Ever wonder which celebrity will be on the list of the top 20 beautiful women in the world, here is an article that discusses all you need to know.
Every country in the world is blessed with gorgeous women, as well as handsome men. The world is home to 7 billion people and more than half the population are women.
According to statistics, there are over 3.8 billion women in the world today as we speak. Only a few women are recognized as the most beautiful ones in the world.
But if we took a photograph of every woman in the world, would these celebrities still be on the list of the top 20? Well, we can’t say what the outcome of that would be.
The women on this list have earned their place as the top 20 beautiful women in the world because of their popularity. Some of the names on our list are Hollywood stars, models, singers and media personalities.
Find out if your favourite female celebrity is on this list.
You can also check out the most handsome men in the world right here.
Who Are the Most Beautiful Women in the World?
Throughout history, the world has seen several beautiful women. According to historians, Cleopatra was a woman of exceptional beauty. Dio Cassius described Cleopatra as “a woman of surpassing beauty.
Too bad there were no cameras back in 30 BC that could have given us a detailed description of Cleopatra’s beauty.
In the last 100 years, the world has also seen several women with exceptional beauty. Some of the names we can mention include Grace Kelly. Sophia Loren, Elizabeth Taylor, Brigitte Bardot, Cindy Crawford, and Marilyn Monroe.
Marilyn Monroe was one of the most beautiful women in the United States back in the mid-20th century. Even after decades, Marilyn Monroe remains Hollywood’s most enduring sex symbol.
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Top 20 Most Beautiful Women of the World
Some of the names we mentioned above were considered the most beautiful women of their time. Today, several female celebrities have taken that position and here are the top 20.
#1. Bella Hadid
Full name Isabella Khairiah Hadid is an American model born on October 19 1996. Isabella is a beautiful young lady who began her modelling career at age 16.
Bella began her modelling career in 2012 and since then, she has been a supermodel. The pretty American model stands at 5 feet 9 inches. She is naturally blonde and has a blue-green eye colour.
Isabella is regarded as one of the most beautiful women in the world. She has the perfect facial beauty any model in the world would want.
Bella’s career has been nothing but success. In 2017, she broke Doutzen Kroes’s record for the most Vogue September covers in one calendar year.
Hadid broke the record by appearing in five international editions (China, Brazil, Arabia, Australia, and Spain).
#2. Shailene Woodley
Shailene Diann Woodley started her acting career in 1999.
At age 8, she got a minor in the television film Replacing Dad. In 2001, Woodley appeared in three episodes of the TV series The District.
In 2008, Woodley was one of the main characters in the ABC Family series, The Secret Life of the American Teenager. She appeared in over 120 episodes from 2008 to 2013.
Apart from being an actress, Woodley is also an environmental activist and climate change advocate. Woodley and her mother co-founded the non-profit organization All It Takes.
The non-profit organization is a youth leadership program designed to educate young people to practice compassion, empathy, and responsibility. Woodley wants the world to foster sustainable positive change.
#3. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is the first Indian actress on the list of beautiful women in the world.
Rai is an Indian actress who began her career as a model in the early 1990s. Rai was in college at the time when she began modelling. She appeared in several commercials before entering the Miss India Pageant in the early 1990s.
Her exceptional beauty won her the 1994 Miss World. After being crowned Miss World in 1994, Buchchan started receiving offers to star in Hindu films.
In 1997, Aishwarya made her acting debut in Mani Ratnam’s Tamil film Iruvar. In that same year, Buchchan had her first Hindi film release in Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya.
#4. Beyonce Knowles
This list will be incomplete without Queen B herself.
American singer and actress Beyonce Giselle Knowles is the most decorated female artist of all time.
Beyonce rose to fame in the late 1990s with the R&B girl group Destiny’s Child. Knowles has since then released several albums and appeared in various Hollywood films.
She remains the most nominated female artiste in the history of the Grammy Awards. Receiving a total of 88 nominations and winning 32 awards as of 2023.
#5. Angelababy
Another name on our list of the most beautiful women in the world is Angelababy.
Full name Angela Yeung Wing is a Hong Kong actress, model, and singer. Wing is also an investor and a businesswoman.
Wing was born on February 28, 1989, in Shanghai, China. She made her acting debut in 2007, with a 5-minute cameo appearance in the film Trivial.
The actress has also starred in several films in supporting roles. Wing’s first leading role was in the 2011 film Love You You.
As a singer, Wing has been nominated for and won several awards throughout her career.
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#6. Gal Gadot
We all know Gadot as the actress who portrays DC’s Wonder Woman on the big screen. But do you know that this Israeli actress was crowned Miss Israel in 2004?
Gal Gadot is a beautiful actress from Israel. She was born on April 30, 1985, and at age 18, she won the Miss Israel beauty pageant.
Gal Gadot first made her Hollywood debut in 2009 when she portrayed Giselle Yashar in Fast & Furious.
Her big breakthrough in Hollywood came in 2016 in Batman v Superman. Gadot reprised her role as Diana Prince in Wonder Woman, WW84, Justice League, and Zack Snyder’s Justice League.
#7. Scarlett Johansson
Another superhero figure but this time from the MCU.
Scarlett Johansson is a beautiful American actress well known for her role as Black Widow in MCU films. Johansson is one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood.
