I have no idea why I’ve never featured the lovely dancer and actress Mitzi Gaynor before on these pages, but let me make up for that egregious omission right away:
And then, of course, there are those legendary dancer’s legs:
I think I’ll save the color pics for another day.
I’ve featured her before, here and there, but not in depth (so to speak). So here’s Italy’s worthy successor to Sophia and Gina: Monica Bellucci. I was going to start with young Monica and work my way up [ahem] to the present day, but like Sophia and Gina, La Monica is pretty much astounding at any age. So I’ll just do a monochrome set first, and leave the color for another time. Okay?
Que bella.
She’s still one of the most beautiful women who ever lived, whatever her age, and I think the world of men falls into two categories: men who agree with me, and men who somehow have never seen Lynda Carter before.
And for those unfortunate souls in the latter category, we have these examples:
At any age, in any light, from any angle… Wonder Woman.
Probably one of the greatest sex symbols… actually, Jane Russell wasn’t. Although she certainly had the body to qualify for the title, she was never overtly sexual like Marilyn or Mae and so she remained a favorite simply as a pinup. I think she was extraordinary.
…and of course, the most famous ones of her, rolling in the hay so to speak:
Astonishing.
As promised, another of Reader Pierre’s (and my) favorites, another horror movie queen (and Bond girl) Caroline Munro.
Today?
Somebody once said of her that she had the perfect body. I dunno; that’s always a personal thing. (I, as any fule kno, prefer them a little more zaftig.)
But she’s pretty near the top, regardless of taste.
Merci encore, Pierre.
I have to thank Longtime Reader Pierre (who is Belgian, and yet somehow stays loyal to this rantbucket despite all my slurs on the Belgies and other Euros), who pointed out to me that my Classic Beauty section has a glaring omission: to wit, horror-movie star Ingrid Pitt. Quite apart from her astounding beauty, which we’ll enjoy below, she is to my knowledge the only Classic Beauty who survived a Nazi concentration camp in WWII.
Anyway, here she is, in black and white:
And in living color:
Lovely.
Another of Pierre’s suggestions next week. He has exquisite taste.