Celebrities are always the centre of public attention. They have been famous for talent, breakthrough moves in their career and good appearance as well. Every decade has women whose sexiness and hotness are mostly mentioned. They are considered as the sex symbols of the time they live. Following is the list of sex symbols of all time:

 

In the 1920s – Clara Bow

Clara Bow (July 29, 1905– September 27, 1965) rose to stardom in the silent film era of the 1920s. She was the ideal flapper, with short skirt, small breasts, and bobby hair. She made the movie “It” with its original title “SEX” that would never have made it through the sensors. In the movie “Down to the Sea in Ships”, with an attempt to overcome her youthful looks, the actress put her hair up and wore a dress she “sneaked” from her mother. The singer was the subject of wild rumors regarding her sex life. She was accused of exhibitionism, incest, drug addiction, and lesbianism by a tabloid called The Coast Reporter. She was blackmailed to give ,000 to cease printing the stories. Bow was rumored to swing with entire members the 1927 University of Southern California football team.

 

In 1994, Bow was honored with an image on a United States postage stamp

 

In the 21st century – Angelina Jolie

American actress Angelina Jolie, who has been cited as one of the world’s most attractive people and the world’s “most beautiful” woman, has come to define “Trainwreck” more than Sex Symbol. She has been chosen to be given the title Sex Symbol for her consistently sexy decade.

 

Jolie and Brad Pitt at the Deauville American Film Festival in 2007

 

She was voted the greatest sex symbol of all time in the British Channel 4 television show The 100 Greatest Sex Symbols in 2007.

 

In the 1990s – Pamela Anderson

Pamela Anderson, who won a minor role as the original “Tool Time girl” on the hit television sitcom Home Improvement, made her Playboy debut in 1989. In addition, she made the best two career moves in Sex Symbol history, with blond hair and breast surgery. The most famous movie role of this actress, model, and former showgirl was as herself, in her widely seen video of her having sex with Tommy Lee. One distinguishing feature during her career is that her Playboy career spans approximately two decades (1989-2007), with many appearances on Playboy covers.

 

Anderson promoting vegetarianism

 

Anderson appeared as one of the contestants on “Dancing with the Stars” in the spring of 2010.

 

She was chosen as a Playmate of the Month for Playboy magazine in February 1990

 

In the 1940s – Betty Grable

Betty Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was noted for having the most beautiful legs in Hollywood, with thigh (18.5″) calf (12″), and ankle (7.5″). Her legs was insured M against any damage. Her iconic bathing suit photo made her the number-one pin-up girl of the World War II era. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and on the St. Louis Walk of Fame and was inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians. She was Hugh Hefner’s inspiration for found the Playboy Empire.

 

Grable’s legs were famously insured by her studio for ,000,000 with Lloyds of London

 

Grable’s famous pin-up.

 

In the 1930s – Mae West

Mae West made her name for herself on the stage in New York. West was one of many controversial movie stars of her day, encountering numerous problems including censorship. West served 10 days in jail for her performance her first play “Sex” on Broadway. Her following play “The Drag” was also about homosexuality. “Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me” is one of her many famous quotes.

 

West continued to perform on stage, in Las Vegas when her cinematic career ended

 

In the 1920s – Evelyn Nesbit

Evelyn Nesbit began her modeling career in 1901 at the age of 16. Evelyn was famous for her extremely long and wavy red hair and slender body. The model was noted for her entanglement in the murder of her ex-lover Stanford White by her first husband Harry Kendall Thaw. The model was successful in the newly created field of “fashion photography model”. Evelyn became one of the most in-demand artists’ models in New York.

 

Evelyn Nesbit in 1900, photographed by Gertrude Käsebier

 

Evelyn Nesbit was seductively beautiful with long, wavy red hair and a slender figure.

 

In the 1980s – Madonna

Madonna, an American recording artist, actress, and entrepreneur, who was born in August 1958, is the most successful women artist of all time. She came to define Sex Symbol in the 1980s, most notably simulating sex on stage when she performed “Like a Virgin” during the MTV Music awards. Throughout her career, many of her songs such as “Like a Virgin”, “Like a Prayer”, and “Hung Up” have hit number one on the record charts. The singer has been praised for her diverse musical productions while serving as a lightning rod for religious controversy.

 

Madonna at the premiere of I Am Because We Are in 2008

 

Madonna won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her role in Evita (1996), but has received harsh feedback for other film roles.

 

 

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