NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) — The Beach Boys may have wished they all could be "California Girls," but most American men prefer Southern belles.

According to a new survey by Harlequin romance, 30 percent of American men have the hots for girls from the south and 23 percent prefer east coast gals.

By comparison, west coast women only garner 14 percent, while the Midwest farmers' daughters attract 19 percent of guys.

Finally, only 6 percent of American men think women from the mountain states are sexy.