30+ most sizzling style icons through the decades

They might be your style icons and great actresses, but it is probably that characteristic oomph that makes them the ultimate sex symbol. The women on this list have graced many a bedroom wall, been the fantasy of many a teenage boy and a lot more. Listing them sends us down memory lane if you know what we mean. Here take a look:

#1 1900-1920s

Pola Negri

Josephine Baker

Anna Held

Maude Fealy

#2 The 1930s

Marlene Dietrich

Jean Harlow

Katharine Hepburn

Dorothy Arnold

#3 The 1940s

Ava Gardner

Rita Hayworth

Veronica Lake

Lauren Bacall

Gene Tierney

#4 The 1950s

Marilyn Monroe

Bettie Page

Sophia Loren

Dorothy Dandridge

Diana Dors

Grace Kelly

#5 The 1960s

Brigitte Bardot

Ursula Andress

Jane Birkin

Ann-Margret

Raquel Welch

#6 The 1970s

Farrah Fawcett

Candice Bergen

Faye Dunaway

Catherine Bach

Madeline Smith

Carol Kane

#7 The 1980s

Kim Basinger

Kelly LeBrock

Brooke Shields

Bo Derek

Christie Brinkley

Nastassja Kinski

#8 The 1990s

Sharon Stone

Cindy Crawford

Liv Tyler

Kate Moss

Jennifer Aniston

#9 2000s

Monica Bellucci

Angelina Jolie

Kelly Brook

Megan Fox

Natasha Poly

Scarlett Johansson

Jessica Alba

Salma Hayek

Penelope Cruz

#10 2010-now

Mila Kunis

Leighton Meester

Blake Lively

Candice Swanepoel

Jennifer Lawrence

Emma Stone

Alexandra Daddario

Gal Gadot

Margot Robbie

Léa Seydoux

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