The Most Beautiful Women Of All Time

The most beautiful woman in the world will always up for debate, so we brought together some of the best candidates for you to decide!

French actress Sophie Marceau became known as a teenager after she starred in the film La Boum in 1980. For the next 15, she starred in many European films before becoming a star in Hollywood for her role in Braveheart. After this, she played in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough. While she often makes it to the top of "most beautiful" lists, Marceau says she doesn't really understand why people find her attractive. According to her, "I've never really been beautiful. I'm photogenic..." And modest!

She might not be the most household name on this list, but there is no denying Gene Tierney's influences on Hollywood history. Best known for her role in the movie Laura, Tierney went on to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in 1945's Leave Her to Heaven. Tierney's last film role came in 1964's The Pleasure Seekers. In the following decades, she would appear on a handful of TV shows before passing away in 1971.

No list would be complete without Marilyn Monroe, who is still one of the most recognizable celebrities in the world, even half a century after her death at the young age of 36. "Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring," she said, and she lived by those words.

Grace Kelly only worked in Hollywood for some five years before she married Monaco's Prince Ranier III, yet her elegance solidified her stardom as one of the greatest Hollywood personas of her age. Kelly would never act again after becoming a princess of Monaco, but this freed her up to concentrate on philanthropy and promoting the arts. Sadly, she died in a car accident caused by a stroke she suffered while driving with her daughter. Her daughter luckily survived the crash. She is remembered for her class and elegance, both on and off screen.