Classic Beauties

I've been thinking a lot about what is the meaning of beauty...

What makes a woman beautiful?

The way she dresses? The way she carries herself? How much of an influence does her personality have on her beauty?

Can a woman learn how to be beautiful or is it a feature that she is just born with.... some kind of genetic lottery?

The following are some classic beauties I just love who have stood the test of time and have become icons of beauty in their own way....

Princess Diana

A tragic end to a a tragic life...

Yet she always did her best to carry herself with dignity... Her wardrobe became her armour.

And what I find so sickening too is that not long ago, photos of her receiving oxygen at the car crash scene were published! The woman is dying in those photos! Please.... some dignity....

I will always remember her as how she looked in these photos...

Sophia Loren

When I think of Sophia Loren, I think of eye liner..

She mastered it's application to perfection.....

And she still looks fantastic til today. If I can look half as good as she does at her age, I will be very happy!

Grace Kelly

Another tragic ending....

But forever beautiful...

Audrey Hepburn

A real style icon. Her fashion sense is still widely copied...

Such elegance and grace.. two qualities I rarely see these days...

Marilyn Monroe

Timeless sex symbol... Yet she somehow always looks innocent to me... As if she has no idea how gorgeous she really is

Elizabeth Taylor

To me.... Cleopatra + Diamonds = Elizabeth Taylor

It's because of her that people are convinced that Cleopatra was beautiful