Isabelle Adjani tops Time Magazine’s beautiful women list

LONDON - French actress Isabelle Adjani, known for her roles in “Queen Margot” and “Possession”, tops Los Angeles Times Magazine’s poll of 50 most beautiful women in film. Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry and Spanish actress Penelope Cruz too feature on the list.

Another French actress Brigitte Bardot, who starred in Jean-Luc Godard’s 1963 cult film “Contempt”, is on number two, American actress and former model Kim Basinger has landed on third spot, Monica Bellucci is on fourth, followed by Berry on number five, thanks to her role as a Bond girl in “Die Another Day”, reports contactmusic.com.

Cruz is on 11th place and Jennifer Connelly and Anne Hathaway too make it to the top 20.

“Gossip Girl actress Blake Lively was the youngest star on 30th position, while Oscar-nominated Black Swan star Natalie Portman stood at 39th position, and Slumdog Millionaire beauty Freida Pinto at 38th position.

Hollywood’s pretty woman Julia Roberts is at 40th position.

Los Angeles Times Magazine’s top 50 most beautiful women in film 2011:

1. Isabelle Adjani

2. Brigitte Bardot

3. Kim Basinger

4. Monica Bellucci

5. Halle Berry

6. Louise Brooks

7. Claudia Cardinale

8. Julie Christie

9. Jennifer Connelly

10. Joan Crawford

11. Penelope Cruz

12. Dorothy Dandridge

13. Catherine Deneuve

14. Faye Dunaway

15. Farrah Fawcett

16. Greta Garbo

17. Ava Gardner

18. Eva Green

19. Anne Hathaway

20. Salma Hayek

21. Rita Hayworth

22. Audrey Hepburn

23. Angelina Jolie

24. Grace Kelly

25. Beyonce Knowles

26. Nicole Kidman

27. Hedy Lamarr

28. Vivien Leigh

29. Virna Lisi

30. Blake Lively

31. Jennifer Lopez

32. Sophia Loren

33. Ali MacGraw

34. Marilyn Monroe

35. Kim Novak

36. Merle Oberon

37. Michelle Pfeiffer

38. Frieda Pinto

39. Natalie Portman

40. Julia Roberts

41. Jean Seberg

42. Brooke Shields

43. Sharon Stone

44. Elizabeth Taylor

45. Charlize Theron

46. Gene Tierney

47. Lana Turner

48. Rachel Weisz

49. Natalie Wood

50. Catherine Zeta-Jones