# Poll: the most beautiful woman who ever lived **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 15, 2003, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-beautiful-woman-who-ever-lived/181992 "2003-06-15T10:32:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-beautiful-woman-who-ever-lived/181992/61 "2003-06-16T13:51:30Z")
I’m surprised I didn’t see any of my favorites. Here’s a few: Charlotte Rampling Emmylou Harris Helen Mirren Edie Falco What’s her name from the Cowboy Junkies I’ll go along with the girls in the Corrs – pretty much any of them. Penelope Cruz Daljit Dhaliwal (bonus points to anyone who knows who she is) ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-beautiful-woman-who-ever-lived/181992/62 "2003-06-16T14:05:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by plnnr \* > \*\*Sophia Loren Sophia Loren Sophia Loren \*\* Agreed. Even at her age, she’s breathtaking. There are so many, though, I can’t pick just one. My friend Christine is goddess-like in her beauty, so I pick her as well. [http://www.geocities.com/christiebelle1972/june.html](http://www.geocities.com/christiebelle1972/june.html) 5th pic down. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-beautiful-woman-who-ever-lived/181992/63 "2003-06-16T14:10:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Indygrrl \* > \*\*There are so many, though, I can’t pick just one. My friend Christine is goddess-like in her beauty, so I pick her as well. \*\* Sorry, that tattoo makes her look like a skanky ho. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-beautiful-woman-who-ever-lived/181992/64 "2003-06-16T14:10:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LMM \* > \*\* > Daljit Dhaliwal (bonus points to anyone who knows who she is) \*\* The CNN anchor, right? ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-beautiful-woman-who-ever-lived/181992/65 "2003-06-16T14:15:57Z")
[Audrey Hepburn.](http://www.phm.gov.au/exhibits/archive/hepburn/img/hepburn_face.jpg) Why is there even an argument? I assume you are speaking of famous people. If not, I’ll nominate my college crush, Sagit Barnea. _sigh_. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-beautiful-woman-who-ever-lived/181992/66 "2003-06-16T18:19:18Z")
Nigella Lawson. You may now end this discussion as further recourse is pointless. ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-beautiful-woman-who-ever-lived/181992/67 "2003-06-16T19:00:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Big Bad Voodoo Lou \* > \*\*Bettie Page and/or Jennifer Connelly. \*\* Hmmmmmm. A “Rocketeer” fan, perhaps? ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-beautiful-woman-who-ever-lived/181992/68 "2003-06-16T20:20:45Z")
If we’re restricting ourselves to celebrities, it’s Laetitia Casta. Frankly, I went to school with better looking women than anyone I’ve seen in movies, though, my wife being tops among them. ---
**Author:** ![Godfrey\_Daniels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Godfrey\_Daniels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Godfrey_Daniels)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-beautiful-woman-who-ever-lived/181992/69 "2003-06-16T20:21:35Z")
Grace Kelly, #1. Audrey Hepburn, or maybe Gigi who used to tend bar and waitress at the Veritable Quandary would be second. ---
**Author:** ![criminalcatalog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@criminalcatalog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/criminalcatalog)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-beautiful-woman-who-ever-lived/181992/70 "2003-06-16T20:25:35Z")
that one astonishingly beautiful redhead I saw when I was a checker at Fred Meyer. ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-beautiful-woman-who-ever-lived/181992/71 "2003-06-16T20:59:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jjimm \* > \*\*Sorry, that tattoo makes her look like a skanky ho. > > 😉 \*\* I’m going to assume, from the smiley, that you’re kidding. In no way, shape, or form, is she a “skanky ho.” If you’re not kidding, then you’re a rude asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-beautiful-woman-who-ever-lived/181992/72 "2003-06-16T21:03:06Z")
1. [Claudia Black](http://www.claudiablack.de/ep_pics/pages/Claudiablack3_jpg.htm) 2. [Yang Zi Chong(Michelle Yeoh)](http://www.mm52.com/chineseidols/yangziqiong/yangziqiong015.jpg) These two do not often appear on lists, but have a beauty that transcends, IMHO. Claudia Black is from Farscape, Michelle Yeoh is from…well, a ton of movies. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-beautiful-woman-who-ever-lived/181992/73 "2003-06-16T21:09:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Indygrrl \* > **I’m going to assume, from the smiley, that you’re kidding.** Er… I can see why you might take great exception to my comment if you haven’t seen the patronizing "[Girls, stop getting all of these tattoos, ya look skanky.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=190946)"thread (you may wish to contribute…). Your friend, in my opinion, is absolutely gorgeous and nothing skanky about her at all. ---
**Author:** ![missbunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-beautiful-woman-who-ever-lived/181992/74 "2003-06-16T21:10:43Z")
It’s funny how subjective beauty is. Gwyneth Paltrow, to me, is rather average-looking. Very talented actress, yes. Great smile, yes. Beautiful? Not to me. Elle MacPherson is certainly very attractive in a lanky, outdoorsy sort of way, but beautiful? Not to me. I’d go with Audrey Hepburn, Ava Gardner, Vivian Leigh, Laetitia Casta, Isabelle Adjani, Sophia Loren at 25 (not that all her other ages were bad either - but that wedding picture from Houseboat - oh my), Grace Kelly . . . I’m sure there are many others I can’t think of right now. ---
**Author:** ![chukhung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@chukhung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chukhung)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-beautiful-woman-who-ever-lived/181992/75 "2003-06-16T21:16:03Z")
It’s sort of sad that no one seems to remember any of the “Professional Beauties” of the Victorian era. For nostalgia’s sake, I nominate Lily Langtry. ---
**Author:** ![Pablito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@Pablito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pablito)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-beautiful-woman-who-ever-lived/181992/76 "2003-06-16T21:39:50Z")
My two favorites are contemporary: Cameron Diaz (go watch ‘there’s something about Mary’ again and watch how her smile lights up every frame she’s in); and the former Victoria’s Secret model Frederique something-something–her lips, eyes, and cleavage are a triple whammy. ---
**Author:** ![Padmaraga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@Padmaraga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padmaraga)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-beautiful-woman-who-ever-lived/181992/77 "2003-06-16T21:56:55Z")
Kate Hudson. Especially if she shares her mom’s ability to age gracefully. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-beautiful-woman-who-ever-lived/181992/78 "2003-06-16T22:41:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rocketeer \* > \*\*Hmmmmmm. A “Rocketeer” fan, perhaps? \*\* Actually yes. I always liked the movie, but I didn’t discover the graphic novel until years later, when I realized that Jennifer Connelly’s “Jenny Blake” character was actually supposed to BE Bettie Page. (I guess Disney didn’t want a “nudie”/bondage/fetish model named in one of their movies.) But both women are classic beauties, and Connelly has never been prettier than in The Rocketeer. ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-beautiful-woman-who-ever-lived/181992/79 "2003-06-17T02:56:48Z")
I’m sticking with Michelle Pfeiffer, with Audrey Hepburn a close second, and Laetitia Casta in third. ---
**Author:** ![manwithaplan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@manwithaplan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manwithaplan)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-beautiful-woman-who-ever-lived/181992/80 "2003-06-17T07:49:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Indygrrl \* > \*\*[http://www.geocities.com/christiebelle1972/june.html](http://www.geocities.com/christiebelle1972/june.html) > > 5th pic down. \*\* The young lady in the picture above her is also rather fetching. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-beautiful-woman-who-ever-lived/181992.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-the-most-beautiful-woman-who-ever-lived/181992.md?page=5)