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Audrey Hepburn named Ultimate Screen Beauty.


London, Feb 11 (ANI): Audrey Hepburn has pipped Angelina Jolie to land the honour of the ultimate screen beauty in a new survey.

The star of Breakfast At Tiffany's topped the survey of Hollywood actresses through the ages, while Angelina Jolie, Keira Knightley and Halle Berry Halle Maria Berry (IPA: /ˈhæliː ˈbɛriː/) (born August 14, 1966[1]) is an American actress.  followed her in the second, third and fourth positions.

The poll of nearly 2,000 film fans put Hepburn in first place, citing her perfect bone structure and almond eyes. Jolie was second, although she was a favourite with younger voters, and Kelly was third, reports the Telegraph.

The survey was commissioned by Sky+ HD.

Nicola Moulton, beauty and health director of Vogue, said: "A great cinematic beauty by definition has to look amazing in motion, not just in pictures.

"Audrey Hepburn is clearly a timeless beauty explaining why she is the nation's choice, though a personal favourite of mine has always been Vivien Leigh - she was not only breathtakingly beautiful but had an astonishingly a·ston·ish  
tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es
To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise.
 expressive face.

"Unlike many actresses her expressions never run counter to her beauty, which seems an essential point of her being rather than just a quirk of genetics."

Top 20 Most Timeless Beauties:

1 Audrey Hepburn

2 Angelina Jolie

3 Grace Kelly Noun 1. Grace Kelly - United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982)
Grace Patricia Kelly, Princess Grace of Monaco, Kelly
 

4 Marilyn Monroe

5 Sophia Loren Noun 1. Sophia Loren - Italian film actress (born in 1934)
Loren, Sofia Scicolone
 

6 Catherine Zeta Jones

7 Elizabeth Taylor Noun 1. Elizabeth Taylor - United States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932)
Taylor
 

8 Keira Knightley

9 Halle Berry

10 Brigitte Bardot Brigitte Bardot (French IPA: [bʀi'ʒit baʀ'do]) (born September 28, 1934) is a BAFTA Awards-nominated French actress, former fashion model, singer, known nationalist, animal rights activist, and considered the  

11 Julia Roberts

12 Vivien Leigh3 Nicole Kidman

14 Cameron Diaz

15 Doris Day

16 Scarlett Johansson

17 Charlize Theron

18 Jennifer Aniston

19 Michelle Pfeiffer

20 Liv Tyler (ANI)

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