01of 26Priyanka Chopra JonasSteven Ferdman/WireImage“In the world we live in, the standard of beauty is not really real,”the newlywed tells PEOPLE. “And that’s something that we have done to ourselves.”
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas
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“In the world we live in, the standard of beauty is not really real,”the newlywed tells PEOPLE. “And that’s something that we have done to ourselves.”
02of 26Camila CabelloSara Jaye Weiss/REX/Shutterstock“Of course there’s been times growing up that I felt insecure about something physically,”reveals Cabello, who will make her film debut asCinderella in an upcoming versionof the fairy tale. “But I’ve always known someone’s personality is the most important and most attractive or unattractive quality.”
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Camila Cabello
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“Of course there’s been times growing up that I felt insecure about something physically,”reveals Cabello, who will make her film debut asCinderella in an upcoming versionof the fairy tale. “But I’ve always known someone’s personality is the most important and most attractive or unattractive quality.”
03of 26Brie LarsonJeff Spicer/Getty“I feel very comfortable with the fact that my body will fluctuate and change and that’s important too,”she tells PEOPLE. “I’m not trying to maintain a certain image of any kind. This is what the human experience is like. I’m in other countries, I’m going to eat those foods. I’m not going to stop doing that because I’m worried.”
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Brie Larson
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“I feel very comfortable with the fact that my body will fluctuate and change and that’s important too,”she tells PEOPLE. “I’m not trying to maintain a certain image of any kind. This is what the human experience is like. I’m in other countries, I’m going to eat those foods. I’m not going to stop doing that because I’m worried.”
04of 26Kacey MusgravesAlexa KingCounting women likeDolly PartonandLoretta Lynnas role models, Musgraves hopes her future includes “a rhinestoned cane, platinum-silver hair like Emmylou Harris, endless good stories and a (hopefully) sharp memory,”she tells PEOPLE. “And still finding inspiration along the way.”
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Kacey Musgraves
Alexa King
Counting women likeDolly PartonandLoretta Lynnas role models, Musgraves hopes her future includes “a rhinestoned cane, platinum-silver hair like Emmylou Harris, endless good stories and a (hopefully) sharp memory,”she tells PEOPLE. “And still finding inspiration along the way.”
05of 26Lupita Nyong’oWe Are The RhoadsThe former Most Beautiful cover star"was a tomboy,” she admits to PEOPLE. “My parents did not emphasize gender norms. I loved climbing trees and getting dirty outside. I also enjoyed playing tricks on my family—I still do!”
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Lupita Nyong’o
We Are The Rhoads
The former Most Beautiful cover star"was a tomboy,” she admits to PEOPLE. “My parents did not emphasize gender norms. I loved climbing trees and getting dirty outside. I also enjoyed playing tricks on my family—I still do!”
06of 26Julia RobertsVictoria Will/Invision/AP/REX/ShutterstockA few things are different now for Roberts, who has been named People’s Most Beautiful a record five times. “I look forward to work forcing me into change,” she says. “It’s liberating. I recently cut my hair, and it’s been so great to remember how fun shorter hair is.” But the essential Julia (who names Rosebud Salve as her fave beauty product) has remained the same. As a young girl, “I was a happy, nerdy little kid," she says. So what kind of “old lady” will she be? “Happy,” she adds. “And hopefully nerdy.”
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Julia Roberts
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A few things are different now for Roberts, who has been named People’s Most Beautiful a record five times. “I look forward to work forcing me into change,” she says. “It’s liberating. I recently cut my hair, and it’s been so great to remember how fun shorter hair is.” But the essential Julia (who names Rosebud Salve as her fave beauty product) has remained the same. As a young girl, “I was a happy, nerdy little kid," she says. So what kind of “old lady” will she be? “Happy,” she adds. “And hopefully nerdy.”
07of 26Selma BlairDavid Crotty/Patrick McMullan/GettySince revealing her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis last October, the actress has been an inspiring figure of strength and self-deprecating honesty. “Life is hard, and living with a chronic illness is hard,” says Blair, who will next be seen in the sci-fi seriesAnother Life. “There are things I can’t do at the moment, but things like all these [facial] lines are a luxury because it means I’m still alive and enjoying it.”
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Selma Blair
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Since revealing her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis last October, the actress has been an inspiring figure of strength and self-deprecating honesty. “Life is hard, and living with a chronic illness is hard,” says Blair, who will next be seen in the sci-fi seriesAnother Life. “There are things I can’t do at the moment, but things like all these [facial] lines are a luxury because it means I’m still alive and enjoying it.”
