The most beautiful woman in the world will always up for debate, so we brought together some of the best candidates russian brides bikini photos you to decide! No list would be complete without Marilyn Monroe, who is still one of the most recognizable celebrities in the world, even half a century after her death at the young age of 36. Grace Kelly only worked in Hollywood for some five years before she married Monaco’s Prince Ranier III, yet her elegance solidified her stardom as one of the greatest Hollywood personas of her age.

Kelly would never act again after becoming a princess of Monaco, but this freed her up to concentrate on philanthropy and promoting the arts. Sadly, she died in a car accident caused by a stroke she suffered while driving with her daughter. Her daughter luckily survived the crash. With her unique looks, Audrey Hepburn was launched to stardom after starring in Roman Holiday opposite Gregory Peck, a role which garnered her an Academy Award, a BAFTA, and a Golden Globe best actress awards. Later in life, she concentrated on philanthropy, and she was honored for her humanitarian work both during and after her life. She died of a rare abdominal cancer in 1993.

Proof of her lasting legacy is evident in the popular culture of the decades since her death. Russian-American Natalie Wood was in the limelight from the time she was a little girl, playing Maureen O’Hara in Miracle on 34th Street. When starred in classics such as Rebel Without a Cause and West Side Story. Born in England to American parents, Elizabeth Taylor moved with her family to California shortly before WWII broke out.