Her dazzling beauty attracted fellow Hollywood star, Ryan Reynolds. Johansson and Reynolds got married in 2008 and divorced three years later.
Scarlet has been nominated for various prestigious awards. She has received both the BAFTA Award and the Tony Awards.
#8. Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone is the second Indian actress on our list of the most beautiful women in the world.
Padukone was born on January 5, 1986, in Copenhagen, Denmark but was raised in Bangalore. Deepika played badminton just like her father before she left the sport for modelling.
In 2006, Deepika made her acting debut as the title character of the Kannada film Aishwarya. The Indian actress landed her first leading role in the 2007 film Om Shanti Om.
Her performance in the movie won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Deepika also starred in the 2017 Hollywood action film XXX: Return of Xander Cage.
#9. Adriana Lima
Born on June 12, 1981, Adriana Lima is a Brazilian model and former Victoria’s Secret Angel from 1999 to 2018. Lima began her modelling career as a teenager.
At age 15, Adriana Lima entered and finished in first position in Ford’s “Supermodel of Brazil” model search. Although Adriana Lima never had the thought of becoming a model, she went on to become one of the most iconic models in the world.
#10. Margot Robbie
Margot Robbie is an Australian actress whose beauty is exceptional. Robbie was named in Times Magazine’s “Top 100 Most Influential People” in 2017.
Robbie has starred in several Hollywood films including The Wolf of Wall Street, Once Upon a Time, I Tonya, Birds of Prey, and Suicide Squad.
Margot Robbie was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Actress for her role in I Tonya, and Best Supporting Actress for Bombshell. Robbie has also been nominated for the BAFTA Awards and the Golden Globe Award.
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#11. Emma Watson
If you are a fan of Harry Potter, then you should know young Emma Watson. Watson was born on April 15 1990 in Paris, France.
She is an English actress who began her career in 1999. Watson impressed casting agents of the first Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stone, with her acting skills.
Young Emma Watson was given the role to play Hermione Granger alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint who both played Harry Potter and Ron Weasley.
Watson was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by Times Magazine back in 2015. She has also been nominated for and won various awards throughout her acting career.
#12. Ariana Grande
Next on our list of the most beautiful women in the world is Ariana Grande.
Ariana Grande is an American singer and beauty queen. The American singer is quite famous for her dazzling beauty and style.
Although she started her career at Nickelodeon, Ariana has become a successful singer and actress. Grande is the first solo female artiste in the United States to hold three spots on the Billboard Hot 100.
Ariana Grande has won a Grammy Award, three American Music Awards and a BRIT award.
#13. Mila Kunis
Mila Kunis made her Hollywood debut when she starred in the 2008 film Forgetting Sarah Marshall. This was one of many Hollywood films Kunis would later feature in.
Mila Kunis was the lead character in the 2015 film Jupiter Ascending. Kunis also starred in films such as The Spy Who Dumped Me, The Book of Eli, Bad Moms, and Oz the Great Wizard.
#14. Danielle Campbell
Born on January 30, 1995, Danielle Campbell is an American actress best known for her role in the 2010 Disney Channel Original Movie Starstruck.
Campbell got her first acting role as a guest star in a few episodes of Prison Break. Danielle also appeared in the Disney Channel TV series Zeke and Luther.
#15. Rihanna
Even after having her baby, Rihanna remains one of the most beautiful women in the world. The nine-time Grammy Award winner recently performed at the Super Bowl halftime show.
The crowd were thrilled by her performance. Fans were excited when Rihanna released the lead single “Lift Me Up” which was her first solo musical release since Anti.
“Lift Me Up” was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
#16. Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra is another Indian actress on our list.
Just like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Chopra was crowned Miss World in 2000. Chopra was named in Times Magazine’s top 100 Most Influential People in the World.
The Indian actress was also listed among the world’s 100 most powerful women in 2022 by Forbes. Chopra is married to one of the Jonas Brothers, Nick Jonas.
#17. Angelina Jolie
American actress Angelina Jolie makes it to this list. Although Jolie had lip surgery, she has always been a very beautiful woman.
Some of the Hollywood blockbuster movies where Angelina Jolie is the lead actor include Tome Rider, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Original Sin, Eternals, and A Mighty Hear.
Jolie won the Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for her role in the 1999 film Interrupted.
#18. Kylie Jenner
Kylie Jenner is an American media personality, businesswoman, and founder of Kylie Cosmetics. Jenner is the second most-followed female celebrity on Instagram with over 382 million followers.
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#19. Yael Shelbie
Born on August 31, 2001, Yael Shelbie is an Israeli actress and model.
Shelbie is a beautiful young Israeli woman who has appeared in several international modelling campaigns. In 2018, Shelbie modelled for Kim Kardashian KKW Beauty.
A year later, she was selected to lead Kylie Jenner’s Biotic Skincare range.
#20. Catriona Gray
Catriona Gray is a Filipino-Australian beauty queen, singer, model, and television personality.
In 2018, Gray became the fourth Filipino to win the Miss Universe. Catriona has advocated for women’s rights despite all she has encountered. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Gray became an ambassador of the Philippines Red Cross.
Conclusion
We have listed the top 20 beautiful women in the world. Do you agree with our list or did we exclude any of your favourite actresses or singer?
Let us know what you think in the comments regarding this list.