Michelle Pfeiffer, 1990
PEOPLE's 11 editors have decided to publish a list of the 50 most beautiful people in the world, taking submissions from readers, fellow staffers, casting directors and modeling agents. Although Pfeiffer, then 32, took home the top honor, PEOPLE editors wrote that she learned three things from the process: “There is no such thing as perfect beauty. That fortunately people have different ideas about what is beautiful. And that most people are naturally beautiful in some way, and that's the same as everyone really needs. It's so beautiful. ”
Julia Roberts, 1991
Editors have dubbed the 23-year-old a “Botticelli beauty”, and modeling mogul Eileen Ford has endorsed that superlative. “She's one of the few new great beauties. She doesn't look like she's been dragged through the mud like so many people today,” she said.
Jodie Foster, 1992
The 29-year-old actress had just won her second Oscar at the time ( silence of the lambs) When she appeared in PEOPLE magazine's “Most Beautiful” issue. Sharing her honor were Mel Gibson, Elizabeth Taylor, and Denzel Washington.
Cindy Crawford, 1993
Crawford, a Revlon model, was just 27 years old and married to Richard Gere when she appeared on the cover. Her fellow cover models were Whitney Houston, Andrew Hsu, and Catherine Deneuve.
Meg Ryan, 1994
The then 32-year-old actress was still married to Dennis Quaid and promoting the film. when a man loves a woman When she appeared on the cover of PEOPLE magazine's “50 Most Beautiful People” issue. Daniel Day-Lewis, Toni Braxton, and—oh! — Joey Lawrence (then) flower) also appeared on the cover.
Courteney Cox, 1995
She was only 30 years old (and four years after her romance with Michael Keaton began) when she played Monica Geller in Monica Geller. friend The actress appeared on the cover (along with Halle Berry and George Clooney).
Mel Gibson, 1996
The 40-year-old actor had just won Best Director and Best Picture at the Oscars. brave heart) the second time he appeared on the cover (alongside Michelle Pfeiffer, Brad Pitt, and Brandy).
Tom Cruise, 1997
Cruise, 34 and still married to Nicole Kidman, appeared on the cover of PEOPLE's 50 Most Beautiful People alongside Toni Braxton (her second appearance) and Drew Barrymore.
Leonardo DiCaprio, 1998
He starred in mega-hits and became the king of the world at the age of 23. titanic And on the cover of the “Most Beautiful” issue. Gwyneth Paltrow and Julia Louis-Dreyfus grace the cover.
Michelle Pfeiffer, 1999
The actress was 41 years old when she appeared on the cover of PEOPLE magazine for the second time. Sandra Bullock and Ben Affleck also shared it.
Julia Roberts, 2000
Fresh from three hit movies — The Runaway Bride of Notting Hill and Erin Brockovich — Roberts was just 32 when she appeared on the 2000 cover alongside George Clooney and Faith Hill.
Catherine Zeta-Jones, 2001
The new mother (whose son Dylan was 9 months old at the time) was 31 years old and a movie star. traffic jam She appeared on the cover of PEOPLE magazine's “50 Most Beautiful People'' issue alongside Katie Couric and Benicio Del Toro.
Nicole Kidman, 2002
A year after her divorce from Cruise, Kidman, then 34, had just won a Golden Globe (and been nominated for an Oscar) for the film. Moulin rouge. Her fellow cover stars were Josh Hartnett and Jennifer Aniston.
Halle Berry, 2003
The 36-year-old actress had just made history as the first black actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress. monster ball) was about to reprise his role as Storm. X2: X-Men United When she appeared on the cover. Britney Spears and George Clooney also appeared on the cover (for the third time!).
Jennifer Aniston, 2004
The actress spoke with People about the end of the movie friend -And her life with her then-husband Brad Pitt. She shared her cover with Aniston, then 35, with Beyoncé, Johnny Depp and Pitt.
Julia Roberts, 2005
The 37-year-old star's twins, Hazel and Finneus, were just five months old when Roberts appeared on her next WMB cover, with Roberts declaring her a “hot mama!”
angelina jolie, 2006
Jolie was in charge of the cover when she was 30 years old, and the size of the cover doubled from 50th to 100th. Then pregnant with her daughter Shiloh, she was named one of the most beautiful families in the world, along with her then-partner Brad Pitt and their children Zahara and Maddox. I was called.
Drew Barrymore, 2007
Barrymore appeared on PEOPLE's Most Beautiful cover for the first time at the age of 32, having just broken up with longtime boyfriend Fabrizio Moretti. In an unprecedented move, she posed without makeup for the photoshoot featured in the issue. She also has Jessica Biel, Rihanna, and Jessica Alba posing without makeup.
Kate Hudson, 2008
When Hudson, 29, was named Most Beautiful, it was her 4-year-old son Ryder who stole the show. Sharing the cover with Hudson were Halle Berry and Patrick Dempsey.
Jennifer Lopez, 2011
Lopez's cover reveal was something special. It happened during the following times. american idol, she was judging it at the time. The then-41-year-old mother of two was also joined by Mila Kunis and Ryan Reynolds to discuss her issues.
Beyoncé, 2012
The singer arrived for the cover shoot by helicopter, but clearly the fascination didn't stop there. Although the 30-year-old new mom didn't share the cover with other beauties, her issue includes an ode to “photobomb beauty,” which is likely her first. Dew.
