Everyone is beautiful in their own way, but some people just have a certain look about them. There are so many beautiful people in the world that no one will ever be able to agree on who is the most beautiful. However, we have managed to collect 44 women, all from different eras in time, that have been deemed as some of the most beautiful women in the world.
Marilyn Monroe
No list of beautiful women of all time is complete without a mention of Marilyn Monroe. Even though she is long gone now, her beauty still lives on. She is the gold standard of ‘Hollywood icon’ and she was one of the most popular actresses of her time.
Natalie Wood
Ever since she was a child, Natalie Wood was always in the spotlight. little. She has starred in hits like West Facet Story, Insurgent With no Trigger, and Miracle on 34th Street. It was tragic that she died at the age of 43 when she was on a journey to Santa Catalina island.
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor was another one of the most popular Hollywood actresses to live in the world. She moved to California with her family at the beginning of the Second World War and started working in films. She was a very popular activist for a lot of causes.
Michelle Pfeiffer
Every 80’s and 90’s kid has heard of Michelle Pfeiffer because she was at the peak of her acting career during this time. She was a beauty that you just had to stop and admire.
Julie Gibson
Julie Gibson was 106 years old when she died. She has outlived many of her peers and she has seen many ages of music come and go. She made her debut in music more than 80 years ago and was at the peak of her singing career in the 1940s.
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron started out as a ballerina when she had to quit because of an injury. She turned her career to acting and it was a good move since she became one of the highest-paid actresses in the industry. She has received an Academy Award and a Golden Globe award for her roles.
Raquel Welch
Raquel Welch brought Loana to life in One Million Years BC, and she became a household name after that. Right from the 60’s, she has had an amazing success in her acting career and has also won many awards in her lifetime.
Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth has been a performer for quite a long time. She was a dancer in New York long before she moved to California and became an actress. Before she starred in some serious roles, she had been acting in dancing movies. However, due to some personal family reasons, she went through quite a hard time in her later years.
Ursula Andress
Here we can see the first ever Bond Girl in the industry. Everyone knows that Bond Girls are chosen specifically for their beauty and sexual appeal and it goes without saying that Ursula Andress oozed both of them in the prime of her life.
Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve made it to the limelight when she starred in the movie Les Parapluies de Cherbourg. Not only did she star in a lot of movies, she also turned the face of Marianne, the personification of liberty in France. She was also one of the lead voices against the #MeToo revolution.
Ann-Margret
In the 60’s and 70’s, Ann-Margret Olsson was one of the biggest names in the industry. She started as a recording artist and then worked her way up in Hollywood with Bye Bye Birdie, Who’s Tommy, Regulation and Order: SVU, and Ray Donovan.
Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh had a certain magnificence about her. She is best known for starring in Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Want.
Ava Gardner
Born in South Carolina, Ava Gardner had an accent which caused MGM to hesitate when signing her. However, she ended up getting the part and she got her big break when she starred in The Killers 5 years later. She had a rich career of 50 years.
Hedy Lamarr
When Hedy Lamarr walked into a room, she had all the eyes on her. Over a period of 28 years, she acted in more than 30 films. She could easily get all the attention in the world with her subtle beautiful facial features.
Sharon Tate
Sharon Tate had delicate facial features that made you stop and wonder about her beauty even when she was long gone. The later years of her life were quite tragic because she died whilst eight months pregnant.
Ingrid Bergman
Starring in Casablanca made Ingrid Bergman quite a well-known actress. Before that, she had been performing in Swiss and German movies. She was often described as “arguably the most international star in the history of entertainment.”
Sophie Marceau
Sophie Marceau made a reputation for herself when she starred in the movie La Boum. Nearly fifteen years after that, she starred in many European movies and then went on to change the perspectives in Hollywood when she starred in the movie Braveheart and then in The World Is Not Sufficient.
Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini is the daughter of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini. Having her parents being prominent figures in Hollywood meant that Isabella was going to be in the spotlight from the moment she was born. She was not just an actress but also a model. During her career, she has appeared on both the small screen and the big screen.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Aishwarya Rai started her career as a model while she was still in college. In 1994, she went on to win the Miss World pageant. After this, there was no turning back for her because Bollywood lined up many films for her. As the years have gone, her beauty has definitely defied her age.
Brigitte Bardot
Before becoming a model, Brigitte was a dancer. She became famous after starring in And God Created Girls. Today, she is an active voice for animal rights and many voices have risen against her in hatred.
Barbara Eden
If you have seen the series I Dream Of Jeannie, then you will undoubtedly remember Barbara Eden in it. We are aware of the fact that the showrunners wanted a brunette playing her part but it seems only right now that they went with Barbara. No one could have done justice to the part more than her.
Elizabeth Hurley
This model turned actress has played quite a number of memorable roles, including the star of popular sitcom The Royals where she plays the part of the Queen of England.
