Audrey Hepburn 'most beautiful woman of all time'

[grinner]

Audrey Hepburn 'most beautiful woman of all time'

June 1, 2004


Pefection personified ... experts have voted Audrey Hepburn the most naturally beautiful woman of all time.

Film legend Audrey Hepburn was yesterday named the most naturally beautiful woman of all time by a panel of experts.

Three Australians featured in the first 10 out of 100 beauties, actress Cate Blanchett, who came in third, singer Natalie Imbruglia and model Elle Macpherson.

Princess Diana came in 12th.

Hepburn, the star of Roman Holiday and Breakfast at Tiffany's, topped the poll of beauty editors, make-up artists, fashion editors, model agencies and fashion photographers who were asked to choose their top 10 beauties from the list of 100 compiled by the drinks firm Evian.

The women were chosen for their "embodiment of natural beauty, healthy living, beautiful on the inside and out, with great skin and a natural glow to their personality, as well as their complexion", Evian said.

Hepburn was joined in the top five by current US film star Liv Tyler, Blanchett, Tomb Raider star Angelina Jolie and the '50sicon turned princess Grace Kelly.

"Audrey Hepburn is the personification of natural beauty," said Elle beauty director Rosie Green.

"She has a rare charm and inner beauty that radiates when she smiles. Her skin looks fresh in all her films and her personality really shines through as someone warm and lively."

More than 76 per cent of the beauty experts who voted in the survey mentioned Hepburn in their top 10.

The survey also showed that while 32 per cent of the icons placed in the No. 1 spot by panel members were blondes, 22 per cent redheads and 46 per cent brunettes.

"People who are confident without a scrap of make-up and look healthy, happy and glowing, seem like natural beauties to me," said Eleonore Crompton, of Heat magazine.

Top 100 Beautiful Women:

1. Audrey Hepburn
2. Liv Tyler
3. Cate Blanchett
4. Angelina Jolie
5. Grace Kelly
6. Natalie Imbruglia
7. Juliette Binoche
8. Halle Berry
9. Helena Christensen
10. Elle Macpherson
11. Cameron Diaz
12. Princess Diana
13. Kate Moss
14. Charlize Theron
15. Scarlett Johansson
16. Isabella Rossellini
17. Nigella Lawson
18. Beyonce Knowles
19. Madonna
20. Jamelia
21. Nicole Kidman
22. Monica Bellucci
23. Audrey Tatou
24. Vanessa Paradis
25. Julianne Moore
26. Jennifer Lopez
27. Marilyn Monroe
28. Julia Roberts
29. Liberty Ross
30. Kylie Minogue
31. Estelle Warren
32. Gisele Bundchen
33. Gwyneth Paltrow
34. Kate Winslet
35. Katharine Hepburn
36. Ava Gardner
37. Keira Knightley
38. Iman
39. Jerry Hall
40. Heidi Klum
41. Ursula Andress
42. Virginie Ledoyen
43. Sophie Dahl
44. Michelle Pfeiffer
45. Uma Thurman
46. Kim Catrell
47. Jennifer Aniston
48. Eva Herzigova
49. Brigitte Bardot
50. Felicity Kendal
51. Claudia Schiffer
52. Jacqueline Kennedy
53. Marlene Dietrich
54. Milla Jovovitch
55. Lucy Liu
56. Penelope Cruz
57. Neve Campbell
58. Sharon Stone
59. Vivien Leigh
60. Sophie Marceau
61. Linda Evangelista
62. Dido
63. Catherine Zeta Jones
64. Jessica Lange
65. Ingrid Bergman
66. Greta Garbo
67. Jodie Kidd
68. Laetitia Casta
69. Princess Caroline of Monaco
70. Kathleen Turner
71. Rachel Weisz
72. Naomi Campbell
73. Grace Jones
74. Christie Turlington
75. Famke Jensen
76. Catherine Deneuve
77. Cindy Crawford
78. Heather Graham
79. Judy Garland
80. Ginger Rogers
81. Sophia Loren
82. Yasmin Le Bon
83. Kirsten Dunst
84. Sandra Bullock
85. Melanie Sykes
86. Cleopatra
87. Lisa Snowdon
88. Rita Hayworth
89. Katie Holmes
90. Honor Blackman
91. Joely Richardson
92. Joanna Lumley
93. Andie MacDowell
94. Alicia Silverstone
95. Cat Deeley
96. Rene Russo
97. Sienna Miller
98. Rachel Hunter
99. Jade Jagger
100. Kelly Brook link (http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/31/1085855500521.html)
I quess this really is an eye of the beholder type of thing... as there are some on this list that I really don't think are that beautiful... like Kate Moss and some others.

