French actresses top LA Times' beautiful women list

Friday, February 11, 2011
French actresses top Times' beautiful women list
First Published : 11 Feb 2011 01:35:17 PM IST

Isabelle Adjani (Pic: Wikimedia Commons). Isabelle Adjani (Pic: Wikimedia Commons).  
LONDON: French actress Isabelle Adjani, known for her roles in ‘Queen Margot’ and ‘Possession’, tops Los Angeles Times magazine's poll of 50 most beautiful women in film.

Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry and Spanish actress Penelope Cruz too feature on the list. Another French actress Brigitte Bardot, who starred in Jean-Luc Godard's 1963 cult film ‘Contemp’, is on number two, American actress and former model Kim Basinger has landed on third spot, Monica Bellucci is on fourth, followed by Berry on number five, thanks to her role as a Bond girl in ‘Die Another Day’, reports contactmusic.com.
Cruz is on 11th place and Jennifer Connelly and Anne Hathaway too make it to the top 20.‘Gossip Girl’ actress Blake Lively was the youngest star on 30th position, while Oscar-nominated ‘Black Swan’ star Natalie Portman stood at 39th position, and ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ beauty Freida Pinto at 38th position.Hollywood's pretty woman Julia Roberts is at 40th position.Los Angeles Times magazine's top 50 most beautiful women in film 2011:
1. Isabelle Adjani
2. Brigitte Bardot
3. Kim Basinger
4. Monica Bellucci
5. Halle Berry
6. Louise Brooks
7. Claudia Cardinale
8. Julie Christie
9. Jennifer Connelly
10. Joan Crawford
11. Penelope Cruz
12. Dorothy Dandridge
13. Catherine Deneuve
14. Faye Dunaway
15. Farrah Fawcett
16. Greta Garbo
17. Ava Gardner
18. Eva Green
19. Anne Hathaway
20. Salma Hayek
21. Rita Hayworth
22. Audrey Hepburn
23. Angelina Jolie
24. Grace Kelly
25. Beyonce Knowles
26. Nicole Kidman
27. Hedy Lamarr
28. Vivien Leigh
29. Virna Lisi
30. Blake Lively
31. Jennifer Lopez
32. Sophia Loren
33. Ali MacGraw
34. Marilyn Monroe
35. Kim Novak
36. Merle Oberon
37. Michelle Pfeiffer
38. Freida Pinto
39. Natalie Portman
40. Julia Roberts
41. Jean Seberg
42. Brooke Shields
43. Sharon Stone
44. Elizabeth Taylor
45. Charlize Theron
46. Gene Tierney
47. Lana Turner
48. Rachel Weisz
49. Natalie Wood
50. Catherine Zeta-Jones