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Kim Kardashian Then

Kim Kardashian Then

Whether you think she’s talented — at whatever it is that she does exactly – or not, there’s no denying that Kim Kardashian is incredibly hot. The TV personality, businesswoman and socialite is always front and center in various media outlets, partly because of how hot she is – and the other part of it is marketing.

But I digress, Kim Kardashian rose to fame after an intimate tape with then-boyfriend Ray J was leaked to the public. Later that year, she appeared on the reality series Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which really launched her career. The series also spawned various spin-offs that have had success as well.

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Kim Kardashian Now

Kim Kardashian Now

Since Kim Kardashian has become famous, nearly everything she does manages to make news. If Kim Kardashian has a new boyfriend, we are certainly bound to hear about it. From Ray J to Kris Humphries, from Kanye West to Pete Davidson, the men in Kim Kardashian’s life are fleeting... or fleeing, whichever way you choose to look at it. 

But, needless to say, while Kim Kardashian’s romances don’t last quite that long, one thing that hasn’t changed is her beauty. Now in her 40s, Kardashian seems to be keeping all the beauty secrets to herself, because nobody can quite get the attention she gets. It’s truly something to behold.

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Gal Gadot Then

Gal Gadot Then

Gal Gadot’s beauty is certainly no secret. At the age of 18, she was crowned Miss Israel 2004. After serving two years in the Israeli Defense Forces as a combat fitness instructor, she attended a private University called IDC Herzliya. At the same time, she pursued both modeling and an acting career.

In 2007, she appeared in a Maxim photoshoot called “Women of the Israel Defense Forces." Her big acting break was the film Fast & Furious, which brought her international recognition. She would end up reprising her role as Gisele Yashar several times for the franchise.

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Gal Gadot Now

Gal Gadot Now

But it was her roles as Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe that really made the actress a star. Since then, she has been placed at the top of FHM’s "100 S*xiest Women in the World" list and continues to perform in blockbuster films that rake in millions of dollars.

Sorry boys, Gal Gadot is not single. She’s married to a real estate developer named Yaron "Jaron" Varsano and has been since 2008. She has three daughters with him as well. Her next big projects is as the evil queen in a live-action adaptation of Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

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Mila Kunis Then

Mila Kunis Then

Mila Kunis started out as the child actress that nobody even knew she was. She rose to fame in the late ‘90s on That ‘70s Show, where she played Jackie Burkhart. Originally written as a "hot" character, Kunis had lied about her age to get the part, claiming to be 18 years old.

The producers eventually figured it out but let her stay on the show. Her breakout film role was in the 2008 film Forgetting Sarah Marshall. She then received critical acclaim for her role in Black Swan, starring opposite Natalie Portman. Since then, she’s starred in a number of films in different genres, but much of it has been in comedy.

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Mila Kunis Now

Mila Kunis Now

Both funny and hot is a rare combo in Hollywood but Mila Kunis has it all. In 2011, GQ named Kunis the “Knockout of the Year,” while men’s health named her one of the “100 Hottest Women of All-Time.” FHM named her on their “Hot 100” list in 2012, and in 2013, one of the “100 S*xiest Women in the World.”

 Since 2012, she has been with her former co-star Ashton Kutcher. They got engaged in 2014 and married in July of 2015. They now have two children together. Meanwhile, Kunis continues to act in television and film. She is soon to be seen in the sequel to series that launched her career, called That ‘90s Show as well as the film Luckiest Girl Alive.

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Halle Berry Then

Halle Berry Then

We all know who this striking beauty is, and the acting industry wouldn't be the same without her. Halle Berry began her career in show business at a very young age, becoming a frontrunner in the Miss USA pageant and Miss World in 1986. Her breakout film was Boomerang in 1992, and it led her to getting other roles like The Flintstones. By the 2000s, she became one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood, and she was in so many films that it was hard to see a movie without her in it.

Proving that she had the equal talent to match her beauty, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her work in Monster’s Ball. To date, she is the only African American to have won the award. Following that milestone, she began taking on several blockbuster films, including X-Men, Swordfish and Die Another Day. While some of the movies were hit-and-miss, most of them were pretty good. Naturally, we can't forget about the movies that made us cringe like that awful Catwoman film. Meow.

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Halle Berry Now

Halle Berry Now

Back in 2003, Halle Berry was placed number one on People’s “50 Most Beautiful People in the World.” That same year, she was also one of FHM’s 100 S*xiest “Women in the World.” Then in 2008, she topped the list of Esquire’s S*xiest Woman Alive. She was hot then, and she still is now.

Now in her 50s, you couldn’t tell in the least just looking at her. We are shocked at how good she looks, and quite frankly, it makes me a little angry. She continues to have success in films, too, having starred recently in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum as well as the film Moonfall.

