Most Beautiful Women in the World – #1 Is Jaw-Droppingly Gorgeous

With her large features and modelesque figure, South African model Candice Swanepoel has been in magazines in most countries in the world.

Swanepoel is best known for her work with Victoria’s Secret, and was the 8th highest-earning model in the world at one point.

Penelope Cruz was born in Madrid, Spain to a hairdresser mother and a mechanic father. In Spain, people refer to the beautiful actress as the “Spanish Sorceress.” This should come as no surprise considering Cruz’s incredible long-lasting beauty.

Signed up to an agent at only 15 years old, Cruz starred in her first movie when she was just a teenager. Years later, Cruz is an Academy Award winner, and the first Spanish actress with a star on the Hollywood walk of fame.

Another face from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is top model Gigi Hadid, daughter of Dutch former real housewife Yolanda Hadid, and property developer Mohamed Hadid. Gigi – real name Jelena Noura Hadid – was the captain of the varsity volleyball team in high school, and a competitive horseback rider.

As we know, Gigi Hadid went on to dominate the modeling industry. Over four years alone she was on the cover of international editions of Vogue 35 times. She has recently welcomed a daughter with Zayn Malik.

Actress and TV host Olivia Munn is an absolutely gorgeous woman. Munn was born in Oklahoma City to a German, Irish, English father, and a Vietnamese mother of Chinese descent. Munn’s mother moved to the US as a refugee following the Vietnam War, and later remarried a member of the US Air Force. Because of this, Munn spent her formative years in Tokyo, Japan.

Impressively, Olivia Munn is a black belt in taekwondo and has been involved in the MeToo movement.

In model Marisa Miller we have another alumni of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The model also worked with Victoria’s Secret and is the first-ever spokesperson for Harley-Davidson. We know that job doesn’t just go to anyone.

Marisa Miller is known for her incredible beauty and regularly features on lists of the world’s most gorgeous women. The model was discovered at 16 years old in a San Francisco café, but considered herself too curvy and short to work as a model.

She’s almost 50 years old, but Modern Family actress Sofia Vergara is still one of the most beautiful women in the world. Born in Barranquilla, Colombia, and discovered on the beach as a teenager, Vergara has had a successful television career in South and North America.

Impressively, the beautiful Vergara was the highest-paid actress on American television for seven years running. Known to her family members as “Toti,” Vergara was raised as a Roman Catholic and initially studied to be a dentist.

Dutch model Doutzen Kroes is another member of the Victoria’s Secret tribe. The former Secret Angel is one of the highest-paid models in the world, is considered a “New Super” and has been dubbed the Helen of Troy of advertising. Indeed, Kroes has been the brand ambassador for beauty brand L’Oréal since 2008.

Kroes’ native language is Frisian, a West Germanic language spoken in the north of Holland. She stars in the official campaign for the language.

Australian actress Yvonne Strahovski plays the ice-cold commander’s wife, Serena Joy, on the dystopian drama series The Handmaid’s Tale. With her upright posture and neat blonde hair, the character is cruel, but undeniably beautiful. Shrahovski has also starred in Chuck, Dexter, in movie The Guilt Trip, and voiced Miranda Lawson in the Mass Effect video game series.

Yvonne Strahovski is the daughter of Polish immigrants who migrated from Warsaw. She was born in New South Wales, Australia and started acting lessons at 12.

She started off in the kids series Barney & Friends, but Texas-born Selena Gomez grew into a beautiful woman. The “Ice Cream” singer is a proud third-generation American-Mexican, and was named after famed Latina singer Selena Quintanilla.

The popstar and actress has a makeup line, clothing line, handbag line, fragrance line and a production company. Clearly lots of people agree that Selena Gomez is beautiful, as her she was once the most followed individual on Instagram!

Much like Penelope Cruz, Salma Hayek hasn’t lost any of her beauty over time. Now in her 50s, the Mexican American actress still remains incredibly beautiful. Salma Hayek had her movie breakthrough playing Mexican artist Frida Kahlo in biopic Frida, and went on to star in various TV shows and movies.

The Ugly Betty actress was born in Mexico to a Lebanese Mexican father and a Spanish Mexican mother. Hayek is married to French billionaire François-Henri Pinault, and together they have daughter, Valentina.

