The 50 most beautiful people in the world
Introduction 57
PEOPLE'S "The 50 Most Beautiful People in the World" through the years
We recap the complete list from 1990-1996 59
Beauties 1997 65
Toni Braxton 66
Brad Pitt 68
Claire Danes 70
Michael Flatley 72
Roma Downey 74
Cuba Gooding Jr 76
Spice Girls 80
Oscar De La Hoya 82
Marie-Chantal of Greece 87
Tom Cruise 89
Mia Hamm 90
Jared Leto 94
Juliette Binoche 99
David Chokachi 100
Gwen Stefani 103
Garrett Wang 104
Lauren Bacall 107
Vivica A. Fox 108
Tom Ford 110
Lisa Kudrow 112
Oprah Winfrey 115
Rebecca Romijn 118
Matt Lauer 121
Leonardo DiCaprio 122
Jennifer Lopez 124
Andre Braugher 131
Winona Ryder 133
David Baldacci 135
Kristin Scott Thomas 137
Harrison Ford 138
Gillian Anderson 141
Paul Sereno 143
Jacinda Barrett 144
Derek Jeter 146
Michelle Yeoh 148
Deana Carter 150
Jeff Gordon 152
Liv Tyler 154
Kamar de los Reyes 156
Lucy Lawless 158
Jeanine Pirro 160
Drew Barrymore 164
Christopher Cuomo 166
Gavin Rossdale 169
Pattie Maes 170
Jim Carrey 172
Mothers and Daughters 174
When it comes to Ivana and Ivanka, and other family ties to beauty, blood is thicker than mascara
STAR TRACKS 8
George Clooney hails the Chief. Brooke Shields pals with the gals. Mike Myers tests his Powers, and more
UP FRONT
38 At 51, Adrienne Barbeau gives birth and finds that age does not dim the joys of motherhood
42 Lovers Ellen DeGeneres and Anne Heche party with the President
44 The dresses of Jean Louis fulfilled the dreams of actresses from Loretta Young to Marilyn Monroe
46 Authorities investigate allegations that rising star Michael Kennedy bedded the family's teenage babysitter
GOODBYE 52
For 33 years, columnist Mike Royko lent his gravelly voice to the little guy
TROUBLE 194
Problems on the set and at home are no laughing matter for comic Martin Lawrence
UPDATE 199
The search is over, but the maverick flight and subsequent death of Air Force Capt. Craig Button remain a mystery
REUNION 202
The Young Rascals get back in tune for their induction into Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
TO THE TOP 206
College sophomore Jenn Crowell, 19, rocks the book world with a big-bucks first novel, Necessary Madness
ON THE MOVE 211
Greta Scacchi proves she's a classic in the NBC miniseries The Odyssey
ON THE JOB 216
In Clay pool, Okla., it's a given that some town council members are Pampered: they're all kids
ROYALS 218
Surrounded by rumors of a romance with Princess Caroline, Prince Ernst of Hanover is sued for divorce
FAREWELL 220
Comedian Pat Paulsen, the deadpan face of the body politic, dies at age 69
INSIDE PEOPLE 4
MAIL 6
PICKS & PANS 15
THE INSIDER 37
PUZZLER 208
PASSAGES 215
CHATTER 222
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