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Salma Hayek Then

Salma Hayek Then

Salma Hayek began her career in Mexico, on the telenovela series Teresa which ran from 1989 to 1991. On top of that, she appeared in the film El Callejón de los Milagros. And it wasn’t long before she made her way to Hollywood appearing alongside Antonio Banderas in Desperado in 1995.

Some of her other big hits from the ‘90s included From Dusk Till Dawn, Dogma, and Wild Wild West. No one could resist her charming personality and totally smoking hot looks. She became a s*x symbol and People magazine named her among the 50 most beautiful women in the world three times!

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Salma Hayek Now

Salma Hayek Now

Salma Hayek’s beauty has not declined in the least. Must be her fantastic genes or that great skincare routine we've heard so much about. Her film career has had continued success in the 21st century as well, notably including Once Upon a Time in Mexico and Puss in Boots. Maxim ranked her in their 2005 and 2007 list of Hot 100 celebrities. And FHM named her one of the 100 S*xiest Women in the World in 2005 and 2006. Yow-zah! It makes total sense to us!

It’s just a fact, Salma Hayek is pure beauty. She’s managed to grace the covers of numerous magazines across the globe. When she walks on stage, it's like she literally glides! Angel? Maybe. But sadly, for everyone, Salma Hayek has been married to François-Henri Pinault since 2009, and they have one child together. At least we can be happy that she's happy. Still, you can count her husband among the luckiest men in the world to wake up to Salma Hayek every day. Can you imagine what that's like?

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Kate Upton Then

Kate Upton Then

 Kate Upton has been modelling for over a decade now. She began modeling in 2008, signing with the Elite Model Management and then IMG Models. She got her big break on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2011, and she would also appear on the 2012, 2013, and 2017 issues.

Upton was later the subject of Vanity Fair’s 100th Anniversary Cover. In 2012, she was ranked as the fifth hottest model by Models.com and that same year was listed on Maxim’s Hot 100 list. But besides being hot, she also acts hot in movies like Tower Heist, The Other Woman, and The Layover.

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Kate Upton Now

Kate Upton Now

Apparently, even being one of the hottest people alive doesn’t come without criticism. Even after having graced the cover of Sports Illustrated, some have been critical of her weight. Taken aback by this, she apparently questioned whether to continue modeling, telling the Editorialist, “I remember a really big moment in my career where I was questioning why I was continuing to put myself out there in a public way when I was receiving so much criticism.”

Today she is married to baseball player Justin Verlander with whom she shares one child.  Upton is also a Christian and her beliefs are important to her as she told Elle magazine. In it she said: "I was at a photo shoot and I was wearing a cross necklace that my mom bought me, and somebody made a joke like, 'Why are you wearing a cross? Like you would be religious.' And then they took [my necklace] away. I was really affected by that. The whole thing made me realize that I do want [a cross] with me, at all times."

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Beyoncé Then

Beyoncé Then

Beyoncé found fame in the late ‘90s as the lead singer of Destiny’s Child. It became one of the most successful girl groups of all time, and it was obvious that she was going to go places. She certainly stood out in the group as one of the most beautiful and talented. After the group disbanded in 2006, she pursued a solo career in music and also began acting in Hollywood films like The Pink Panther and Dreamgirls

Beyoncé has been named the “World’s Most Beautiful Woman” by People and “The Hottest Female Singer of All Time” by Complex. In addition to being one of the hottest women on the planet, she’s also one of the world’s best-selling recording artists. Love her or hate her, it's obvious that she's got a lot of talent as an artist and a performer. GQ placed her at the top of their list of the “100 S*xiest Women of the 21st Century.” We certainly can't disagree with that. 

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Beyoncé Now

Beyoncé Now

Beyoncé has starred in 10 films and put out six solo albums since starting her career. On top of this, she’s also been working as a director and has directed four films thus far. She continues to tour and is an active philanthropist, who has donated to numerous charitable causes, including $6 million to the National Alliance in Mental Health in 2020.

Since 2008, Beyoncé has been married to Jay-Z. They have three children together, including their first child, Blue Ivy. It’s truly astounding how ageless she is at the age of 40. So, what’s her secret? Apparently, it’s listening to your mother, as Beyoncé told Glamour, "She always says that outer beauty fades and inner beauty has a lasting effect. She also told me to wash my makeup off before going to bed. I don't always, but I'm trying!”

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Emily Ratajkowski Then

Emily Ratajkowski Then

Emily Ratajkowski is most famous for her modeling, but she actually got her start on the Nickelodeon series iCarly. Her modeling debut didn’t come until 2012 for the March cover of the erotic magazine treats! This led to an appearance in two music videos: Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" and Maroon 5's "Love Somebody."

