# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/61 "2013-01-13T16:34:53Z")
I’ll nominate Brit singer Aubrey O’Day and porn model Christina Carter. Google either name with the addendum naked and nude, and be prepared for NSFW results. (O’Day has done a Playboy photoshoot.) The interesting thing about both is that their apparent weight fluctuates … in some, they appear to be very, very voluptuous, in others, they have more standard model-ish looks. I guess it’s fluctuating weight, fluctuating airbrushes, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/62 "2013-01-13T17:48:48Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Who should be added to this list? [Sofia Vergara](http://wallpaperan.com/wallpaper/sofia_vergara_bikini_wallpaper.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/63 "2013-01-13T18:40:15Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > [Sofia Vergara](http://wallpaperan.com/wallpaper/sofia_vergara_bikini_wallpaper.jpg) She’s #2, right after Kardashian. Thanks, though. Definitely needs to be there! There must be many others. I’ll mention Julie London as one whose voice adds to her voluptuousness. Your basic Stone Fox. ---
**Author:** ![DirkGntly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/64 "2013-01-13T18:51:54Z")
Jennifer Connelly (Specifically from “the Rocketeer”) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/65 "2013-01-13T19:16:57Z")
> [@DirkGntly](#): > > Jennifer Connelly (Specifically from “the Rocketeer”) Amen! Not to mention “The Hot Spot” and “Mulholland Falls.” ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/66 "2013-01-13T19:18:34Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > Really? [This](http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/kate-winslet-loves-single-mum-life-20110308-1bm3p.html)doesn’t look exactly flat-chested to me. 1. Her jugs can in no sense be described as voluptuous, even in that photo. 1.a. Much of the well-bosomed look in that photo is a LOT of clothing and manipulation. See Titanic for more info in re: Kate’s hooters. ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/67 "2013-01-13T19:29:36Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > I took the list from Post #21 and updated it through Post #55 with counts for the ones mentioned more than once: > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Nigella Lawson 6 > Anna Nicole Smith 3 > Ashley Graham 3 > Jennifer Coolidge 2 > Jessica Rabbit 2 > > Kim Kardashian > Sofia Vergara > Dolly Parton > Elvira > Dita von Teese > Scarlett Johansson > Ursula Andress > Kat Dennings > Mae West > Adele > Gina Torres > Lynda Carter > Pam Grier > Kate Winslet > Kate Upton > Rosario Dawson > Beyoncé > Mimi Rogers > Jessica Simpson > Christina Aguilera > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > And if I’m counting correctly that’s 38 individuals so far. Who should be added to this list? > > I’ve always thought Virginia Madsen is voluptuous. None of these women are 5’3". ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/68 "2013-01-13T19:33:58Z")
[Amber Rose](http://assets.poponthepop.com/photos/full/amber-rose-struts-it.jpg) qualifies in my book. Large breasts, slimmer in the middle and plenty of hips and behind. Christina Hendricks has left “voluptous” in the dust, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/69 "2013-01-13T22:46:30Z")
> [@enomaj](#): > > None of these women are 5’3". Aside from my not seeing the connection between 5’3" and “voluptuous” it appears that at least these women on the list are indeed 5’3" or very close to it. There are others at 5’3" on the site that have yet to be mentioned in this thread. Check [this site (and others like it)](http://www.celeb-height-weight.psyphil.com/female-celebrities-height-and-weight-chart-%e2%80%93-celebrity-stats/) to see: > [@](#): > > Jessica Simpson 5 feet 3 inches > Scarlett Johansson 5 feet 3.5 inches > Salma Hayek 5 feet 2 inches What’s your connection with 5’3"? ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/70 "2013-01-14T00:59:36Z")
36-24-36?! Only if she’s 5’3"! -Sir Mix-A-Lot I actually looked up Salma’s height but decided to post the reference anyway. ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/71 "2013-01-14T01:02:58Z")
36-24-36?! Only if she’s 5’3"! -Sir Mix-A-Lot I actually looked up Salma’s height but decided to post the reference anyway. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/72 "2013-01-14T01:19:45Z")
While I’m not surprised by these results, I’m not on board with them as I do not associate the word “voluptuous” with weight the way others do. I think of it as interchangeable with curvy, having an hourglass figure, being chesty, smaller waist, with fuller hips and thighs. You don’t necessarily have to be plump; it’s about the proportions. When I think of the best example of voluptuous, the person who immediately comes to mind is Sofia Vergara. For a less current example, Anita Ekberg. Her name may not be as recognizable as Marilyn Monroe, but ain’t nobody seen La Dolce Vita? ---
**Author:** ![Daylate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9dc877/32.png) [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/73 "2013-01-14T02:22:19Z")
IMHO, Peter Paul Rubens didn’t paint voluptuous women, he painted grossly fat women. Looking at his paintings of the female form indicates that cellulite is by no means a modern phenomenon. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/74 "2013-01-14T15:36:02Z")
> [@](#): > > While I’m not surprised by these results, I’m not on board with them as I do not associate the word “voluptuous” with weight the way others do. I think of it as interchangeable with curvy, having an hourglass figure, being chesty, smaller waist, with fuller hips and thighs. “Curvy” means you have fat in all the right places. But in order to do that, you have to have fat in the first place. A certain amount of weight is a necessary but not sufficient condition to be voluptuous, and you cannot be simultaneously voluptuous and skinny. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/75 "2013-01-14T16:30:19Z")
Who said anything about being skinny? You can certainly be voluptuous without being plump. Sofia Vergara, Salma Hayek, Jayne Mansfield, Pam Grier, and a whole lot of others have managed to do it. ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/76 "2013-01-14T17:00:00Z")
> [@Just\_Ed](#): > > I think the list should include [Beyoncé](http://style.time.com/2013/01/11/sexiest-woman-of-the-century-why-beyonce-is-poised-for-an-incredible-2013/) – recently named by _[GQ](http://www.gq.com/blogs/the-feed/2013/01/beyonce-gq-cover-february-2013.html)_ magazine as one of the Sexiest Women of the Century (not _the_ sexiest, as _Time_ seems to misapprehend). Shaaaa wing! +1 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2013, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/77 "2013-01-15T05:01:45Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Not on the list: Dolly Parton > [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](#): > > Only her boobs are big. The rest of her is tiny. [Compared to what?](http://img.xiami.com/images/collect_pic/151/94/7597026/1351315710_fYHR.jpg) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2013, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/78 "2013-01-15T06:37:11Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > [Compared to what?](http://img.xiami.com/images/collect_pic/151/94/7597026/1351315710_fYHR.jpg) 😃 Actually Dolly is a great pick. Check out her appearance [on Captain Kangaroo(!)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swWAvwWCp3A), especially 3:20 to 5:00. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2013, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/79 "2013-01-15T06:55:50Z")
Dolly is a misleading _example_, though. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2013, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888/80 "2013-01-15T07:51:58Z")
Watching _Castle_ tonight reminded me of another good example of a voluptuous woman: Tamala Jones. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-best-example-of-voluptuous/646888.md?page=5)