35 Years of People

35 All-Time Screen Beauties

From Grace Kelly and Julia Roberts to Angelina Jolie, see the actresses who've influenced Hollywood then and now

1950s

MARILYN MONROE
There are ample reasons why PEOPLE readers voted Monroe Sexiest Woman of the Century in 1999: 47 years after her death, the blonde bombshell continues to fascinate the public. From the breathless voice and the platinum locks to the hourglass figure, there has been no one who has quite captured the essence that is Monroe.