Female Sex Symbols Over The Past 100 Years
22 of the most famous sex symbols for the last 100 years.
1
Before the turn of the 20th Century, this is what was considered a sex symbol. Things have changed a little since then.
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2
Evelyn Nesbit (1900s).
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3
Pola Negri was a Polish born actress (1920s).
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4
Marlene Dietrich was a German actress and singer (1930s).
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5
You might remember Rita Hayworth from The Shawshank Redemption (1940s).
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6
Marilyn Monroe is the reason that the term ‘sex symbol’ exists (1950s).
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7
Raquel Welch is most famous for her scantily clad performance in One Million Years B.C. (1960s).
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8
Brigitte Bardot was a French born actress, singer and fashion model (1960s).
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9
Ursula Andress is one of the most iconic Bond girls in history (1960s).
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10
Farrah Fawcett is the most famous of Charlie’s Angels (1970s).
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11
Catherine Bach is most famous for playing Daisy Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard (1970s).
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12
Kelly LeBrock is best known for the movie Weird Science (1980s).
![evolution-of-female-sex-symbol-122015-13](https://breakbrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/evolution-of-female-sex-symbol-122015-13.jpg)
13
Bo Derek (1980s).
![evolution-of-female-sex-symbol-122015-14](https://breakbrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/evolution-of-female-sex-symbol-122015-14.jpg)
14
Nastassja Kinski (1980s).
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15
Kate Moss is still a major sex symbol and fashion icon (1990s).
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16
Cindy Crawford’s Pepsi commercial put her on the map as a sex symbol in a big way (1990s).
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17
Monica Bellucci just gets better with age (2000s).
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18
Kelly Brook is an English actress, model and TV presenter (2000s).
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19
Jessica Alba gets her exotic looks from a Danish mother and a Mexican father (2000s).
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20
Scarlett Johansson, an award winning actress (2000s).
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21
The internet went crazy after seeing Kate Upton in her Cat Daddy video (2010s).
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22
Candice Swanepoel is a Victoria’s Secret fashion model (2010s).
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