Category: Classic Beauty

Absolutely one of my favorites from early Hollywood, Hedy Lamarr had it all:  beauty, brains… and did I mention beauty?

And:

Not to mention the pic which is quite possibly my favorite pinup of all time, of any woman:

Wonderful.

When you do a Playboy spread [sic]  at age 37, and Penthouse at age 40, as Barbara Bouchet did, then let’s just say that your beauty is undeniable:

And about those spreads:

No words, just… wonderful.

Is there any reason for me to say anything at all as to why Ann-Margret Olsson is a classic beauty?  No?  Then let’s begin:

…and:

Yer welcome.

I have to admit that I’ve never been a great fan of Betty Grable‘s face — that smile is too cheesy, her cheekbones too plump and prominent.

I actually prefer her face in repose:

But let’s be perfectly honest, here:  back in the 1940s, it was not her face that was insured for a million dollars (about $21 million in today’s Biden-dollars).

Worth every penny.

Rita Gam, from the 1950s:

Wonderful.

Sent to me by Reader Gerald F., here’s Diana Rigg doing her Mrs. Peel thing.

All I have to say that Mr. Peel was a total idiot, letting her leave the house dressed like that — or letting her out of the house at all, come to think of it.

Best legs, ever.