Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, the saying goes. However, in everyday life, we can only appreciate the beauty of those who live in the present. When it comes to women of the past, we often have no idea what the standards of other times were like that made them considered beautiful. It was to kill this curiosity that we thought of producing this post.
O awesome.club is an enthusiast of natural beauty, and wants to share with you a selection of photos of women who lived in a time when there was no botox, plastic surgery or most of the current beauty techniques.
1. Ione Bright
2. Lina Cavalieri
Famous Italian opera singer whose image and silhouette were everywhere, from soap bottles to postcards.
3. Cleo de Merode
French ballerina who won the prize for “Queen of beauty” in the first contest “The most beautiful women”, organized by the magazine illustration, in 1896.
4. Maude Adams
American actress who rose to fame after playing Peter Pan in a Broadway production.
5. Carolina Otero
Known as “La Belle,” Carolina was a French dancer and singer who was very popular with royalty in many countries.
6. Maude Fealy
Silent film actress who has also acted in films with sound.
7. Rita Martin
8. Olga Nikolaevna from Russia
The eldest daughter of Nicholas II, the last tsar of Russia, whose family was shot by the Bolsheviks in Yekaterinburg.
9. Lily Elsie
British actress and singer of the Edwardian era.
10. Luzon, woman from the Philippines
Impressive proof that you don’t need a state-of-the-art camera to create a masterpiece.
11. Jean Aylwin
Actress who was also very successful in the Edwardian era.
12. Anna Pavlova
The Russian ballerina belonged to the famous Imperial Russian Ballet.
13. Mary Pickford
Known as “the sweetheart of the United States” and “the girl with curls”, she was a Canadian-born film actress. Her real name was Gladys Louise Smith.
14. Valli “Valli” Knust
Film and musical actress who came from a traditional English family.
15. Gabrielle Ray
16. Anna May Wong
The first Chinese-American movie star.
17. Mary of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
The last queen of Romania, very popular among her subjects and also in other parts of the world.
18. Doris Stocker
Indian-born English actress, music hall artist in the 1900s.
19. Agnes Ayres
Star of the silent film era.
20. Young Gypsy Woman with Mandolin
Emerald, early 20th century.
A showy hair, natural beauty, unaltered facial features, elegance and a unique style made these women true icons of their time. We hope that the appreciation of being exactly who you are never loses strength and persists for a long time.
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