# most beautiful woman in rock/country/pop history **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 22, 2020, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006 "2020-03-22T04:14:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006/61 "2020-03-24T16:31:03Z")
[Hope Sandoval](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4KDGTucIFM) looks like her voice sounds. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006/62 "2020-03-24T16:40:12Z")
Kate Bush. Weird and talented and [beautiful](https://www.google.com/search?q=kate+bush&client=ms-android-rogers-ca&prmd=inv&sxsrf=ALeKk01L5U2sViIIa1n5YSRu4RolKxGALw:1585067887040&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjMg-iCxrPoAhVFa80KHayUCe0Q_AUoAXoECBcQAQ&biw=360&bih=560&dpr=3)… ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006/63 "2020-03-24T17:00:29Z")
Old School: Agnetha Fältskog of ABBA Current: Selena Gomez and Zendaya ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006/64 "2020-03-24T17:23:45Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > On that same note, do you remember the group “The Mamas and the Papas”? Well included in that group was one woman who was a great singer but who was overweight and not so attractive and the groups leader was being pressured by executives to fire her and hire someone better looking. > > He turned them down saying she was a part of the group and they all should be accepted. I’m glad he did. Who are you considering the leader? Everything I’ve ever read claims that John Philips was the one opposed to including her in the band based on her appearance, but he was overruled by his wife Michelle, Denny Doherty (who had been in a previous band with Cass) and record company owner Lou Adler. ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006/65 "2020-03-24T17:42:16Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Oh, forgot one: Shirley Manson of Garbage The hottest thing I ever saw at a concert: Garbage, Hollywood Palladium 1998. General admission, no seats, standing only. Some asshole in the crowd threw something at the stage (beer cup? Not sure) and almost hit Shirley. She stopped singing, waved to Butch and the boys to quit playing and just started screaming in her thick Scottish brogue: "“Ew threw thot? Ew did it? By Gawd, if I find out ew it’was, I’ll come down therrre and make yoo wish yoo’d never been boorrrn!!! :mad:”. She glared at the area near the front of the stage for a little while longer, then signaled to the others to start playing again. I love a badass woman that doesn’t take shit from anybody. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006/66 "2020-03-24T18:16:47Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > The hottest thing I ever saw at a concert: > Garbage, Hollywood Palladium 1998. General admission, no seats, standing only. > Some asshole in the crowd threw something at the stage (beer cup? Not sure) and almost hit Shirley. She stopped singing, waved to Butch and the boys to quit playing and just started screaming in her thick Scottish brogue: > "“Ew threw thot? Ew did it? By Gawd, if I find out ew it’was, I’ll come down therrre and make yoo wish yoo’d never been boorrrn!!! :mad:”. > She glared at the area near the front of the stage for a little while longer, then signaled to the others to start playing again. > > I love a badass woman that doesn’t take shit from anybody. That’s a great story! And exactly how I’d picture her to behave in a situation like that, tough as ever. ---
**Author:** ![Guy\_Incognito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guy_incognito/32/3920_2.png) [@Guy\_Incognito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Incognito)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006/67 "2020-03-24T18:38:43Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Kate Bush. Weird and talented and [beautiful](https://www.google.com/search?q=kate+bush&client=ms-android-rogers-ca&prmd=inv&sxsrf=ALeKk01L5U2sViIIa1n5YSRu4RolKxGALw:1585067887040&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjMg-iCxrPoAhVFa80KHayUCe0Q_AUoAXoECBcQAQ&biw=360&bih=560&dpr=3)… Yes! I’m surprised she didn’t come up sooner. How about Janelle Monae, Ruth Radelet from Chromatics, Kimbra Johnson, and PJ Harvey? ---
**Author:** ![JohnM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JohnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnM)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006/68 "2020-03-24T19:56:30Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > The hottest thing I ever saw at a concert: > Garbage, Hollywood Palladium 1998. General admission, no seats, standing only. > Some asshole in the crowd threw something at the stage (beer cup? Not sure) and almost hit Shirley. She stopped singing, waved to Butch and the boys to quit playing and just started screaming in her thick Scottish brogue: > "“Ew threw thot? Ew did it? By Gawd, if I find out ew it’was, I’ll come down therrre and make yoo wish yoo’d never been boorrrn!!! :mad:”. > She glared at the area near the front of the stage for a little while longer, then signaled to the others to start playing again. > > I love a badass woman that doesn’t take shit from anybody. In 2010 Neko Case was playing with the New Pornographers when someone in the crowd threw a CD at Carl Newman. She immediately went nuclear on their ass. “I will go to jail—I don’t give a shit. I will fuck you up. I will fight every single fucking person in this room. Seriously, don’t pull that shit again.” There’s [video](https://music.avclub.com/great-job-internet-neko-case-will-pummel-your-fuckin-1798220542). ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006/69 "2020-03-24T20:31:18Z")
> [@JohnM](#): > > In 2010 Neko Case was playing with the New Pornographers when someone in the crowd threw a CD at Carl Newman. She immediately went nuclear on their ass. “I will go to jail—I don’t give a shit. I will fuck you up. I will fight every single fucking person in this room. Seriously, don’t pull that shit again.” There’s [video](https://music.avclub.com/great-job-internet-neko-case-will-pummel-your-fuckin-1798220542). I don’t know if this is just a coincidence, but Neko Case, after Shirley Manson, is the second woman with such a story I had mentioned before in this thread for being beautiful. Maybe I don’t solely have a thing for redheads, but for readheads who don’t take bullshit :D. (seriously, I hate it when things are thrown at the stage. Performers are vulnerable on stage anyway, they shouldn’t have to be worried about being hit by a bottle from some crazy assed member of the audience. Unless it’s the Sex Pistols, then you may spit back…) ---