The gorgeous Shantel VanSanten is an American model and actress. The model – of Dutch and Norwegian descent, started modeling at 15 and appeared on the pages of Teen Vogue and Seventeen. On the small screen, VanSanten played Quinn in One Tree Hill, and Detective Patty Spivot in The Flash.

Shantel VanSanten has classic model looks with her long limbs and striking face. In fact, she was a finalist on the reality show Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Model Search.

Best known as Hanan Marin on teen mystery drama Pretty Little Liars, Ashley Benson is a California born actress, model and singer. The beautiful blonde dated model Cara Delevingne between 2018-2020, and the two made a very striking pair.

Ashley Benson was a competitive dancer at three years old, and sang in choirs and musicals. She left a contract with soap Days of Our Lives to star in cheerleading movie Bring it On: In It to Win It.

Jordana Brewster started out in soap opera All My Children, but had her breakthrough in action franchise The Fast and the Furious. The stunning actress was born in Panama City, Panama to a Brazilian former swimsuit model, and an American investment banker. Interestingly, Brewster can trace her ancestry back to the Mayflower.

As well as being beautiful, the American Horror Story actress is also smart. Jordana Brewster graduated with a degree in English from Yale University.

The beautiful Victoria Justice started out as Lola on Zoey 101 and then as Tori on Victorious. Born in Florida, the actress is of English, German and Irish descent via her father, and Puerto Rican via her mother.

Justice has continued acting as an adult, starring as Janet in The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again, and as Stacy in The Penguins of Madagascar. Victoria Justice also has a YouTube channel where she releases music, including the song “Girl Up.”

English actress Natalie Dormer is a beauty for fans of fantasy and period drama. The actress played Anne Boleyn on The Tudors, and dazzled audiences as the scheming but charming Margaery Tyrell on Game of Thrones. Dormer has also starred in The Hunger Games movies, and in Captain America: The First Avenger.

Dormer was born in Berkshire, England and is of Norwegian and Welsh descent. We definitely think that the actress has a mischievous kind of beauty.

Fellow Real Housewife of Beverley Hills Kyle Richards may have called actress and model Denise Richards a “ragamuffin,” but everyone knows she’s actually a celebrated beauty. The actress’s first big role was in 1997 action movie Starship Troopers, and she ended up a tabloid fixture thanks to her troubled relationship with actor Charlie Sheen.

Denise Richards grew up in Illinois, and is of German and French descent. As you might expect, she was voted the best looking in her high school yearbook.

The striking Dua Lipa is an English singer-songwriter with Albanian ancestry. Lipa’s parents moved to London from Kosovo (then Yugoslavia), and she also has Bosnian family members. The singer is dating Gigi Hadid’s younger brother, Anwar.

Dua Lipa started out by posting YouTube covers of her favorite artists, and went on to have the longest-running number-one single for a female artist with “One Kiss,” her track with Calvin Harris.

Retired tennis player Maria Sharapova is often called one of the sport’s best ever competitors. With a long career, the Russian born athlete became world No 1. At 18 years old, and took home five Grand Slam titles. Of course, as well as being an incredible sportsperson, Sharapova has long been admired for her beauty.

The gorgeous blonde has modeled for Sports Illustrated and appeared in a host of advertising campaigns. Apparently, she was the highest-paid female athlete for 11 consecutive years.

You might know her as former slave Missandei from Game of Thrones, but British actress Nathalie Emmanuel started her acting career on UK soap opera Hollyoaks. Emmanuel refers to her iconic natural afro hair as her “crowning glory,” which is refreshing in a media landscape that doesn’t always celebrate diverse beauty.

Emmanuel is mixed race, with a Dominican-English mother, and a Saint Lucian-English father. At only 10 years old, the actress played young Nala in The Lion King on London’s West End.

In fantasy sitcom The Good Place, Jameela Jamil plays the well-meaning but often insufferable Tahani Al-Jamil. In real life, the stunning actress also irks people with her online commentary, but ultimately Jamil draws attention to some very important issues. The actress’s mother is Pakistani and her father is Indian.

It’s no surprise that Jamil has worked as a model, but she’s also been open about her struggles with eating. Because of this, Jameela Jamil is stridently against airbrushing.

It goes without saying that Anne Hathaway looks just like a queen – the Queen of Genovia perhaps. The actress was born in Brooklyn, New York City to parents of Irish, French, English and German ancestry. Named after William Shakespeare’s wife, Hathaway at one point intended to become a nun. Thankfully, she decided instead to pursue acting, making her breakthrough in The Princess Diaries.