08of 26Aidy BryantMary Ellen Matthews/NBC/GettyHer Hulu seriesShrillcelebrates size inclusivity, and Bryant enjoys hosting the party. “Having someone who wouldn’t normally be cast as a lead, you’re saying something about who has value,” she says. “We’re letting people know that there’s something worthy in every type of person’s story.”
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Aidy Bryant
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Her Hulu seriesShrillcelebrates size inclusivity, and Bryant enjoys hosting the party. “Having someone who wouldn’t normally be cast as a lead, you’re saying something about who has value,” she says. “We’re letting people know that there’s something worthy in every type of person’s story.”
09of 26Elle FanningVictor Boyko/GettyAs a kid,“I was most likely to be found in mismatched dress-up clothes, with wild fuzzy hair and no shoes,” Fanning says. Now the Teen Spirit star uses grape-seed oil for makeup removal and aims to drink 64 oz. of water a day. “I’ve been trying to do better!”
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Elle Fanning
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As a kid,“I was most likely to be found in mismatched dress-up clothes, with wild fuzzy hair and no shoes,” Fanning says. Now the Teen Spirit star uses grape-seed oil for makeup removal and aims to drink 64 oz. of water a day. “I’ve been trying to do better!”
10of 26Asia Kate DillonSundholm Magnus/Action Press/REX/ShutterstockTheOrange Is the New Blackalumna became the first nonbinary actor to land a part as nonbinary character Taylor Mason on Showtime’sBillions.
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Asia Kate Dillon
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TheOrange Is the New Blackalumna became the first nonbinary actor to land a part as nonbinary character Taylor Mason on Showtime’sBillions.
11of 26Glenn CloseChris Pizzello/Invision/AP/REX/ShutterstockOscar-nominated forThe Wife, the gorgeous star has perfected her look, from preferring no makeup to “letting my white/silver [hair] grow in,” she says. “Mainly because I was spending too much time touching up roots.” Now she’s empowered “because I am finally comfortable in my own skin,” adds Close. “I own my choices in life — good and bad. I trust my instincts and sense of right and wrong. And I have a strong support system.”
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Glenn Close
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Oscar-nominated forThe Wife, the gorgeous star has perfected her look, from preferring no makeup to “letting my white/silver [hair] grow in,” she says. “Mainly because I was spending too much time touching up roots.” Now she’s empowered “because I am finally comfortable in my own skin,” adds Close. “I own my choices in life — good and bad. I trust my instincts and sense of right and wrong. And I have a strong support system.”
12of 26Jennifer AnistonMatt Baron/REX/ShutterstockThe actress, who recently celebrated her fifth decade with a bevy of A-list pals, has learned a thing or two about beauty along the way. “There were the years where I was pounding makeup on like it was going out of style,” said Aniston, who will next be seen in Netflix’sMurder Mystery. “To me it’s not about hair and makeup as much as how I’m feeling inside.”
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Jennifer Aniston
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The actress, who recently celebrated her fifth decade with a bevy of A-list pals, has learned a thing or two about beauty along the way. “There were the years where I was pounding makeup on like it was going out of style,” said Aniston, who will next be seen in Netflix’sMurder Mystery. “To me it’s not about hair and makeup as much as how I’m feeling inside.”
13of 26Sandra OhMichael Buckner/Deadline/REX/ShutterstockThe Canadian-born star reached new heights this year when she became the first woman of Asian descent to be nominated for an Emmy for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series, thanks to her work on the BBC America dramaKilling Eve.Now starring in the show’s highly anticipated second season, Oh plans to keep on getting better, saying that someday “I hope to be a healthy and wise old lady who has not given up.”
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Sandra Oh
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The Canadian-born star reached new heights this year when she became the first woman of Asian descent to be nominated for an Emmy for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series, thanks to her work on the BBC America dramaKilling Eve.Now starring in the show’s highly anticipated second season, Oh plans to keep on getting better, saying that someday “I hope to be a healthy and wise old lady who has not given up.”
14of 26Danai GuriraMatthew Sperzel/GettyWhether wielding a spear inAvengers: Endgameor a katana inThe Walking Dead,Gurira is a force to be reckoned with on any screen. But she has discovered that her greatest hero is right in the mirror. “No one gives you power,” she says. “You must generate it from within.”
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Danai Gurira
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Whether wielding a spear inAvengers: Endgameor a katana inThe Walking Dead,Gurira is a force to be reckoned with on any screen. But she has discovered that her greatest hero is right in the mirror. “No one gives you power,” she says. “You must generate it from within.”
