Today, our selection includes incredible beauties from the last century. They were models and actresses, dancers and singers. These women drove men crazy and loved them madly.
Jean Shrimpton
The girl became an excellent model, who attracted the attention of the best photographers and designers. She did not establish herself as an actress. After several tests, Jean realized that this was not her path, and did not waste time on it.
Jacqueline Bisset
British actress who started her career as a model. As a teenager, she worked with the best fashion houses. But one day, she was noticed by a director and invited to the film “Boston Story”, for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe for the first time.
Jayne Mansfield
Many people confused this actress with another celebrity, Marilyn Monroe, which the girl sometimes took advantage of. She stormed the castings for a long time until she got her first role in the film “Female Jungle”, then the offers poured in like a horn of plenty. The successful model and actress was married several times and gave birth to five children. She died at the age of 34 as a result of a car accident.
Wanda Hendrix
The American actress performed in a small theater, where her performance was accidentally seen by one of the agents of ” Warner Bros. ” She signed a contract with this film studio and played in many films. The petite brunette with an angelic face was the standard of beauty of the 50s, so she immediately made the audience fall in love with her. The girl was married several times, but did not become a mother. She died of pneumonia at the age of 52.
Ava Gardner
The legendary actress and incredibly beautiful woman was considered by many to be a true Goddess. She talentedly transformed into different roles, and in public she behaved like a queen. She was married three times, including to the famous musician Frank Sinatra. It was he who paid the woman’s medical bills even after the divorce. In the last years of her life, she suffered 2 strokes and was partially paralyzed. It is worth noting that she did not agree to marry the musician right away, but he was very persistent, so her decision to divorce broke his heart.
Gladys Cooper
Even as a child, she knew that she would become an actress, although she would not have made a great photo model. Her career began with the theater, and in 1917 she made her film debut. She was nominated for an Oscar three times.
Carolina Otero
The Spanish dancer who built a career in France was a very talented and graceful woman. There were rumors that she drove several dozen men crazy. Entire fortunes were thrown at Carolina’s feet. She could have lived comfortably until her death, if not for her only passion – gambling. The woman managed to squander millions in casinos. So in her old age she was left completely alone and without funds.
Kathleen Hughes
The girl worked as a model from a young age. Her body proportions were ideal, and her face charmed with its beauty, so she was in demand. Like many models, she gradually began to be invited to films, and then to television. She was married once, with her husband, screenwriter Stanley Rubin, they lived for more than 60 years until his death.
Anna Nicole Smith
The fatal blonde broke many men’s hearts. Having become one of the Playboy girls, she later decided to try herself as a TV presenter. She was married three times, including to the American business magnate James Howard Marshall II , who left her a widow. The beauty was ruined by her health, which she undermined with alcohol, antidepressants and several plastic surgeries. At 39, she died of an overdose of analgesics, and an autopsy showed that she had advanced pneumonia and lupus.
Farrah Fawcett
The actress who played one of Charlie’s Angels in the eponymous 70s series captivated men with her beauty. She was the personification of the feminine ideal of that time: a charming smile, lush blond hair, a chiseled figure. After her role in the series, she had many film roles, and was repeatedly nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe.
