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Actress Salma Hayek is famously a stunner.
But recently, she was beaten to a hottest woman award.
And it’s certainly caught everyone’s attention.
So it’s safe to say that the number one spot has got everybody talking…
And fan’s can’t believe it…
Keep scrolling to see who took the title …
Raised in Mexico, Hayek started her career as an actress at the young age of twelve…
She attended the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau, Louisiana.
This was quite rare because the majority of working-class families in Mexico wouldn’t have had the resources to fund their child in an American acting school.
But luckily, this put her on the road to success.
She began her career in Mexico…
Hayek landed the title role in Teresa (1989), a successful Mexican telenovela that rocketed her to stardom in Mexico.
She then went on to star in the romantic drama El Callejón de los Milagros in 1995, later being nominated for an Ariel Award.
She went on to study acting under Stella Adler — but as a woman with limited English and a diagnosis of dyslexia, this proved to be extremely challenging.
However, she soon established herself in Hollywood.
After a couple of minor roles, the actress landed a small but major role in the 1996 cult classic From Dusk Till Dawn alongside George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino.
This saw Hayek take on the character Santanico Pandemonium…
This was actually a tribute to a Mexican horror movie of the same name from 1975.
Hayek was perfect for the part.
I mean who could pull off playing a 102-year-old vampire queen better?
After this hit performance, Hayek opened the doors to Hollywood.
And her first-star billing came the following year.
She landed a big role in Fool’s Rush In alongside Matthew Perry.
These roles gave Hayek a lot of exposure.
And subsequently, she was a hot topic in every director’s book…
She went on to work in movies such as Breaking Up (1997), Dogma (1990), and Wild Wild West (1999).
Her career only skyrocketed from there…
She also starred in the movie, Frida, which was critically acclaimed.
In more recent times, Hayek played the wife of Adam Sandler’s character in Grown Ups…
And it’s recently been announced that she’s starring in a brand new Netflix feature film alongside Anne Hathaway.
The film is based on the novel by Kōtarō Isaka…
The same writer adapted his works for the hit movie Bullet Train.
So it’s set to be a hit!
But her talents don’t end there.
The actress has also tried her hand at voice work…
She co-starred with Antonio Banderas in the Shrek spin-off film Puss in Boots.
So there’s no denying that Hayek is a Hollywood icon…
And she most certainly looks like one!
Hayek is happily married…
Sorry to disappoint.
The star married François-Henri Pinault back in 2009.
And they share a daughter together who was born in 2007.