Today is Cinco de Mayo, a day for Mexicans, Americans, Mexican-Americans and maybe even American-Mexicans (do they exist?) to celebrate the Mexican army’s victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. That’s right, it’s a celebration of a military victory over France, possibly the surrenderingest military force of the last century.
We’re just kidding, of course. France was actually pretty powerful back then (and their emperor had a really sweet horizontal ’stache, so they had that going for them, too) and it was a remarkable victory for Mexico.
Cinco de Mayo isn’t really an official holiday, at least not in the sense that you get the day off work. It’s also not Mexico’s Independence day (which is actually September 16), despite what many people think. But enough about what Cinco de Mayo isn’t. Let’s talk about what it is. Cinco de Mayo is a great excuse to knock back a few cervezas, pound a few shots of tequila, take out your stick and bash some pinatas to smithereens. And hey… if a few non-pinatas get hit by your stick in the process, can anyone really blame you? (The answer, of course, is yes, so be sure to keep your stick to yourself… or at least among consenting adults).
If you don’t have a pinata and need something else to shake you’re stick at, we’ve got you covered. In our humble (and probably correct) opinion, here are Mexico’s 3 hottest women.
3. Paulina Rubio
2. Elsa Benitez
1. Salma Hayek
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