Anita Ekberg
Born in Italy, Anita Ekberg did not just star in American movies. She was also the star of many European movies. She came into the spotlight when she starred in the movie La Dolce Vita.
Lauren Bacall
With a cat-like grace, tawny blonde hair, and blue-green eyes, Lauren Bacall received an Academy Award simply because of the way that she moulded the Golden Age of motion pictures. Apart from being an actress, she was also a model.
Kim Basinger
During the 1970s, Kim Basinger found her calling in modelling. However, she decided that the next step in her career should be acting which is why she started to show up for auditions after moving to Los Angeles. She was a poster girl and also went on to become the Bond girl in Never Say Never Again.
Jaclyn Smith
Starring in Charlie’s Angels as Kelly Garrett, Jaclyn Smith brought her character back to life in Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle. She also starred in many other movies, TV shows, and in mini series.
Barbara Parkins
At the age of 16, Barbara Parkins set her sights on Los Angeles because she wanted to make a future in Hollywood. She started out as a nightclub backup dancer and singer, and worked her way up the ladder.
Julie Ege
Julie Ege was 15 years old when she started her career as a model. When she was 18 years old, she secured second place in the Miss Norway pageant. She began her acting career with small roles in the late 60’s and then became a popular movie star when she acted in Up Pompeii.
Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren is one of the most popular Italian actresses to have ever lived. She started her career when she was just 14 years old and she starred in many movies like The Pride and the Passion, A Countess from Hong Kong, and Grumpier Old Men.
Jane Birkin
Jane Birkin is an English actress who worked both in British and French cinema. She made it big when she began a relationship with Serge Gainsbourg. They later called it quits, but she still enjoyed a great singing and acting career. She starred in A Soldier’s Daughter By no means Cries and Crimson Fox.
Britt Ekland
Britt Ekland worked in many movies during the 60’s and the 70’s. She appeared in films like The Man with the Golden Gun, Get Carter, and The Night They Raided Minsky’s.
Loretta Younger
Nominated for the Oscars twice, Loretta Younger had quite an interesting career. She was active in the industry from 1917 to 1953, so you could say her career was a great success.
Jacqueline Bisset
Jacqueline Bisset has been starring in movies ever since the ‘60s. She appeared in Bullitt, Day or Night, and The Deep. In that last film, she became famous for her wet T-shirt scene. It turns out that this was what sparked the popularity of what we call wet T-shirt contests!
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly was an actress only for five years before she got hitched to Prince Rainier III and quit her acting career. The actress decided to focus on her philanthropy and art promotion instead. She later died when she suffered a stroke while driving home and crashed the car.
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn was such a lovely and unique lady! She became famous when she was cast to star in Roman Holiday in which she received a Golden Globe, Oscar, and BAFTA! She was also big on humanitarian and philanthropy work.
Kim Novak
Columbia Pictures hired Kim Novak in the hopes of replacing Rita Hayworth and competing with Marilyn Monroe of 20th Century Fox. She cemented her spot in Hollywood by starring in Vertigo. She has only acted sporadically since the ‘60s. She retired in the ‘90s.
Claudia Cardinale
Claudia Cardinale won the “Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia” award and got to go to Italy as the reward. She did not know Italian well but still snagged acting and modeling gigs. They had to dub over her voice because she had a raspy voice and a French accent.
Beyonce Knowles
You must have been living under a rock if you do not know who Beyonce Knowles is. The Queen of Pop is an actress and singer-songwriter. She married Jay-Z, a fellow musician. She got her start with Destiny’s Child and later went solo.
Jean Shrimpton
Jean Shrimpton is an English actress and model, and is considered one of the first supermodels ever. In her youthful years, she was on the covers of magazines like Harper’s Bazaar, Time, Self-importance Honest, and Vogue.
Kate Moss
Kate Moss is an English model and a well-known actress and stylist. She is now a profitable businesswoman on high of being a British Vogue contributing vogue editor.
Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson is a beautiful singer, actress, and model. We’re certain that you have seen her in Manny & Lo, Woman with a Pearl Earring, Misplaced in Translation, Match Level, and more. She is best known for her role as Black Widow in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe.
Megan Fox
Megan Fox made her debut in 2001. She used to play a recurring character in Hope & Religion. In 2004, she starred in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. Of course, what made her a real household name was when she starred in Transformers.
Kate Upton
Kate Upton turned the “Rookie of the Year” when she modeled for the 2011 version of the Sports activities Illustrated Swimsuit version. She was additionally a cover lady for the magazine in 2012 and 2013.
Halle Berry
Halle Berry has served as an inspiration to aspiring African-American stars. She has starred in many different movies such as Gothika, Swordfish, Die Another Day, and X-Men.