Gwyneth Paltrow, 2013
Paltrow's message about natural beauty (and staying healthy) was simple. The then 40-year-old mother of two was joined on the cover by newcomers Jennifer Lawrence and Kerry Washington, and also touched on motherhood and cooking with her late father.
Lupita Nyong'o, 2014
The inspiring Oscar winner, who is joined on the cover by Julia Roberts (again!), Jennifer Lawrence and Julianna Margulies, was an interesting choice in part because of her incredible fashion sense. Thanks to you. The then 31-year-old was filmed dressing up in a number of gowns in a seriously glamorous video and meeting her beauty icon, model Alek Wek.
Sandra Bullock, 2015
The 50-year-old's reaction to winning the title that year was “That's ridiculous.” “What's beautiful is the honor of being Louis' mother,” she added of parenting her 5-year-old son. “Be a good person, be a good mother, make a good lunch, and let people who look like they're in a hurry cut in front of you. The people I think are the most beautiful are the ones who aren't.” 'I'm trying. ”
Jennifer Aniston, 2016
Winning the title for the second time gave the 47-year-old actress a “very excited, teenage-like moment,” she tells PEOPLE. Her interview touched on her aging. “It's interesting that we go from not caring about aging really quickly to now suddenly having to really care about what goes into our bodies,” she says. said. Her then-husband Justin Theroux and her. “He makes me laugh. He's so funny and so engaging…and he's just a nice guy.” good Man. ”
Julia Roberts, 2017
Roberts, who has covered the issue for a record fifth time (the 2010 cover was shared with Sandra Bullock's baby news), is “honored” by the title and says the best is yet to come. he told PEOPLE. “I think we're at our peak now.”
pink, 2018
In 2018, PEOPLE changed its title from “Most Beautiful” to “Beautiful Issue,” and Pink, 38, was the perfect person to usher in a new era. The mother of two is known for her commitment to raising her children (6-year-old Willow and almost 2-year-old Jameson, who appeared together on the cover) and her husband Carey Hart. and talked about how her life with her makes her laugh a lot.
”[We] “Try not to take life too seriously,” she says, adding, “It's all about our family unit and the time we spend together, and not so much about external things.” said.
Jennifer Garner, 2019
Garner, 47, who grew up in West Virginia and appeared on the cover in 2019, initially claimed her style could be described as “band geeky,” joking to PEOPLE. She said, “I was just avoiding my insecurities because I wasn't a very pretty girl, and I didn't consider myself attractive at all. It just wasn't a part of my life.”
Still, the actress was grateful to her family for keeping her grounded. “I felt good about myself at the time! It's a lucky trick,” she added. “Appearances weren't a big deal in my family. I don't think my parents ever said, 'You look pretty,' so we didn't think anything of it.”
Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson, Lani Rose Fujikawa, 2020
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For the first time ever, three generations of women are featured on the cover. Ms. Hawn, 74, was joined by her daughter, Ms. Hudson, 41, who was her second cover star, and Ms. Hudson's then-18-month-old daughter, Lani Rose. “Her mother gave me an environment where she could go out with confidence and feel like she was in charge of her life,” Kate said. He told PEOPLE. “Her mother was my biggest cheerleader, and that made me think of Lani… I thought, 'I wish she could give her that confidence.' is.”
Chrissy Teigen, 2021
In another family-focused moment, Teigen, 35, shared her 2021 cover with her kids, Luna, 4, and Miles, 2 (and their mom in another shot! ). In her cover story, she touched on a variety of topics, including her parenting philosophy with husband John Legend.
“I'm an open and free-spirited person and I love kids being kids. Kindness is a huge thing for us. When you meet the kids, they're so warm and friendly.” she told PEOPLE. “You instill those things in them, but mostly you make them into creative, wonderful, vibrant, curious beings.”
Helen Mirren, 2022
When Dame Helen Mirren found out she was chosen to be the cover star of PEOPLE magazine's 2022 Beautiful issue, she said, “I was totally kind of shocked, as we say in England.'' “I never thought of myself as “beautiful.''''and [at] my age! So I was surprised,” said the 76-year-old Oscar winner.
It's not a false play on modesty, she clarified: “Don't get me wrong, I love beauty and I love looking at beautiful things. But I don't like the word beauty. ” [as it’s] It's tied to makeup and products and skin care and everything else in the beauty industry because I think it excludes the vast majority of us who aren't beautiful. ”
Melissa McCarthy, 2023
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After Melissa McCarthy heard the news that she had been chosen for the cover of a magazine, In PEOPLE's beautiful 2023 issue, her first thought was, “Maybe my mom and dad had the two primary votes?”
Jokes aside, little mermaid The 52-year-old star admitted he was “incredibly honoured” by the honor.
“I thought it was about my younger self, or everyone who isn't the youngest…I felt like they were saying really nice things to my younger self, my 20-year-old self,” she told PEOPLE. told. . “And probably others as well.”
Sofia Vergara, 2024
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“Life hasn't always been easy… but I've never felt stronger,” Sofia Vergara, 51, tells PEOPLE in an April 2024 cover story.
As we grow older, we acquire “all sorts of knowledge.” she added. “That's it. I never really cared what people thought. But now I don't really care.”
It also helped shape her outlook on love, especially after her divorce from Joe Manganiello.
“It's difficult. We don't know what will happen in the future,” she shared. “You should always do the best you can and be the best person for the other person. Be there for them when they need you, when they are at their most difficult. I hope it comes.”
