Many women are beautiful, but not all have achieved icon status. Some women just have "it" -- the attitude, the allure and the enchanting looks that make them unforgettable and endlessly fascinating.

 Meet the iconic beauties of yesterday and today that we just can't get enough of.


Lauren Bacall
Lucille Ball
Brigitte Bardot
Ingrid Bergman
Halle Berry
Cyd Charisse
Cleopatra
Cindy Crawford
Dorothy Dandridge
Bette Davis
Catherine Deneuve
Princess Diana
Marlene Dietrich
Greta Garbo
Ava Gardner
Jean Harlow
Rita Hayworth
Helen of Troy
Audrey Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Lena Horne
Angelina Jolie
Grace Kelly
Vivien Leigh
Sophia Loren
Jayne Mansfield
Marilyn Monroe
Nefertiti
Kim Novak
Julia Roberts
Jane Russell
Brooke Shields
Elizabeth Taylor
Gene Tierney
Lana Turner
Twiggy
Mae West
Natalie Wood