It was her appearance in these videos, and in particular, the summer hit “Blurred Lines,” that really brought her fame. She then made her feature film debut in the 2014 film Gone Girl starring Ben Affleck. And it was Affleck that wanted her for the role of his mistress in the film after seeing her in the “Blurred Lines” video – hmmm, wonder why…

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Emily Ratajkowski Now

Emily Ratajkowski Now

In 2018, Ratajkowski had announced that she had married actor and producer Sebastian Bear-McClard whom she had dated for only several weeks. Nonetheless, devastating to every male, people took to Instagram to congratulate her, and later in 2021, when she gave birth to her first child.

However, it seems this tale may not be happily ever after as there are reports that divorce papers have been filed. Among the causes for their divorce is that the actor is allegedly a serial cheater. Whether these allegations are true or not is up in the air. But if true, that would make him one of the dumbest guys in the world.

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Jennifer Lopez Then

Jennifer Lopez Then

Jennifer Lopez, often referred to as J.Lo, is a multi-talented American entertainer who has made significant contributions to the fields of music, film, and dance. Born on July 24, 1969, in the Bronx, New York, Lopez has become one of the most influential and successful figures in the entertainment industry. It wasn't all luck, however. She put in a lot of hard work and hours to make it all possible, both in the recording booth and in the gym. It certainly paid off in the long run for her!

Lopez's career began as a backup dancer for various artists, including Janet Jackson. What a career start as a backup dancer for Janet Jackson! Being a backup dancer was fine, but she wanted more, so she tried her hand at acting. She starred in the biographical film "Selena" in 1997, which earned her widespread acclaim. This breakthrough role launched her acting career, and she has proven her versatility as an actress in both dramatic and comedic roles. Although, not all of her movies would end up being hits like Selena. 

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Jennifer Lopez Now

Jennifer Lopez Now

These days, Jennifer Lopez has been recognized and awarded for her contributions to the entertainment industry. She has received numerous accolades, including Golden Globe nominations, Grammy nominations, the Billboard Music Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She established the Lopez Family Foundation, which supports initiatives that improve the well-being of women and children.

Unsurprisingly, J.Lo was named the "s*xiest woman alive" by People magazine in both 2011 and 2019. She became the first woman to receive the title twice from the magazine. These acknowledgments highlight her enduring appeal and widespread recognition as a charismatic and influential figure.

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Scarlett Johansson Then

Scarlett Johansson Then

Scarlett Johansson is an acclaimed American actress and one of the highest-paid in the world. Born on November 22, 1984, in New York City, Johansson has garnered critical acclaim for her versatile performances in a wide range of films. Johansson's acting career began at a young age. 

It was her portrayal of Charlotte in Sofia Coppola's "Lost in Translation" (2003) that earned her a nomination for Best Actress at the Academy Awards. Throughout her career, Scarlett Johansson has showcased her talent across various genres, including drama, action, comedy, and science fiction. She’s well-known for her role as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Scarlett Johansson Now

Scarlett Johansson Now

Plus, Johansson has been recognized for her stunning beauty and sensuality. She has been featured on the covers of several prestigious magazines, often being recognized as one of the hottest women alive. Notably, she was given the title by Esquire magazine in both 2006 and 2013. These acknowledgments are a testament to her captivating presence and enduring appeal.

Her talent and popularity have earned her numerous awards and nominations, including several BAFTA nominations and a Tony Award for her work on Broadway. She has been recognized for her ability to embody complex and compelling characters, and her performances have resonated with both critics and audiences worldwide.

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Kate Beckinsale Then

Kate Beckinsale Then

Kate Beckinsale is a British actress known for her roles in both dramatic and action films. She was born on July 26, 1973, in London, England, and has established herself as a versatile performer. Beckinsale's acting career took off in the late 1990s with films like "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993) and "Emma" (1996).

However, she gained significant recognition and international fame for her portrayal of the vampire Selene in the "Underworld" film series, beginning with "Underworld" in 2003. Her portrayal of the strong, skilled, and seductive character garnered a considerable fan following.

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Kate Beckinsale Now

Kate Beckinsale Now

Over the years, Kate Beckinsale has been applauded for her striking beauty and has been featured in several magazines' lists of the hottest women alive. Notably, Esquire magazine dubbed her #1 in 2009. This acknowledgment highlights her allure and the impact she has made with her captivating presence on screen.

You may be shocked to know that this beautiful woman is single! Since her breakup with Michael Sheen in 2003 and her divorce from Len Wiseman in the 2010s, she's been spotted casually dating around Hollywood. And don't worry, Pete Davidson already broke up with her, so there's still a chance!