[arthurfrdent]

I surely won't fault them for number one:

http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2004/06/01/rhs_beauty1,0.jpg

:thud:

[will21123]

I can't believe Angelina Jolie made top 5, i hate her acting and don't think she is all that at all.

[AgentSun]

well i don't think natalie imbruglia is that pretty and i don't think she sings that well, but she made the top 10...so its about opinion, really.

what are these experts "experts" of??

[grinner]

I surely won't fault them for number one:

:thud:no disagreements with me on that one...

[stellar]

I think the number 1 on that list is definative - the other 99 are debatable.

[grinner]

this is a marvelous picture of Ms. Hepburn as well.

[AgentSun]

i'd have put sigourney weaver on that list.

[Owlman]

I can't believe Angelina Jolie made top 5, i hate her acting and don't think she is all that at all.

Hey now, don't go pissing the Owl off...

I would have put Grace Kelly at number 1, and Angelina at number 2, but a good list.

I personally think J-Lo has no place on this list, but...

[AgentSun]

no, j-lo has no place. we want women who did something to gain recognition, not showed something to get attention. i mean, are we doing this based on physical looks? cause then a lot of the people on that list are on there for a reason, but haven't had much of a career or haven't done anything to help anyone. what has j-lo done besides shake her butt around to a beat? at least angelina jolie adopted kids from a third world country. j-lo designed perfume!

[grinner]

I just can't believe that Madonna is number 19... she is not what I would consider beautiful...

[Owlman]

I just can't believe that Madonna is number 19... she is not what I would consider beautiful...

I hate Madonna.

Kate Beckinsale isn't even on this list!

Cindy Crawford is ranked so low too.

Was this list put together by the same people that said Queen Latifa was the 6th most desireable woman in the world?

[grinner]

Was this list put together by the same people that said Queen Latifa was the 6th most desireable woman in the world?
what list was this?

[Third EYe]

yeah, clearly subjective.

[AgentSun]

hey i'd put queen latifah on that list...she's done a lot. she's successful despite the hollywood commandment "thou shalt weigh less than the 3,000 dollar shoes you wear"

[grinner]

hey i'd put queen latifah on that list...she's done a lot. she's successful despite the hollywood commandment "thou shalt weigh less than the 3,000 dollar shoes you wear"Latifa desirable? I don't think so. she may have some pull... but she isn't desirable

[AgentSun]

i'm talking about the list that was posted. "beautiful" isn't the same as "desirable"...if the world revolved around beautiful being put against hollywood's definition of what is physically attractive, a whole lot of people would die without being married.

[grinner]

i'm talking about the list that was posted. "beautiful" isn't the same as "desirable"...if the world revolved around beautiful being put against hollywood's definition of what is physically attractive, a whole lot of people would die without being married.
Queen Latifah isn't on this list. Owlman was talking about another list.

[Third EYe]

Why isn't this woman on the list? I've noticed that most of them are not what I'd call universally attractive. Some are really aquired tastes.

[grinner]

who is that?

[mfa96]

What about Salma Hayek????

[AgentSun]

i know she isn't on that list. i'm saying she could have been because "beautiful" is definable on so many different levels.

and yes, salma hayek is pretty beautiful, why isn't she on that list instead of j-lo?

[grinner]

No, ms. Latifah hit every branch of the ugly tree... when she fell.

[AgentSun]

why do you define her as ugly?

[grinner]

why... she is very unattractive. It isn't because she is heavy... she is just... fugly.

[Mike0812]

Jennifer Lopez and Madonna are on the list but not Jessica Alba and Kate Beckinsdale...wtf?!?!? :g2f:

And Queen Latifah, yeah, uhhh, :no:

[stellar]

this is a marvelous picture of Ms. Hepburn as well.

