My next choice for one of the 20th century's Most Beautiful Women: Hedy Lamarr, the glamorous Austrian-born film star of the 1930s, 40s and 1950s, now largely forgotten (except perhaps by Mel Brooks). But an absolutely gorgeous stunner. To quote from her biography on Independent Movie Database (imdb.com), she was "the woman many critics and fans alike regard as the most beautiful ever to appear in films.…"