fbpx

100-year-old photos of the most beautiful women of the last century

Avatar photoBožana Vuković·
Viral
·
100-year-old photos of the most beautiful women of the last century.

Vintage girls still stir spirits today, because the beauties of the last century left many speechless. Today, their beauty is celebrated by some, while others find such a perception of beauty unimaginable. They certainly prove that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

We perceive beauty in different ways ways. Fashion is changing weekly level, so it's no wonder it's before  century, the appearance of beauties was completely different. Tastes differ, but we can't deny that photos of women, which we have collected in the picture gallery, show their natural and 'pure' beauty, without cosmetic procedures.

Isn't that their beauty dreamy?

Lina Cavalieri, Italian opera singer

Ione Bright, Broadway actress

https://www.instagram.com/p/BW0ZgKNg3RA/?utm_source=ig_embed

Cleo de Merode, French opera singer

Carolina Otero, French actress and singer

View this post on Instagram

~ The famous dancer, La belle Otero ~ . Carolina “La Belle” Otero (1868–1965) was a Spanish actress, dancer and courtesan. Born Augustina del Carmen Otero Iglesias in Valga, she was the daughter of a Spanish single mother, Carmen Otero Iglesias, and a Greek army officer, named Carasson. Her family was impoverished, and as a child she moved to Santiago de Compostela working as a maid. At ten she was raped, and at fourteen she left home with her boyfriend and dancing partner, and began working as a singer/dancer in Lisbon. In 1888 she found a sponsor in Barcelona who moved with her to Marseilles in order to promote her dancing career in France. She soon left him and created the character of La Belle Otero, fancying herself an Andalusian gypsy. She was pretty, confident, intelligent, with an attractive figure. She wound up as the star of Folies Bèrgere productions in Paris. One of her most famous costumes featured her voluptuous bosom partially covered with glued-on precious gems, and the twin cupolas of the Hotel Carlton built in 1912 in Cannes are popularly said to have been modeled upon her breasts. Within a short number of years, Otero grew to be the most sought after woman in all of Europe. She was serving, by this time, as a courtesan to wealthy and powerful men of the day, and she chose her lovers carefully. She associated herself with the likes of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Prince Albert I of Monaco, King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, Kings of Serbia, and Kings of Spain as well as Russian Grand Dukes Peter and Nicholas, the Duke of Westminster and writer Gabriele D' Annunzio. Her love affairs made her infamous, and the envy of many other notable female personalities of the day. Six men reportedly committed suicide after their love affairs with Otero ended. In August 1898, in St-Petersburg, the French film operator Félix Mesguich (an employee of the Lumière company) shot a one-minute reel of Otero performing the famous "Valse Brillante." . #labelleotero #carolinaotero #dancer #courtesan #history #historylover #woman #queen #strong #art #artlover #arthistory #historyofart #artist #painting #womenfromhistory

A post shared by ~Women from History~ (@womenfromhistory) he

Maude Fealy, actress

Jean Aylwin, actress

Rita Martin, actress

https://www.instagram.com/p/BUsCsnZA9t5/?utm_source=ig_embed

Olga, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BnpflIjhN_V/?tagged=grandduchessolga

A Luzon woman from the Philippines

Lily Elsie, actress and singer

https://www.instagram.com/p/BmTWUOtDjSW/?tagged=lilyelsie

Mary Pickford, actress

Valli “Valli” Knust, actress

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcnUSRADlBd/?utm_source=ig_embed

Gabrielle Ray, singer, actress and dancer

Doris Stocker, musician and actress

Agnes Ayres, movie star

Previous
In cinemas in October: Johnny English and Michael Myers return to the screens
Next
Bmw iNext: the future is closer than you think

With you since 2004

From 2004 we research urban trends and inform our community of followers daily about the latest in lifestyle, travel, style and products that inspire with passion. From 2023, we offer content in major global languages.