I challenge you to find a picture of Audrey Hepburn that is not. In beauty she was epic.

[grinner]

I challenge you to find a picture of Audrey Hepburn that is not. In beauty she was epic.
I won't take that challenge...

[Eliria]

Liv Tyler, 2nd? BLEH.

And wasn't Helen supposed to be the most beautiful woman?

[Third EYe]

who is that?


That is Intira Jaroenpura (Charoenpura) she's a Thai actress. She has a sister Mai who is a pop star.

[Spedoinkel]

I don't agree with that list, Audrey excluded.

angelina can be nice to look at some times, but I didn't thiink she would qualify for "natural" beauty, unless I'm mistaken.

There are several I would put on the list;
Selma Hayek
Jennifer Love Hewit
Kathlein Heigl
Shania Twain

Thu some of those are just based on looks. I Do think Natalie Imbruglia on the list, but I never found Princess Diana attractive, thou she was a good humanitarian.

[Spedoinkel]

That is Intira Jaroenpura (Charoenpura) she's a Thai actress. She has a sister Mai who is a pop star.

Could you be talking about Sister Mayo? She has some good music, and does the title theme to the most insane anime ever.

[AgentSun]

great humanitarian, but at times (might've been the harsh 80's makeup) i think she looked a little mannish...

i think shania twain should be on that list too. she certainly is beautiful, much more so than madonna, and she isn't skanky.

[Spedoinkel]

i think shania twain should be on that list too. she certainly is beautiful, much more so than madonna, and she isn't skanky.

Damn Straight. She has great natural beauty, and talent. She is also a mother of two I think.

[Mike0812]

Jennifer Connelly wasn't even on this list. I mean, she's not only really pretty but she also happens to be pretty smart too :confused:...totally subjective I guess.

[Saajak]

Jessica Alba
Lucy Lawless
Shania Twain
Jennifer Connelly
Faith Hill
Natalie Portman

....should have been on this list way before J Lo and Madonna.

[Spedoinkel]

Oooh Faith Hill.

[Third EYe]

madona has no place on the list. She looks like a cucumber.

[AgentSun]

i'm glad uma thurman is on the list though, though how cate blanchett made it to number 3 i don't know!! she's beautiful, but how much more so than other people? i mean, what kind of standards are we looking at here?

i'd like to see drew barrymore on that list. she's done a lot with her life, going from very low to very high (LITERALLY!), to finding a really healthy balance where she has a life.

do we notice that none of the "modern" actresses are really over a size 4? we can't say marilyn monroe because in her time, she was this great beauty and it is because she was curvatous. now, apparently the only curve you can have is j-lo's booty.

and i personally don't think beyonce to be that beautiful. her songs are aggravating and revolves around 2 verses and the chorus repeating about 8 times straight, hiding it's inadequacy behind studio-produced beats and scratches.

[Saajak]

madona has no place on the list. She looks like a cucumber.

:roflmao:

I've never heard her described so....aptly.

[AgentSun]

i was thinking failed transvestite. hey, RuPaul on a bad day looks better than she does when she's at her "best".

then again i think madonna actually is very pretty when she's more toned down. less glam, more natural.

same with gwen stefani. she rocks, but i think she was so much prettier without so much makeup, looking more natural and less severe and processed. the younger gwen, during no doubt's "let's make REAL music" era, before she became "let's make PARTY music" solo efforts.

[Spedoinkel]

I don't find Uma turman attractive in the least.
Granted her body is okay, but her face is just hidious.

[Antrobus]

92. Joanna Lumley

YEA! Patsy "Cheers, thanks a lot" Stone from AbFab!!

i think shania twain should be on that list too. she certainly is beautiful, much more so than madonna, and she isn't skanky.

Shania Twain's pretty high on the skankometer IMO!!

[Antrobus]

....and how about Julie Christie or Kim Novak or Ann Margaret

Looks like most of the spots go to women who are currently popular

[Spedoinkel]

Was there supposed to be anything in that post?

[AgentSun]

I don't find Uma turman attractive in the least.
Granted her body is okay, but her face is just hidious.

i think it depends on the lighting. cause i've seen a few pictures and she looks stunning. and then in others, she looks less than stunning.

