# Who was the most beautiful celebrity of the 1950s-1960s?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-beautiful-celebrity-of-the-1950s-1960s/749564
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [March 19, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-beautiful-celebrity-of-the-1950s-1960s/749564 "2016-03-19T20:15:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-beautiful-celebrity-of-the-1950s-1960s/749564/1 "2016-03-19T20:15:44Z")
Before putting up a poll on that topic, I’m inviting nominees from that Celebrity class who were active and visible in that period. Movies, TV, magazines, whatever.
Links to their pictures would be great if you can do that.
After we gat a good sized group, I’ll put up a poll. Try to hold your nominee(s) to 5 or fewer.
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### Author:  [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-beautiful-celebrity-of-the-1950s-1960s/749564/2 "2016-03-19T20:32:17Z")
[Grace Kelly](https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=grace+kelly&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjp2_noys3LAhXIVxQKHchtABUQ_AUIBygB&biw=1440&bih=758)
[Julie Christie](https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=brigitte+bardot&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjtgN-wy83LAhVCRBQKHSwZBLIQ_AUIBygB&biw=1440&bih=758#tbm=isch&q=julie+christie+1960s)
[Francoise Hardy](https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=francoise+hardy&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwix4MXZy83LAhVEvxQKHTh2AngQ_AUIBygB&biw=1440&bih=758#tbm=isch&q=francoise+hardy+1960s)
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### Author:  [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-beautiful-celebrity-of-the-1950s-1960s/749564/3 "2016-03-19T20:41:50Z")
[Audrey Hepburn.](https://www.google.com/search?q=Audrey+Hepburn+1955&espv=2&biw=1413&bih=443&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiVmZLGzc3LAhVC2T4KHfJBDKYQsAQIGw)
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### Author:  [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-beautiful-celebrity-of-the-1950s-1960s/749564/4 "2016-03-19T21:01:23Z")
The patron saint of the SDMB, [Hedy Lamarr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr).
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### Author:  [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-beautiful-celebrity-of-the-1950s-1960s/749564/5 "2016-03-19T21:06:05Z")
[Brigitte Bardot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigitte_Bardot)
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### Author:  [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-beautiful-celebrity-of-the-1950s-1960s/749564/6 "2016-03-19T21:15:00Z")
Here are some faces to evaluate:
[Beautiful Women In the 1950s](https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrBT9CYwO1WNUwA6F5XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEyNW84ODh0BGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjE1NjNfMQRzZWMDc2M-?p=Beautiful+Women+In+the+1950s&fr=yset_ie_syc_oracle-s)
[Beautiful Women In the 1960s](https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrB8pWdwO1W6x4A6lmJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBsZ29xY3ZzBHNlYwNzZWFyY2gEc2xrA2J1dHRvbg--;_ylc=X1MDOTYwNjI4NTcEX3IDMgRiY2sDYzYwbWhmdGJlMTQ3NCUyNmIlM0Q0JTI2ZCUzRHNPNC5YbWxwWUVJUFl5YWwwZDBjajU1VFlPN1NLTHNVYmZtYXlBLS0lMjZzJTNEcHIlMjZpJTNET3NaRFYuMjNKY0dTX1lOWUNzTU8EZnIDeXNldF9pZV9zeWNfb3JhY2xlLXMEZ3ByaWQDaV8wRzMwTHdTeWVKR2J3Slp1ejVMQQRtdGVzdGlkA251bGwEbl9zdWdnAzAEb3JpZ2luA2ltYWdlcy5zZWFyY2gueWFob28uY29tBHBvcwMwBHBxc3RyAwRwcXN0cmwDBHFzdHJsAzI4BHF1ZXJ5A0JlYXV0aWZ1bCBXb21lbiBJbiB0aGUgMTk2MHMEdF9zdG1wAzE0NTg0MjE5NTQEdnRlc3RpZANCMTc5Mw--?gprid=i_0G30LwSyeJGbwJZuz5LA&pvid=d.1hRjY5LjHDAtF_VuCQ5AdQMjA5LgAAAABQWGy0&p=Beautiful+Women+In+the+1960s&fr=yset_ie_syc_oracle-s&fr2=sb-top-images.search.yahoo.com&ei=UTF-8&n=60&x=wrt)
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### Author:  [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-beautiful-celebrity-of-the-1950s-1960s/749564/7 "2016-03-19T21:15:30Z")
Marilyn Monroe
Ava Gardner
Sophia Loren
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### Author:  [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-beautiful-celebrity-of-the-1950s-1960s/749564/8 "2016-03-19T21:59:22Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#):
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> The patron saint of the SDMB, [Hedy Lamarr](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr).
