Audrey Hepburn
2007-07-24 08:08:26
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answered by Jess 5
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Certainly subject to individual opinion, no one can say for sure on behalf of the rest of the world's population. Photography did not exist until the 1800's, before then, only the wealthy could afford to have portraits painted so who knows who was really beautiful back 200, 300 or 3000 years ago-- most people rarely went more than 30 miles from where they were born. My guess is, however, that the most beautiful woman probably lives today, due to modern health and nutrition, and selective breeding made possible by our advanced and mobile society.
Modern health and nutrition certainly contributes to overall increases in beauty, but I think the real reason there are more beautiful people today than even 100 years ago, judging by photos, is the mobility of the population.
100 years ago, people did not routinely travel to neighboring towns or cities, and most people checking their family trees in the 1800s and earlier will find often that cousins married cousins--because there were fewer people and it was difficult to meet other people.
In today's society, also, aside from the ability to travel anywhere fast, we have more people with more leisure time. Sporting events and clubs featuring men and women were unheard of essentially 100 years ago-- and few people went to college. Today, a good looking guy can shop around and pick and choose a potential mate, so that he gets the most desirable female he can find--and it won't be his cousin! Beautiful people make beautiful people, so the selective breeding process continues to produce more and more good looking people, and the average and homely people tend to have less partners. Just my opinion, anyway.
2007-07-24 15:23:51
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answered by Anonymous
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I think it could have been Cleopatra and she was greek by birth. If not then shoot for Queen Esther (Jewish chic who married King Xerxes of Babylon and basically saved the entire Jewish race from being wiped out) If you want more history on her story read the book of Esther in the Bible. There are also various books you can get from stores about her too, just be careful to sort fact from fiction.
Another woman was Bathsheba. She was married to King David. A book about her I think is titled 'Unspoken' and its by Francine Rivers.
Other than these examples, I'm not all that sure.
2007-07-24 16:55:17
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answered by Mellenia D. 1
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Actually, historians don't think Cleopatra was what we would call beautiful. I believe it was Helen of Troy - the face that launched a thousand ships.
P.S. It's most beautiful, beautifulest is not a word.
2007-07-24 15:05:04
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answered by Dawn 5
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My wife, of course.
Anyway, Cleopatra was a ruler of Egypt in the Ptolemaic line (she was descended from one of Aleaxander the Great's generals who took over that part of his empire when he died). The 'reconstructions' of her face don't seem to be outstanding for their beauty, and that seems to match what little was written about her - she was noted more for her fascinating conversation, wit and powerful personality than simply for physical beauty, although she was apparently considered reasonably attractive. Sort of like a woman who is nice to look at, but really incredibly sexy, compared to a woman who is beautiful, but doesn't turn you on.
2007-07-24 15:50:10
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answered by John R 7
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Nefertiti, the wife of the Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep IV (later Akhenaten), and mother-in-law of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Her name roughly translates to "the beautiful one is come".
Most will say Helen of Troy, but since there is no concrete proof of her existence, except in a story, I say Nefertiti.
2007-07-24 15:19:48
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answered by aidan402 6
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Helen of Troy, Aphrodite, Venus de Milo, Athena
2007-07-24 16:06:46
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answered by Kandice F 4
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Eve. She was the first woman created, she had to be beautiful. And Cleopatra was a selfish slut.
2007-07-24 16:15:57
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answered by freedomfighter 3
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That's a matter of opinion. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That even applies to prominent women in history.
2007-07-24 15:10:06
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answered by All I can be is me 4
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Can never be known, because guys have different ideas of beauty when it comes to women.
For all those who say Cleopatra...
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/14/cleopatra.coin/index.html
2007-07-24 19:05:34
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answered by 29 characters to work with...... 5
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