# Who's the best example of "voluptuous"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 11, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888 "2013-01-11T19:08:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/1 "2013-01-11T19:08:49Z")
Assume that you’re trying to explain to someone what it means to be voluptuous and that they have trouble with dictionary definitions of such words. Who would you pick as the prime example? Poll on the way ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/2 "2013-01-11T19:18:00Z")
From the list, probably Mansfield, Russell, and Hendricks though they all are or were quite shapely. Kim Kardashian could be on that list as well. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/3 "2013-01-11T19:18:22Z")
The classic examples would be Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield. A modern example would be Christina Hendricks or Sofia Vergara. I think of “voluptuous” as not just big boobs, but with some meat on her bones as well. Salma Hayek and Angelina Jolie are too skinny. Possibly Monica Bellucci and Liz Taylor as well. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/4 "2013-01-11T19:20:08Z")
Angelina Jolie is pretty much the opposite of voluptuous. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/5 "2013-01-11T19:22:19Z")
Not on the list: Dolly Parton ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/6 "2013-01-11T19:25:34Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > I think of “voluptuous” as not just big boobs, but with some meat on her bones as well. Salma Hayek and Angelina Jolie are too skinny. Possibly Monica Bellucci and Liz Taylor as well. Several of these are too skinny to be called voluptuous. Certainly Bellucci is. Voluptuous women are filled out everywhere (which is not to say fat). I suppose I’d think of _hips_ as being the most signal curvature. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/7 "2013-01-11T19:29:55Z")
Sophia Loren - even today! She had/has the right combination of perfect body, face and attitude - plus that sexy accent and the ways she moves. She also knows how to dress - elegant but sexy. Even if she were not famous, I doubt she could enter a room without every single person - male or female, straight or gay - taking a long look and going, “Wow!”. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/8 "2013-01-11T19:39:22Z")
Anna Nicole Smith ---
**Author:** ![Clawdio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@Clawdio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clawdio)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/9 "2013-01-11T19:39:08Z")
I have no problem voting for Christina Hendricks, but I think the perfect addition to this poll would be Elvira! And maybe Dita von Teese. Can you tell I like brunettes? ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/10 "2013-01-11T19:56:41Z")
I think in a UK dictionary you’d find a picture of [Nigella Lawson](https://www.google.com/search?q=nigella+lawson&hl=en&tbo=d&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=MWvwUKm8Ocqs0QXc14GIDA&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAA&biw=1280&bih=327&sei=iWvwUJ-zF8eI0AWmxoHICA) under voluptuous. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/11 "2013-01-11T20:03:01Z")
I picked Christina Hendricks. Scarlett Johansson would be another good one not listed. ---
**Author:** ![Troppus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/12 "2013-01-11T20:06:58Z")
> [@RobDog](#): > > I think in a UK dictionary you’d find a picture of [Nigella Lawson](https://www.google.com/search?q=nigella+lawson&hl=en&tbo=d&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=MWvwUKm8Ocqs0QXc14GIDA&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAA&biw=1280&bih=327&sei=iWvwUJ-zF8eI0AWmxoHICA) under voluptuous. My first pick, too. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/13 "2013-01-11T20:13:40Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > I think of “voluptuous” as not just big boobs, but with some meat on her bones as well. Salma Hayek and Angelina Jolie are too skinny. I think Salma Hayek is definitely voluptuous. Did you see her in From Dusk Till Dawn? NSFWish: [Sexy Montage](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZPyoruofWyg/UGu_MS6sCCI/AAAAAAAANXY/x1Y5_4LkecY/s1600/salma-hayek-from-dusk-till-dawn-sexy-strip-dance-collage-2.jpg) But I voted for Hendricks. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/14 "2013-01-11T20:25:01Z")
Jennifer Coolidge. Also, Kat Dennings. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/15 "2013-01-11T20:27:03Z")
I voted for Sophia Loren, but I think [Ursula Andress](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3lAjyUUS1g) ought to be on the list. Va-va-voom! ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/16 "2013-01-11T20:29:38Z")
I voted for Hendricks rather than any of the silent-screen stars who really set the bar, because if I’m looking for an example, I want somebody people who haven’t figured out what this means will have seen: if somebody doesn’t know what voluptuous means, by my way of thinking, they probably haven’t seen Sophia Loren or Racquel Welch in their day. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/17 "2013-01-11T20:31:40Z")
The people who voted for Sophia Loren\* cannot possibly know what “voluptuous” means. \*not a knock on Ms. Loren. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/18 "2013-01-11T20:42:22Z")
Marilyn Monroe or Anna Nicole Smith. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/19 "2013-01-11T21:00:45Z")
My wife! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/20 "2013-01-11T21:19:57Z")
I vote [Ashley Graham](http://kattadellic.hubpages.com/hub/Featured-Curvilcious-Woman-Ashley-Graham). Ever since seeing that Lane Bryant commercial, I’m definitely hooked. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888.md?page=2)