That’s Hed **l** ey! 😉
ETA: I’ve always been partial to Diana Rigg. I think I’ll have to re-watch some of my Avengers\* DVDs.
\*Steed and Emma: the _real_ Avengers, by God.
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### Author:  [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2016, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-beautiful-celebrity-of-the-1950s-1960s/749564/9 "2016-03-19T22:34:09Z")
Elizabeth Taylor
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### Author:  [@Majestic\_Lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Majestic_Lee)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-beautiful-celebrity-of-the-1950s-1960s/749564/10 "2016-03-19T22:41:24Z")
In no particular order:-
Marilyn, Brigitte, Jane (Fonda), plus any I’ve forgotten 😃
Jayne Mansfield wasn’t bad either…
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### Author:  [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2016, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-beautiful-celebrity-of-the-1950s-1960s/749564/11 "2016-03-19T22:43:09Z")
Natalie Wood, circa THE GREAT RACE.
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### Author:  [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2016, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-beautiful-celebrity-of-the-1950s-1960s/749564/12 "2016-03-19T22:45:13Z")
[Natalie Wood](http://media.nbclosangeles.com/images/1200*675/Natalie+Wood+tight+crop.jpg)
Aaack… Ninja’d!
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### Author:  [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2016, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-beautiful-celebrity-of-the-1950s-1960s/749564/13 "2016-03-19T22:57:31Z")
[Catherine Deneuve](http://www.astrotheme.com/Focus_Astro_celebrity_Catherine_Deneuve.php)
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### Author:  [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2016, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-beautiful-celebrity-of-the-1950s-1960s/749564/14 "2016-03-19T23:00:59Z")
Nichelle Nichols was beyond beautiful in Star Trek
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### Author:  [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2016, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-beautiful-celebrity-of-the-1950s-1960s/749564/15 "2016-03-19T23:13:55Z")
Photographic beauty isn’t necessarily the same thing as genuine beauty. Audrey Hepburn is a good looking woman, for sure, but in still photographs, she’s really not all that. She looks a lot better when you see her moving and interacting with people.
In the same way, [Barbara Bain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Bain) really knew what she was doing in Mission: Impossible, though I don’t know that she really stands out as the top of the top if you just look at her photos.
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### Author:  [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2016, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-beautiful-celebrity-of-the-1950s-1960s/749564/16 "2016-03-19T23:15:58Z")
Take your pick
[The 101 Most Beautiful Classical Actresses](http://www.imdb.com/list/ls000494015/)
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### Author:  [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2016, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-beautiful-celebrity-of-the-1950s-1960s/749564/17 "2016-03-19T23:22:46Z")
> [@astro](#):
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> Take your pick
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> [The 101 Most Beautiful Classical Actresses](http://www.imdb.com/list/ls000494015/)
Excellent list! Nice photos as well. I doubt we’ll use all 101 of them, though.🙂
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### Author:  [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2016, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-beautiful-celebrity-of-the-1950s-1960s/749564/18 "2016-03-19T23:35:52Z")
I had eyes for Donna Douglas and Elizabeth Montgomery when I was a wee lad. Watching their parts in the old Twilight Zone episodes reinforces those memories.
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### Author:  [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2016, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-beautiful-celebrity-of-the-1950s-1960s/749564/19 "2016-03-19T23:46:12Z")
Sophia Loren.
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### Author:  [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2016, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-most-beautiful-celebrity-of-the-1950s-1960s/749564/20 "2016-03-19T23:58:25Z")
It’s weird ranking women who are old enough to be your mother or grandmother. That being said, I’ll suggest a few for nomination that haven’t been mentioned yet.
[Jean Simmons](https://www.google.com/search?q=Jean+Simmons&espv=2&biw=1413&bih=443&tbm=isch&tbo=u&oq=Jean+Simmons&gs_l=img.3..0l10.3109.5659.0.5833.12.10.0.2.2.1.355.953.8j1j0j1.10.0....0...1ac.1.34.img..2.10.730.6dhfwxSzHOk).
[Debra Paget](https://www.google.com/search?q=debra+paget&espv=2&biw=1413&bih=443&tbm=isch&tbo=u&oq=debra+paget&gs_l=img.3..0l10.53116.56290.0.56513.11.10.0.1.1.0.71.504.9.9.0....0...1ac.1.34.img..1.10.510.CVZTXDof8aY)
[Ann Margret](https://www.google.com/search?q=ann+margret&hl=en&gbv=2&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjE-J3z-c3LAhUW3GMKHbs7CPEQsAQIFA)
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