Shania Twain's pretty high on the skankometer IMO!!

have any examples? i don't follow country.

[Saajak]

I've never thought of Shania Twain as skanky. Pretty far from it, actually.

[Third EYe]

Hello Magazine's top 10 (http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/specials/women03/pagina_1_1.html)

[Spedoinkel]

Who?

[AgentSun]

yeah who? but i guess we'll be seeing her as a bond girl...

[Third EYe]

I watch Asian and Indian cinema (I'm cultered) ((huh?)) so I have seen here before. Juhi Chawla is another Indian cutie. World means world, not LA.

[Antrobus]

Was there supposed to be anything in that post?

Yes...and now there is!! :rolleyes:

Shania's outfits are, IMO, very much "sexual" in nature. She seems to care more if she can turn someone on rather than if she can sing! She often looks like a joke!

....and this is coming from someone (me) who doesn't have an interest in the opposite sex! She could look like Jane Mansfield and it wouldn't have the least bit of an effect on me!

[Saajak]

Here's Shania...

[Third EYe]

Wasn't it Shania who was lip signing at some event and got caught? Superbowl or something?

I have no use for her. She's cute, but i agree with Antrobus, she dresses like a hooker, but not one of those of good ones that Senators get.

[Spedoinkel]

You saying Shania couldn't get a senator?

[Third EYe]

You saying Shania couldn't get a senator?


Hmm? I guess I'm not saying that. I was refering to what a Senator can afford.

[Antrobus]

You saying Shania couldn't get a senator?

According to which senator you're talking about!! ;)

[Spedoinkel]

Um are you saying that a senator can afford better than Shania or that she is too expensive?

[mfa96]

Um are you saying that a senator can afford better than Shania or that she is too expensive?


Give me her number, I'll make a call, and then we can figure out who gets what and when and for how much...

[Antrobus]

Julie Christie

http://www.moviestar-photos.com/graphics/240/240809.jpg

[Owlman]

what list was this?

Spike TV's most Irresistible women.

Halle Berry was number 1

Angelina was like 30 something.

It was pretty much crap, but Queen Latifah at 6?

I agree, she did fall out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down... and then landed on the ugly squirrel.

And its not because she's heavy!

[faustus]

well the list ia a point of view. some of it I don't agree with some I do just make up your own mind. great choice for Audrey Hepburn anyway.

[Saajak]

Do us jirls get a "50 most beautiful men of all time?"

[Antrobus]

Do us jirls get a "50 most beautiful men of all time?"

Go for it!! Just don't forget to include Don King!

[BlackThorn]

Most of these "lists" consistently miss Claudia Black. I think that says enough on how frelled they are.

But I do agree that Audrey Hepburn was incredibly beautiful. Hell, the woman even aged beautifully until her last days. That can't be said about most.

[faustus]

Go for it!! Just don't forget to include Don King!
ohh no please forget don king

[grinner]

She was gorgeous

[grinner]

and another...

[Saajak]

Go for it!! Just don't forget to include Don King!


I'm afraid to open the floodgates.

And who could forget Don King! :P

[faustus]

thanks grinner

[faustus]

I'm afraid to open the floodgates.

And who could forget Don King! :P
I could

[Saajak]

I could


I try. I really do. But then reality rears its ugly head and someone brings his name up!

[faustus]

I try. I really do. But then reality rears its ugly head and someone brings his name up!
so your telling me it's unavoidable?
DAMN!

[Mike0812]

madona has no place on the list. She looks like a cucumber.

:spew: :rollin:


The first one on that list, Aishwarya Rai, very pretty :yes:, so is Queen Rania and Keira Knightley. Another Canadian-Indian beauty from the movie Hollywood/Bollywood, Lisa Ray, also very pretty...



Most of these "lists" consistently miss Claudia Black. I think that says enough on how frelled they are.

Agreed. The problem is she isn't that well known...neither is Ben. If there was any justice in this world, they'd both be superstars...

