Most Beautiful 2009

Beautiful at Every Age

With the help of a few famous faces – Vanessa! Halle! Christie! – these gorgeous gals prove true beauty is timeless. By Karen J. Quan

LYNN WHITFIELD, 56

She won an Emmy in 1991 for her leading role in the HBO film The Josephine Baker Story, and starred opposite funnyman Tyler Perry in Madea's Family Reunion. What's next for the Baton Rouge native? Appearing with Grammy winner Ciara in the big screen adaptation of the Broadway musical, Mama, I Want to Sing.