Progress report after first instance of more than one vote per celebrity:
View Poll Results: Who was the most beautiful FEMALE celebrity of the 1950s-1960s?
This poll will close on 05-19-2016 at 08:14 AM
Natalie Wood 2 22.22%
Lesley Gore 1 11.11%
Audrey Hepburn 1 11.11%
Grace Kelly 1 11.11%
Sophia Loren 1 11.11%
Marilyn Monroe 1 11.11%
Jean Shrimpton 1 11.11%
Elizabeth Taylor 1 11.11%
(The parent thread had bunches of pictures, but not everybody on this poll had a picture. Posting a pic of your choice might persude others who may be “on the fence” about a Final Choice.)
You know how sometimes you see pictures of women who were considered beautiful in their days and you can sort of see why but not quite ? Sure, they look very good but trends have changed and you think you could easily find dozens of prettier girls just walking down any big city street ?
I voted for Audrey Hepburn because I didn’t know who Jean Shrimpton was but I can see your point. She reminds me of another one not on the list - Jaqueline Bisset who is also gorgeous.
Very true. Another who didn’t make this first pass list is Jennifer O’Neill but then she was more of a 1970s star. Maybe we need a 1970s-1980s version of this thread? Anybody?
One needs to see a woman act or hear her speak to appreciate her beauty, so still pictures often are of little use. (Sometimes I get infatuated with an actress, click to Google Images and am unimpressed with the pictures.) And tastes do differ, obviously. I’d never heard of Jean Shrimpton, clicked, and, frankly, feel that I see more attractive women at the local 7-Eleven!
I’m a Marilyn Monroe fan and wonder if she’s under-appreciated just because she’s become such a cliché. Here are a few pictures of this beautiful woman. But still images don’t do her justice. Watch her sing “Girl from Little Rock”. Jane Russell is a very pretty girl also, but can’t compete with Marilyn in that film.
My default answer would be Elizabeth Taylor. Unfortunately all of her various tragedies and illnesses during those years reflected on her face, so she ranged from beautiful to stressed out depending on what year it was.
I’m going with Catherine Deneuve. Not only does she have the requisite beauty, but of everyone on the list, only she and Bridgette Bardot were ever official national symbols of France!
It’s definitely beginning to look that way. Perhaps the “losers” in this “round” (those with no votes or maybe one) could get a second shot in a follow-up One Vote poll?
Got any suggestions for a better way?
FWIW Here’s a snapshot:
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View Poll Results: Who was the most beautiful FEMALE celebrity of the 1950s-1960s?
This poll will close on 05-19-2016 at 08:14 AM
Audrey Hepburn 10 24.39%
Grace Kelly 5 12.20%
Sophia Loren 3 7.32%
Marilyn Monroe 3 7.32%
Natalie Wood 3 7.32%
Brigitte Bardot 2 4.88%
Catherine Deneuve 2 4.88%
Diana Rigg 2 4.88%
Katherine Ross 2 4.88%
Jean Shrimpton 2 4.88%
Elizabeth Taylor 2 4.88%
Julie Christie 1 2.44%
Ava Gardner 1 2.44%
Lesley Gore 1 2.44%
Hedy Lamarr 1 2.44%
Jill St. John 1 2.44%
