She's still top of the lot! Marilyn Monroe's curves voted best of all time... pushing Kelly Brook into second place

  • Monroe also beat Christina Hendricks and Kim Kardashian
  • Four out of ten people voting Monroes body as the best

By Stephanie Condron

PUBLISHED: 16:31 EST, 20 April 2013 | UPDATED: 01:54 EST, 22 April 2013

Modern celebrities are all too ready to show as much flesh as possible but the relatively demure Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe has topped a poll for the best celebrity curves of all time.

She beat British model Kelly Brook, Christina Hendricks of TV hit Mad Men and US reality star Kim Kardashian, with four out of ten people voting Monroes body as the best.

Brook came second, but old-school glamour rules as Monroe, who died more than 50 years ago, came out on top.

Marilyn Monroe

Kelly Brook

Glamorous: The relatively demure Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe, left, has topped a poll for the best celebrity curves of all time. She beat British model Kelly Brook, right, who came second

She was joined in the top five by Raquel Welch, now 72, in third place, Sophia Loren, 78, fourth, and Jayne Mansfield, who died in 1967, fifth.

The poll of more than 2,000 men and women across the UK found that curves are favoured by six out of ten people.

Men find womens bottoms the most attractive, followed by their busts and waist. Women considered waists to be the most appealing.

The study was commissioned to mark the launch of the new Peugeot RCZ Spo! rts Coupe.

Christina Hendricks

Kim Kardashian

Attractive: Christina Hendricks, left, of TV hit Mad Men and US reality star Kim Kardashian, right, were also beaten by Monroe

The cars designer, Boris Reinmoller, said: The study shows the continued appeal of the curve.

'There is no one to match the curvaceous wonder of Marilyn Monroe.

She had it all: style, class and enough edge to thrill men and women for generations the perfect combination.

Italian actress Sophia Loren

Raquel Welch

Stunning: Raquel Welch, right, finished in third place while Sophia Loren, left, finished fourth