**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006/70 "2020-03-24T20:44:12Z")
I’m going to agree with a lot of people here and say Olivia Neutron Bomb (in her day) tops them all. ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Sponge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dark_sponge/32/121_2.png) [@Dark\_Sponge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Sponge)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006/71 "2020-03-24T22:12:44Z")
Alizée gets my top vote. Fully clothed she’s far sexier than most in the list half-dressed. Here’s my cite: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MnnX3sx34aY/hqdefault.jpg "Alizee - La Isla Bonita (Original HD) + Letra.mp4") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnnX3sx34aY) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006/72 "2020-03-25T00:51:00Z")
A couple of contenders: Belinda Carlisle: [https://www.thewilliamastonhall.com/event/belinda-carlisle/](https://www.thewilliamastonhall.com/event/belinda-carlisle/) Katharine McPhee: [https://www.amazon.de/Katharine-McPhee/dp/B0025W097U](https://www.amazon.de/Katharine-McPhee/dp/B0025W097U) Chynna Phillips: [Chynna Phillips](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0680307/mediaviewer/rm1469356032) Carrie Underwood: [https://www.amazon.com/Unapologize/dp/B00NJMUQD2](https://www.amazon.com/Unapologize/dp/B00NJMUQD2) Zendaya: [https://www.savoirflair.com/beauty/470346/zendaya-boldest-beauty-moments](https://www.savoirflair.com/beauty/470346/zendaya-boldest-beauty-moments) ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006/73 "2020-03-25T02:03:26Z")
surprised nobody mentioned Eva Cassidy [https://images.app.goo.gl/Xz147QArwtDgbP2y6](https://images.app.goo.gl/Xz147QArwtDgbP2y6) ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006/74 "2020-03-25T19:32:17Z")
And, of course, [Björk](https://www.google.com/search?q=bj%C3%B6rk&client=firefox-b-d&sxsrf=ALeKk028PFDmGU1XA6GOEas7NStAK_6uRQ:1585164631680&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwillqC2rrboAhVUK80KHWItDP4Q_AUoAXoECB0QAw&biw=1310&bih=802). ---
**Author:** ![Bert\_Nobbins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@Bert\_Nobbins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bert_Nobbins)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006/75 "2020-03-25T20:23:22Z")
Julianne Regan, vocalist of All About Eve. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julianne\_Regan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julianne_Regan) This may convince you: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFNnljTL70A](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFNnljTL70A) ---
**Author:** ![GoodOmens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@GoodOmens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOmens)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006/76 "2020-03-25T20:59:54Z")
Ridiculously talented, staggeringly creative, and hot as the sun…how has this thread lasted this long without Tori Amos? ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006/77 "2020-03-25T21:35:41Z")
I’m gonna go with : 1. Olivia Newton John 2. Agnetha Falkskog of ABBA 3. Linda Ronstadt 4. Chi Coltrane (had a hit in 1973, “Thunder and Lightning” ) 5. Marilyn McCoo 6. Cher 7. Belinda Carlisle 8. Crystal Gayle 9. Beyonce Knowles 10. Shania Twain ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006/78 "2020-03-25T23:33:40Z")
First place is Shania Twain during the MAN I FEEL LIKE A WOMAN video. Second place is Twain at other times. ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006/79 "2020-03-25T23:51:40Z")
I don’t know if NutraSystem is worth a crap, but Marie Osmond sure looks good for someone over 60. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006/80 "2020-03-26T02:02:05Z")
Some others who have been unjustifiably overlooked [Judy Collins](http://25.media.tumblr.com/da5d11d401b7c35866b9febf5c2b8bac/tumblr_mzeqxrIj231r7r8e0o1_500.jpg) [Jinx Dawson](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a6/9f/ea/a69fea53b4905045f47a79735cabe92e.jpg) [Tammi Terrell](https://www.bet.com/news/national/2014/04/29/this-day-in-black-history-april-29-1945/_jcr_content/image.large2x1image.dimg/ __1398715308443__ 1398715227493/042814-national-history-tammi-terrell-fashion.jpg) [Gayle McCormick](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RCCQhGnwaNg/VtjaU2IQZcI/AAAAAAABEDU/7J2loukd4bI/s1600/McCormick.jpg) [Eartha Kitt](https://rosiemoteneblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/eartha-kitt-religion-eartha-kitts-daughter-on-her-mothers-last-attempt-to-find-her.jpeg?w=490) [Shirley Jones](https://i1.wp.com/loveingrace.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Shirley-Jones.jpg?resize=529%2C727&ssl=1) [Tina Turner](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/297096906640313654/?nic_v1=1aCdwhYIGnvlBvqugJp1wTDsoTrfPNg6gvhwWa7BDFhxTn4MylH2ZM5jhQb6LA04Rq) [April Stevens](https://www.discogs.com/artist/579708-Nino-Tempo-April-Stevens/images) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006.md?page=5)