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Joanna Gaines
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16of 26Regina KingVictoria Will/Invision/AP/REX/ShutterstockAfter winning a third Emmy in September, the actress then won the Oscar for her performance inIf Beale Street Could Talk. On her own she steers clear of too much glam. “I don’t really wear makeup when I’m not working,” King says. “My daily regimen is Dove soap and Kiehl’s lotion.”
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Regina King
After winning a third Emmy in September, the actress then won the Oscar for her performance inIf Beale Street Could Talk. On her own she steers clear of too much glam. “I don’t really wear makeup when I’m not working,” King says. “My daily regimen is Dove soap and Kiehl’s lotion.”
17of 26Nicole KidmanMike Marsland/WireImageComing off one of the most prolific and acclaimed years of her career, including a box office blockbuster inAquamanand a Best Actress Emmy and Golden Globe in 2017 for HBO’sBig Little Lies(the second season premieres in June), the Oscar winner says she feels “an enormous amount of gratitude.” More than any accolade, Kidman is grateful for the life she’s built with husband Keith Urban and their daughters Sunday, 10, and Faith, 8. As for the best thing that anyone has ever done for her, she says simply: “Keith Urban married me!”
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Nicole Kidman
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Coming off one of the most prolific and acclaimed years of her career, including a box office blockbuster inAquamanand a Best Actress Emmy and Golden Globe in 2017 for HBO’sBig Little Lies(the second season premieres in June), the Oscar winner says she feels “an enormous amount of gratitude.” More than any accolade, Kidman is grateful for the life she’s built with husband Keith Urban and their daughters Sunday, 10, and Faith, 8. As for the best thing that anyone has ever done for her, she says simply: “Keith Urban married me!”
18of 26MJ RodriguezRob Latour/REX/ShutterstockStarring in FX’s ’80s seriesPoseis the perfect day job for the actress. “I’m most happy when I’m able to put a smile on someone’s face, especially through my goofiness,” Rodriguez says. “I love to make people laugh."
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MJ Rodriguez
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Starring in FX’s ’80s seriesPoseis the perfect day job for the actress. “I’m most happy when I’m able to put a smile on someone’s face, especially through my goofiness,” Rodriguez says. “I love to make people laugh."
19of 26Melissa McCarthyStefanie Keenan/GettyThe usually comedic star showed off her more serious side inCan You Ever Forgive Me?— and earned her second Oscar nomination for it.
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Melissa McCarthy
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The usually comedic star showed off her more serious side inCan You Ever Forgive Me?— and earned her second Oscar nomination for it.
20of 26Christy Turlington BurnsRoy Rochlin/WireImageIn February the model felt “proud and grateful” to return to the runway after 25 years.
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Christy Turlington Burns
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In February the model felt “proud and grateful” to return to the runway after 25 years.
21of 26Michelle YeohMike Coppola/GettyTheCrazy Rich Asiansstar, who was just cast in James Cameron’sAvatarsequels, takes stock in what makes her most happy. “Friends. Family. Knowing I’ve put my best self forward that day and live fully in the moment,” she says.
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Michelle Yeoh
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TheCrazy Rich Asiansstar, who was just cast in James Cameron’sAvatarsequels, takes stock in what makes her most happy. “Friends. Family. Knowing I’ve put my best self forward that day and live fully in the moment,” she says.
22of 26Julianne MooreOleg Nikishin/Epsilon/GettyWhat advice would the star ofGloria Bellgive to her 15-year-old self? “Stop plucking your eyebrows,” she says. “You will be so sorry you touched them.”
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Julianne Moore
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What advice would the star ofGloria Bellgive to her 15-year-old self? “Stop plucking your eyebrows,” she says. “You will be so sorry you touched them.”
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Sandra Lee
Michele Sparks
24of 26Caroline WozniackiClive Brunskill/GettThe Danish tennis star, who is set to marry former NBA player David Lee, is now a sensation on and off the court for her killer serve — and body!
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Caroline Wozniacki
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The Danish tennis star, who is set to marry former NBA player David Lee, is now a sensation on and off the court for her killer serve — and body!
25of 26Jennifer LopezTrae Patton/NBC/GettyThe singer-actress is now engaged to former baseball star Alex Rodriguez. “Together we feel like we’re stronger,” she said.
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Jennifer Lopez
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The singer-actress is now engaged to former baseball star Alex Rodriguez. “Together we feel like we’re stronger,” she said.
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Mariska Hargitay
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source: people.com
