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There have been plenty before and after Marilyn Monroe!

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RecruitmentGuru · 25/04/2024 15:05

Who were as beautiful or if not more beautiful? Why was she considered the most beautiful of them all?

There have been plenty before and after Marilyn Monroe!
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Mothership4two · 25/04/2024 15:25

Was she considered the most beautiful? She was known for being sexy and acting a bit dippy and faux naive. She was also a pretty mediocre actor IMO.

Off the top of my head, from the same era, I would say Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn were stunningly beautiful (much more so than MM). Beauty is in the eye of the beholder though isn't it?

randomchap · 25/04/2024 15:23

Eye of the beholder, no-one can definitely say person x is the most beautiful. Personal preferences come into it.

Blackcats7 · 25/04/2024 15:20

I think she was considered more sexy than beautiful. Of course beauty is in the eye of the beholder though. Lots of women I would consider more beautiful personally.
For example has anybody seen Fateha on masterchef at the mo? I think she has the most beautiful face when she smiles.

DoYouSmokePaul · 25/04/2024 15:19

Princess Grace 💖

vincettenoir · 25/04/2024 15:18

I think it's more to do with her star quality rather than her aesthetic appeal (although she was considered to be an embodiment of what was considered perfect at the time ( in the way someone like Zendeya or Emily R) might be today.

Changingplace · 25/04/2024 15:18

stormywhethers321 · 25/04/2024 15:16

In my lifetime I've heard multiple women described as the most beautiful.in the world. Princess Diana, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lopez, Halle Berry, Angelina Jolie, Zendaya, etc. It doesn't mean anything other than she's attractive and in the limelight. Marilyn was an iconic Hollywood beauty, but I don't think anyone means it as a statement of hard fact if they call her the most beautiful.

I find it so weird that Diana is always included in these lists, she was very ordinary looking imo (obvs had the money for nice clothes but apart from that?)

stormywhethers321 · 25/04/2024 15:16

In my lifetime I've heard multiple women described as the most beautiful.in the world. Princess Diana, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lopez, Halle Berry, Angelina Jolie, Zendaya, etc. It doesn't mean anything other than she's attractive and in the limelight. Marilyn was an iconic Hollywood beauty, but I don't think anyone means it as a statement of hard fact if they call her the most beautiful.

TinySmol · 25/04/2024 15:16

Christy Turlington. No one is or was more beautiful than her.

pinkyredrose · 25/04/2024 15:14

I disagree. She's an icon

BMW6 · 25/04/2024 15:13

Who says she was? Is this a poll result taken by everyone alive and she came out #1?