Mike

[faustus]

The problem is she isn't that well known...neither is Ben. If there was any justice in this world, they'd both be superstars...
Mike
give it time we'll get them there

[Scarran Raptor]

every time someone mentions Kate Moss I'm reminded of that one line from "Family guy"


Lois: (to Kate Moss) For a woman with no breasts you've done very well for yourself


and speakiing of women who aren't on that list, where the frell is Claudia Black? or Virginia Hey for that matter, I saw the latter at Megacon this year and she was the picture of health, to say nothing of the other great women of Sci-fi, Claudia Christian, Mira Furlan......Marina frelling Sirtis!

[faustus]

off you go Scarran Raptor make your own woman of Sci-Fi list

[Scarran Raptor]

Faustus....don't laugh, but I think you might just be on to something there

[faustus]

glad to be of service :aok:

[Martincore]

86. Cleopatra

... are we talking about the Egyptian chick, who dated Julius?

[Mazinkaiser]

Liv Tyler is #2? I think she's cute, but there are others that could have been ahead of her.

[faustus]

Liv Tyler's too thin

[Spedoinkel]

It depends on when you catch her.

every time someone mentions Kate Moss I'm reminded of that one line from "Family guy"


Lois: (to Kate Moss) For a woman with no breasts you've done very well for yourself


There are alot of great lines in Family guy, espessially all of the Kate Moss line from that ep. Like when Chris sees her for the frst time becuse she was turned to the side, but when she faces him she appears out of no where.

Chris: Are you the matrix?!

Or

Kate: How very nice to meet you. Oops, a crack in the floor.

But the best one I think is.

Chris: I'm also dating Kate Moss. Don't say anything bad about her. She might be here.

[AgentSun]

Liv Tyler's too thin

on the contrary, i think she's the right size. she isn't too thin, but she's not battling obesity either. i think she's a good actress to look for because she isn't stick thin, and she's happy being that way. at least she gives the illusion that she has a little padding. her sister is a plus size model and she's beautiful, so obviously it's not a big issue.

[generic_screenname]

The survey also showed that while 32 per cent of the icons placed in the No. 1 spot by panel members were blondes, 22 per cent redheads and 46 per cent brunettes.

Woo-hoo! Brunettes are kick-ass.

[Mazinkaiser]

Woo-hoo! Brunettes are kick-ass.

Ya aint kiddin :)

[Mazinkaiser]

Grace Jones made the list. :eek: All I remember her from is A View To A Kill and she scared the cookies out of me in that.

[Owlman]

Woo-hoo! Brunettes are kick-ass.

I love brunettes! All my girlfriends in history have been brunettes (well, except when I was like 8, but you know, I was 8).

Acording to the Owl:
Brunette=Beautiful
Brunette+ Green eyes= You can make me do whatever you want!

[Spedoinkel]

Ooooh green eyes, nice.

[Mazinkaiser]

There's just something about brunettes :groove:

[AgentSun]

does brunette usually refer to dark haired women, or just brown haired women?

[mfa96]

For me, brunette always meant dark haired- and I agree, there's something about a brunette :lech:

[Mazinkaiser]

I always thought of them as dark haired.

[alicat81]

does brunette usually refer to dark haired women, or just brown haired women?
Yes a brunette is someone with dark hair. I am one, and yes I know we do rule. But yet, I always dye my hair, its lighter, its darker, once it was pink, that was an accident. We are never happy with what we got, and i wish i had my original hair color back. :)

[Mazinkaiser]

but it always looks good :)

[AgentSun]

i'm working on getting my original hair color back...i'm 20 and i haven't had a full head of original hair color since i was 15! its been highlighted so many times. i'm working on my roots growing back and in the meantime, my hair looks hideous, though my boyfriend disagrees. it's black all the way down until about, where my cheekbones start and then its brown/blonde, because of my highlights. i refuse to dye my hair back to a close shade because i've colored it so much and i'd rather have healthy (but hideous) hair.

[Spedoinkel]

That sounds interesting.

I personally like black hair tipped with say red, blue, or purple.

[Scarran Raptor]

I love women with dark hair...or oddly colored hair, I guess it's the anime fan in me

[Spedoinkel]

I love women with dark hair...or oddly colored hair, I guess it's the anime fan in me


Same here.

[AgentSun]

i think when i get it back to completely black, i'm going to keep it long and straight (like it comes in any other way....) but i'll dye a bottom portion of it bright red during the summer. or platinum blonde, almost white...so when it's up, it looks cool.