A personal care absorbent article constructed of a hollow polymer fiber nonwoven material produced from a plurality of hollow polymer fibers and having a basis weight in the range of about 8 gsm to about 200 gsm. The hollow polymer fibers of this nonwoven web material have an outside diameter in the range of about 7 microns to about 50 microns. The hollow polymer fibers of this invention in accordance with one embodiment are made from a metallocene polypropylene resin.