicians they ranked as most attractive.

The top three ladies all hail from Spanish-speaking countries:

1 - Luciana Leon, 30, Peru

2 - Mercedes Aráoz 47, Peru

3 - Sara Latife Ruiz Chavez, 32, Mexico












Four American women also made the cut:

24 - Sarah Palin, 44, United States

32 - Stephanie Herseth, 38, United States

34 - Hillary Clinton, 61, United States

40 - Kirsten Gillibran, 43, United States

While the poll is meant for entertainment, is it really necessary to classify these women according to the anachronistic criteria of physical attributes?