salma hayek is beaten to the Knight: in France it receives the highest Order of Merit

was awarded the French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced that Hollywood star Salma Hayek (45, "Grown Ups", "Frida") Order of Merit with the "Legion d'Honneur", the highest French.

Mexican-born is the order-in ceremony along with several other laureates take in receiving.

In 1802 Napoleon Bonaparte founded the Order of Merit to reward civil and military merit, special talents and great virtues. whether it is a French citizen or not, is irrelevant.

Now is the beautiful salma hayek member of the French Legion of Honor, in a formal ceremony in the Elysee Palace 'legion d'honneur' get to hit the knight.

salma hayek works worldwide in the fight against poverty and for mothers in a crisis area, is married to Frenchmen Francois-Henri Pinault. also her father-Francois Pinault (a French businessman and art collector), get a high rank in the legion, he was honored as a great officer.