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Just for balance: The Most Beautiful Women Ever

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AngleofRepose · 29/08/2026 22:55

In reference to The Most Beautiful Man thread,

Just for balance, I thought we ought to show the women as well...

Gong Li
Zhang Ziyi
Louise Brooks
Cyd Charisse

Just for balance: The Most Beautiful Women Ever

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Myblueclematis · 30/08/2026 09:12

Princess Grace of Monaco

Her daughter Caroline was also very beautiful

DY10DY11 · 30/08/2026 09:09

There's some left field choices here. Bit like the other thread, some women I'd say are pretty but not unusual looking as in you can go to any city and see pretty (often young) women about.

Absolutely agree with Kristen Scott Thomas. So elegant. And yes , Megan Markle is a very beautiful woman despite what anyone thinks of her. She is absolutely stunning in Suits!

For balance, Catherine Princess of Wales is beautiful too. Not a royalist, but she is lovely.

Julie Christie is another one. Have we mentioned her yet?

Brigitte Bardot ?

VirtuousVestalVirgin · 30/08/2026 09:09

When I was growing up I thought Isabella Rossellini was the most beautiful woman in the world. Wasn’t she the face of Lancôme?

FortnamsTea · 30/08/2026 09:07

I'd add Princess Diana too. Soo pretty as a shy 19 year old. And absolutely stunning in her so called 'Revenge dress' era. Wasted on old sausage fingers.

DazedWifelet · 30/08/2026 09:07

hopspot · 29/08/2026 23:23

Aishwarya rai is also stunning

Yes!

Joliloily · 30/08/2026 09:04

Audrey Hepburn

rainbowbee9 · 30/08/2026 09:01

TheImpOfThePerverse2026 · 29/08/2026 23:27

She's had a load of work done

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One of her nose jobs went wrong. Always feel it's a shame people get away with botching up people's faces!

CellophaneFlower · 30/08/2026 09:00

jesseK · 30/08/2026 00:43

Evangeline Lily in Lost

She's just as stunning now! My friend had a pic taken with her recently, and it may as well have been taken 20 years ago as she looks exactly the same!

waltzingparrot · 30/08/2026 08:59

I do think Queen Jetsun is beautiful.

DrWatsonsWalklingStick · 30/08/2026 08:56

FortnamsTea · 30/08/2026 08:51

Marilyn Monroe. Audrey Hepburn. Grace Kelly. Lauren Bacall. Ingrid Bergman.
modern: Julia Roberts. Sinead o Connor. Sade.

There are posters in the tube for a MM exhibition on at the Nat Portrait Gallery. She really did have the most beautiful face.

FortnamsTea · 30/08/2026 08:51

Marilyn Monroe. Audrey Hepburn. Grace Kelly. Lauren Bacall. Ingrid Bergman.
modern: Julia Roberts. Sinead o Connor. Sade.

HeBeaverandSheBeaver · 30/08/2026 08:48

It’s quite remarkable how different the 60s were to the 70s.

bith stunning but the move to tanned healthy women with undone hair I prefer as a look.

the French women are particularly gifted with good genes in this thread.

Crunchymum · 30/08/2026 08:47

Helena Christensen. Still as stunning today as she was back then.

Bornfreebutinbiscuits · 30/08/2026 08:40

Rita hayworth in gilda was astonishing.

Vivien Leigh has more than a pretty face she was so charming and full of life on screen.

Julie Christie

Clara bow

Audyry Hepburn

Sophia Loren

Ali mgraw

Justbrieme · 30/08/2026 08:37

First time I saw Meghan Markle in Suits I thought she was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. Zendaya too. Two of the most beautiful women ever.

emuloc · 30/08/2026 08:35

Donyale Luna

EnjoythemoneyJane · 30/08/2026 08:34

WhereAreWeNow · 30/08/2026 08:13

I agree she's outrageously beautiful but I'm not sure about the relaxed attitude to aging. I thought she'd had lots of plastic surgery.

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Aah, I didn’t know that - not that I’d judge her for it anyway (must be hellishly difficult as an incredibly beautiful woman to age naturally when they’re subject to such harsh scrutiny), but in pictures she always seems to look her age, wrinkles and all, which European actresses often seem a lot more relaxed about.

NorthernPaws · 30/08/2026 08:33

I love this thread! I can feel the enthusiasm and appreciation for so many different women… I feel more motivated to post in this thread than the one about beautiful men (not sure what that says about me and my sexuality!).

I also love how we can all personally see beauty in different people.

Here’s my list:

Angelina Jolie (her beauty is almost unreal!)
Winona Ryder
Salma Hayek (with a goddess body too!)
Jameela Jamil
Maya Jama
Drew Barrymore
Shakira
Samantha Womack

TheBlueKoala · 30/08/2026 08:31

WhereAreWeNow · 30/08/2026 08:13

I agree she's outrageously beautiful but I'm not sure about the relaxed attitude to aging. I thought she'd had lots of plastic surgery.

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Oh yes- she's unrecognisable. Also she was prettier before the duck lips.

I would say Natalie Portman is the most beautiful woman. Intelligent as well but doesn't seem like a very nice person unfortunately. Keira Knightley is stunning and seems kind as well. Winona Ryder young. Emily Ratskova or something like that is beautiful but seem superficial.

Guess you can tell I got a thing for brown eyed brown haired women (and men). Blond and blue-eyed is so bland and boring (that would be me)..

Enko · 30/08/2026 08:27

Lupita Nyong'o is so gorgeous

As a child I thought queen Silvia of Sweeden was just the most beautiful woman ever

Smokewhistle · 30/08/2026 08:24

Jean Shrimpton.

eurochick · 30/08/2026 08:22

Scarlett Johansson. Just beautiful.

WhereAreWeNow · 30/08/2026 08:14

AngleofRepose · 29/08/2026 22:55

Lauren Bacall
Isabelle Adjani
Monica Bellucci

Agree with all of these. Especially Lauren Baccall.

WhereAreWeNow · 30/08/2026 08:13

EnjoythemoneyJane · 30/08/2026 07:41

Emmanuelle Beart. I remember seeing her for the first time in Manon des Sources and being stunned by her beauty.

She’s one of those women who can carry off almost anything - she can wear any hairstyle in any colour, and looks equally good with or without make up. Her face and bone structure are exquisite, and she has that great French FU attitude to growing older - never afraid of looking her age.

I agree she's outrageously beautiful but I'm not sure about the relaxed attitude to aging. I thought she'd had lots of plastic surgery.

WhynotJanet · 30/08/2026 08:11

The model Anok Yai is so ethereal. Other beauties are Naomi Campbell, Meghan Markle, Queen Rania of Jordan and Emma Willis

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