Anne Hathaway is an acclaimed actress with multiple awards. With her broad smile and strong features, the actress is far from Mia Thermopolis.

Fashion icon Jourdan Dunn was discovered while shopping in budget fashion store Primark in London. Only one year later, Dunn was walking down international fashion runways. Only one year after that, she was the first black model to walk a Prada runway in over a decade.

Jourdan Dunn has Jamaican, Grenadian and Syrian-Lebanese ancestry. As a young woman, she was insecure due to her 6ft height. As it turns out, there was nothing to worry about.

We can’t help but be impressed by Rihanna, the Barbadian popstar that’s also the head of thriving beauty and fashion businesses. Rihanna has been through many transformations during her time in the public eye, from the “Umbrella” singing popstrel to the dreadlock wearing hacker in the rebooted female version of Ocean’s 8.

Fashion lovers eagerly await Ms. Fenty’s outfit at the Met Gala each year, as she is known for her bold and cutting each fashion choices.

The world met model and actress Emily Ratajkowski when she appeared in Robin Thicke’s controversial video for “Blurred Lines” in 2013. The actress had a role in iCarly as a child, and signed with Ford Models at 14 years old. However, she found herself being typecast and posed for some artistic magazines instead.

One magazine shoot in particular led to Ratajkowski’s casting in “Blurred Lines”, and in Maroon 5’s video for “Love Somebody.” The model and actress is of English, Irish, Polish, and German descent.

Jenny from the block has been around for a long time, and she’s not going anywhere. J.Lo is absolutely beautiful, and her good looks have only developed with age. The actress, singer and dancer started out as a dancer on sketch series In Living Color, and went on to portray Selena Quintanilla in the 1997 biopic, Selena.

As her music tells us, Jennifer Lyn Lopez was born in The Bronx, New York City. Both of Lopez’s parents are Puerto Rican, and she was raised in Catholic schools.

Not just a super talented singer-songwriter, musician Taylor Swift is also incredibly beautiful (just ask all the high profile men she’s dated). With her cat-like eyes and high cheekbones, Ms. Swift has always had a feline feel, making her casting in Cats make total sense.

Born in Pennsylvania to parents of Scottish heritage, Swift was named after fellow singer-songwriter James Taylor. She released her debut album in 2006 and went on to become the most awarded artist ever at the American Music Awards.

With her big blue eyes, husky voice, and enviable hair, actress Zooey Deschanel has the beauty of a classic Hollywood actress. Known for her goofy humor and manic pixie dream girl energy, Deschanel has starred in Christmas classic Elf, anti-romcom 500 Days of Summer, and in her own sitcom New Girl.

As well as being a beautiful and talented actress, Zooey Deschanel is also a skilled musician. She sings, and plays the banjo, guitar, ukulele, keyboards, and drums. Deschanel has French, Swiss, Dutch, English and Irish heritage.

Blake Lively looks like a Hollywood star, and has done since she first appeared on the scene playing Blair Waldorf in teen drama Gossip Girl. With her long blonde hair and blue eyes, the California-born Lively looks absolutely stunning no matter what she wears.

Both of Blake Lively’s parents taught acting classes, and they brought their daughter along from a young age. She starred in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants before landing her role as Serena van der Woodsen.

Admittedly, Cara Delevingne is unusual looking, but that’s what makes her such a successful model. The English model, actress and singer signed with a modeling agency when she left school, and her strong brows and impish face made a serious impact in the fashion world.

Delevingne comes from a wealthy family with a history in publishing, and apparently descends from the Faudel-Phillips baronets. She has starred in various movies, including comedy-drama Paper Towns, and fantasy film Pan.

Born Milena Kunis in Soviet Ukraine, actress Mila Kunis relocated to the US with her family at the age of 7 and her first language is Russian. Unsurprisingly, the young Kunis couldn’t speak English when she arrived in the USA, but landed her first acting job at only 14, in That ‘70s Show.

A stunning and unique looking actress, Mila Kunis has starred in the psychological thriller Black Swan, comedy Bad Moms and voiced Meg in animated series Family Guy.