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Penelope Cruz Then

Penelope Cruz Then

Penélope Cruz is a Spanish actress known for her talent, beauty, and versatility. She was born on April 28, 1974, in Alcobendas, Spain. Cruz's career has spanned international cinema, and she has garnered critical acclaim and worldwide recognition for her performances in both Spanish and English-language films.

Cruz's breakthrough came in the early 2000s when she gained widespread attention for her role in the Spanish film "Open Your Eyes" (1997) and established her as one of Spain's leading actresses.  Cruz has worked with renowned directors such as Woody Allen, Ridley Scott, and Rob Marshall, demonstrating her ability to portray complex and diverse characters across different genres.

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Penelope Cruz Now

Penelope Cruz Now

Throughout her career, Penélope Cruz has been celebrated for her beauty and sensuality. She has been featured in numerous magazines' lists of the hottest women alive, including Esquire in 2014. These acknowledgments reflect her captivating presence and alluring appeal on and off the screen.

Penélope Cruz's talent and international success have earned her numerous accolades, including several prestigious awards such as Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards, and European Film Awards. Her contributions to the world of cinema, both in Spain and internationally, have solidified her place as one of the most respected and admired actresses of her generation.

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Rihanna Then

Rihanna Then

Rihanna, whose full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Born on February 20, 1988, in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna rose to prominence in the mid-2000s with her distinct musical style and captivating persona.

Rihanna's music career began in 2005 with the release of her debut album, and her unique blend of pop, R&B, and dancehall influences, along with her powerful vocals and infectious hooks, made her a global sensation. In addition to her music and fashion endeavors, Rihanna has also ventured into acting. She has appeared in films such as "Battleship" (2012) and "Ocean's 8" (2018), showcasing her versatility as a performer.

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Rihanna Now

Rihanna Now

Rihanna has graced the covers of numerous fashion magazines and has been celebrated as a fashion icon, known for her innovative and boundary-pushing looks. Rihanna's impact on the fashion industry extends beyond her personal style, as she has also incredibly successful makeup brand Fenty Beauty, which continues to grow.

Rihanna has been recognized as one of the hottest women alive by various magazines — notably, Esquire magazine in 2011. Her natural beauty, confidence, and charisma have made her a sought-after figure in the world of fashion and beauty. Since the birth of her first child, she’s taken a break from music, yet her popularity and impact on the beauty industry continue to be felt worldwide.

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Jessica Biel Then

Jessica Biel Then

Jessica Biel is an American actress, model, and producer known for her performances in both film and television. Born on March 3, 1982, in Ely, Minnesota, Biel has established herself as a prominent figure in the entertainment industry.

Biel's acting career began in the late 1990s when she gained recognition for her role as Mary Camden in the television series "7th Heaven." This role helped launch her career and she later transitioned to film, starring in movies such as "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (2003), "Blade: Trinity" (2004), and "The Illusionist" (2006).

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Jessica Biel Now

Jessica Biel Now

Throughout her career, Jessica Biel has portrayed diverse characters in various genres, including drama, comedy, and action for which she received critical acclaim and earned a Golden Globe nomination. Biel's performances demonstrate her talent and ability to bring depth and authenticity to her roles.

Aside from her acting prowess, Jessica Biel has been recognized for her physical attractiveness and has been featured in magazines' lists of the s*xiest women alive. Notably, she was named the "s*xiest woman alive" by Esquire magazine in 2005. This acknowledgment highlighted her natural beauty and appeal, contributing to her status as a s*x symbol in popular culture.

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Angelina Jolie Then

Angelina Jolie Then

Angelina Jolie is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian. Born on June 4, 1975, in Los Angeles, California. Jolie's acting career took off in the late 1990s "Girl, Interrupted" (1999), for which she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also made significant contributions as a filmmaker and director. Her directorial work has been lauded for its thought-provoking narratives and strong performances.

However, she might be most remembered for her controversial past. One of the most publicized controversies surrounding Jolie was her relationship with actor Brad Pitt while he was still married to actress Jennifer Aniston. Later, she fraternized with Billy Bob Thornton when they wore vials of each other’s blood around their necks. The tabloid coverage surrounding these relationships garnered significant attention.

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Angelina Jolie Now

Angelina Jolie Now

Also, Jolie has adopted several children from different countries, which has sparked debate and controversy regarding international adoption laws and regulations. Some critics have questioned the ethics of international adoption, while others have praised Jolie for using her platform to raise awareness about orphaned children and refugees.

In addition to her acting career, Angelina Jolie has been celebrated for her beauty and sensuality. She has been featured on the covers of numerous magazines and has been recognized as one of the hottest women alive. Notably, Jolie was crowned the hottest woman alive by Esquire magazine in 2004. This acknowledgment highlighted her charisma, confidence, and magnetic presence.

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