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May 09, 1990

Phenomenal Pfeiffer

May 09, 1990

Cover Story

Phenomenal Pfeiffer

The Fabulous Baker Boys star Michelle Pfeiffer thinks she's an odd duck but PEOPLE calls her plain beautiful

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Table of Contents

Articles

A Short History of Gorgeous

Every Era Has Its Own Obsessions. Ah, to Have Lived in Rubens's Day, When the Ideal Was Size 16

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Molding Mr. Right

Artist Lowell Nesbitt Creates a Virile New Vision of the '90s Man

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The 50 Most Beautiful People in the World

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Jane Pauley

Pg. 22

John F. Kennedy Jr.

Son of the Beautiful Jackie O and John F. Kennedy, JFK Jr. Follows in his Family's Graceful--and Gorgeous--Footsteps

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Jordan Knight

Pg. 24

Paulina Porizkova

Pg. 26

Denzel Washington

This sexy star is happily married with kids but that doesn't mean fans can't use their imaginations

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Fernando Collor De Mello

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Nicollette Sheridan

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Mel Gibson

The Aussie accent and piercing blue eyes make Mel Gibson a lethal box-office weapon

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Audrey Hepburn

Pg. 38

Louise Erdrich

Pg. 41

Jody Watley

Pg. 42

Sinjin Smith

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John Lone

Pg. 45

Claudia Schiffer

Pg. 46

Isiah Thomas

Pg. 48

Khrystyne Haje

Pg. 50

John Stamos

Pg. 53

Brad Johnson

Pg. 54

Talisa Soto

Pg. 57

Isabelle Adjani

Pg. 58

Jock Soto

Pg. 60

Danny Sullivan

Pg. 62

Vivian Wu

Pg. 63

Roland Gift

Pg. 66

Don Diamont

Pg. 69

Margo Timmins

Pg. 70

Paul Newman

Pg. 72

Jaclyn Smith

Pg. 74

Ryne Sandberg

Pg. 76

Benazir Bhutto

Pg. 78

George Strait

Pg. 81

Julia Roberts

The Southern belle with a megawatt smile wows fans with her warm, winsome beauty

Pg. 82

Faye Wattleton

Pg. 85

Chris Isaak

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Jessica Tandy

Pg. 91

Wendy Wyland

Pg. 93

Karen Alexander

Pg. 94

Daniel Day-Lewis

Pg. 97

Alec Baldwin

Pg. 98

Altynai Asylmuratova

Pg. 99

Katarina Witt

Pg. 101

Kevin Costner

Pg. 103

Linda Evangelista

Pg. 105

Kathleen Battle

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Woody Harrelson

Pg. 108

Isabella Rossellini

Pg. 110

Tom Cruise

With an Oscar nod for Born on the Fourth of July, the talented Tom Cruise can't help but grin

Pg. 112

Peter Jennings

Pg. 114

Princess Diana

Pg. 116

Beauty on Your Block

Pg. 118

DNA: The Magic of Genes

Scions of the Stars Glow with a Beauty Familiar yet Fresh

Pg. 126

The Year of the Mole

If You've Got It, Flaunt It! on Faces Both Pretty and Powerful, the Beauty Mark Is Living Up to Its Name

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