Megan Fox is one of those beautiful women that you can’t look at for too long. She’s distractingly beautiful, almost unbelievably beautiful. The Tennessee born actress and model made her feature film debut in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, but found mainstream success in the Transformers franchise.

Fox is a tattooed female celebrity, which helped to popularize tattoos on women. Because of this, and her striking beauty, the Jennifer’s Body actress is often compared to Angelina Jolie.

We’ve already had Gigi Hadid on this list, so it only makes sense that younger sister Bella should appear too. Where Gigi is the blonde, cute looking Hadid sibling, Bella is the darker, more striking sister. Born Isabella Khair, the model has a Dutch mother and claims descent from Daher Al Omer, the Prince of Nazareth.

The beautiful Bella Hadid started modeling as a teenager, and made her New York Fashion Week debut in 2014.

With parents like Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet, it’s no surprise that actress, singer and model Zoe Kravitz is so beautiful. Both of Kravitz’s parents have African American and Ashkenazi Jewish heritage, and some of her family hail from the Bahamas.

Kravitz is known for her role as Angel in X-Men: First Class, as Leta Lestrange in the Fantastic Beasts franchise, and as Bonnie Carlson in HBO series Big Little Lies. She also fronts band Lolawolf and has collaborated with Janelle Monae.

The extremely beautiful Priyanka Chopra won the Miss World pageant in 2000, and is one of the highest-paid entertainers in India. The actress and singer was born in Jharkhand to two military doctors, and lived in various Indian cities. Chopra has Punjabi Hindu and Jacobite Syrian Christian heritage.

Priyanka Chopra moved to the US for several years at age 13 and was bullied for her appearance. Upon returning to India, she started her pageant career and broke into Bollywood. She is now married to Nick Jonas.

Shakira’s “Hips Don’t Lie,” and neither do we when it comes to calling out her incredible beauty. The Colombian entertainer hails from the same city as fellow Latina beauty Sofia Vergara, and is considered the Queen of Latin Music.

The Grammy award winner was born in Barranquilla and has Lebanese and Spanish heritage. At only four years old, Shakira first heard the traditional Arabic drum, a “doumbek”, and decided she would be a performer. The beautiful Colombian has now sold over 75 million records.

Look, we know that Kim Kardashian is a polarizing figure, but the half-Armenian reality star is undeniably a very beautiful woman. The Calabasas resident has the aura of someone who always knew they would be famous, and has long had a very striking face.

After making the move from Paris Hilton’s stylist to reality TV juggernaut, to mom of four and lawyer in training, Kim K isn’t afraid of facing new challenges. She’s also a bold fashionista, making her a joy to look at.

When Lupita Nyong’o first came to public attention, she quickly topped People’s list of The Most Beautiful Women in the world. We can certainly see why. The actress was born in Mexico to Kenyan parents and has dual citizenship. Nyong’o’s first feature film was period drama 12 Years a Slave, and she has since starred in Black Panther, Us, and Star Wars.

Lupita Nyong’o was the second African woman to appear on the cover of Vogue. She is regularly namedropped in songs, including in Beyoncé’s “Brown Skin Girl.”

Did you really think this list of beautiful women wouldn’t include the incredible and inimitable Beyoncé Knowles? Born in Houston Texas, Knowles has African-American and Louisiana Creole heritage, as well as Spanish, Chinese and Indonesian ancestors.

The beautiful Beyoncé has been entertaining audiences since she was a child, and is now one of the world’s best selling artists. Bey likes to experiment with her image, and regularly delights fans with her new hairstyles and outfits. The Queen Bee is always looking beautiful.

It’s almost impossible to look at Angelina Jolie and not marvel at her beauty. Whether it’s as sociopath Lisa in Girl Interrupted, action hero Lara Croft in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, or as the evil Maleficent in the movie of the same name, Angie always looks absolutely on point.

The combination of Jolie’s plump lips, edgy tattoos and remarkable bone structure makes her a captivating actress to watch. Of course, she’s also taken home an Academy Award for her skills.

Margot Robbie is one of those beautiful women that almost don’t seem real. With her blonde hair and incredible figure, the actress almost seems like she was put together in a lab. It turns out that Robbie comes with so much skill and personality that she must actually be real.

The Australian actress started off on soap Neighbours and then had her breakthrough in The Wolf of Wall Street. Now known for perfectly embodying Harley Quinn, Robbie also has her own production company.