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With modern surgery, hormones, make-up, photo filters ...
it's often impossible to determine from appearance if a
beautiful woman was born male or female. |
Smoke and Mirrors
I've found it impossible in this article to
definitively define female beauty. A
huge and unexpected obstacle is that the top models are a women's vision of female beauty
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most men consider them to be too tall, lanky, and skinny to be attractive. Men
instead generally prefer more
buxom and well-rounded women. Ruben's painting in 1635 of The
Three Graces shown at the top of this page is a more realistic view as to
what constitutes a beautiful woman for men than the manipulated photos of models in
magazines such as Vogue, Cosmopolitan and Vanity
Fair.
It's also impossible to ignore the
appearance in ever larger numbers of "beautiful" transgender women - who
cover all bases by ranging in appearance from a starving wraith to an over-endowed Venus!
An associated problem is that since about 2000,
the top womens fashion shows blur the spectrum, with tall female models
often competing directly with androgenous male models, whilst a substantial
number of "trans" models fill any gap in a
fashion designers needs.
Filters and AI Images
It is impossible to ignore the widespread use of
filters when taking photos's on smartphones. These started to be
released in 2012 and now allow women to take photos of themselves that
instantly remove skin blemish's and wrinkles, lighten their complexion,
emphasise their eyes and lips, colour their hair, and even reduce their
waistline and increase their bust. As a result, many 40 or 50
year-old woman are posting photos that would flatter someone half their age.
Indeed some filters explicitly aim to reduce the users apparent age.
An image of a "beautiful woman" produced by an AI
program using its database of photo's millions of women, including
the ranking of models and beauty queens. |
One step further is the advent of online social media "influencers" whose
adjusted photos and images bear little resemblance to their actual
appearance.
We are also now seeing Artificial Intelligence being
used to generate realistic photos and videos of perfect women that are based
on machine learning algorithms that have been fed the images of millions of women.
The world is reaching the point where an unaltered
photo of a very attractive and beautiful young woman will struggle to
compete with enhanced or artificial images.
 The End of An Era
The last few decades have seen a dramatic reduction in female nudity in mainstream printed media, and it's banned by
the major social media sites - although there has been a corresponding
explosion in porn web sites. This probably explains why the most recent versions of
Maxim's "hottest women" list are dominated by
singers and models - albeit most of the former could easily pass as a top
model. Before 2000 the lists would undoubtedly have been very
different, instead being dominated by pin-up girls such as Kelly Brook, Michelle
Marsh, Katie Jordan Price and Samantha Fox who all had become famous from
appearing scantily clad, topless, or even nude, in men's magazine (e.g. Playboy, Penthouse, Oui), lads mags (e.g.
Maxim, FHM, Stuff) and tabloid newspapers, (e.g. the UK's Sun and Star).
However, since 2000 such displays of female flesh have become increasingly seen
as offensive to women, and many of the publications have closed or moved to
on-line only. In a sign of the times,
GQ magazine quietly ceased publishing its annual "sexiest women" list after
2015.
In the 2010's the Formula 1
Grand Prix in South Korea was famed for the beauty of its local
grid girls - on the right is transwoman Alicia. |
An announcement in late 2017 by Formula 1 clearly marked the end of
an era: "While the practice of employing grid girls has been a staple of Formula 1 Grand Prix for decades, we feel this custom does not resonate with our brand values and clearly is at odds with modern day societal norms.”
The grid girls tried hard to reverse the decision but with no success.
Model Kelly Brook, a former Formula 1 grid girl, described the role as "one of the best jobs I've ever had".
She said: "You dress glamorously and obviously it’s about being presentable but I never felt I was taken advantage of."
Fellow grid girl Rebecca Cooper wrote on Twitter: "Ridiculous that women who say they are "fighting for women's rights" are saying what others should and shouldn't do, stopping us from doing a job we love and are proud to do. PC gone mad"
"If we don't do something to stop this where will it end? No grid girls, no cheerleaders, female singers being told what to wear on stage, no models in magazines? I'll fight for my right to choose what I wear, where I work and to keep a job I love."
Mimi Alexandria worked for nearly ten years as a female escort and
soft porn star before outing herself as a transwoman. |
Public Rankings
In 2023 I read a newspaper report claiming that Mimi Alexandra - a post-GSCS
transwoman - was the
"most beautiful woman in the world". Whilst she was
obviously a very attractive woman, this seemed to potentially be an
over statement. As a result, I've tried to identify the world's "most beautiful women",
shown below are photos of:
The top
10 ranked female models, as reported by models.com at the start of
2023
The top hottest women over the period 2013-2023 according to Maxim magazine
(there was no winner in 2020)
The top 10 most beautiful transwomen in 2023 - taken from multiple
sources.
I was unable to find found any convincing single source for the top 10
transwomen. Recent lists in magazines such as Harper's Bazaar and
Elle magazine are essentially just a catalogue of transwomen who
have recently had success as female models, e.g. Lea T,
Valentina Sampaio, Teddy
Quinlivan, Isis King, Leyna Bloom, Ines Rau, Andreja Pejić, Geena Rocero and
Hari Nef. The lists appear to have been created based on minimal research
beyond fashion models. I have thus attempted to
create a more balanced list by replacing some of these with other transwomen
who have a more diverse
background and/or large on-line following, although excluding several women
whose primary career is as a porn star. I personally disagree with some of
the rankings (e.g. Lea T as No. 1) but have followed what seems to be the
predominant opinion.
The following table shows the results.
Interestingly, no column seems greatly superior
to the others - in the rarified air of these top rankings, it's possible to
match almost every woman in one column with someone similar in the others.
If some of the photos were randomly interchanged, few people would spot that.
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Rank |
Top Female Models |
Hottest Women |
Beautiful Transwomen |
| 10 |
Kaia Jordan Gerber
|
 Miley Cyrus |
Hunter Schafer |
| 9 |
Miranda Kerr
|
 Candice Swanepoel |
Theodora “Teddy” Quinlivan |
| 8 |
Barbara Palvin
|
 Taylor Swift |
Rimal Ali Sha |
| 7 |
Bella Hadid
|
 Sella Maxwell |
Treechada Petcharatarmen, aka
"Nong Poy" |
| 6 |
Cara Delevingne
|
 Hailey Baldwin |
Thalita Zampirolla |
| 5 |
Kim Kardashian
|
 Kate Upton |
Zion Moreno |
| 4 |
Taylor Hill
|
 Olivia Culpo |
Rinrada “Yoshi” Thurapan |
| 3 |
Emily Ratajkowski
|
 Teyana Taylor |
Valentina Sampaio |
| 2 |
Gigi Hadid
|
 Paige Spirana |
Grace Hyland |
| 1 |
Kendall Jenner |
 Ashley Graham |
Lea T |
Harley Preston is
a model, writer, transgender activist, and fashion enthusiast. Many of her photo's will remind older viewers of Audrey Hepburn.
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A Final Comment
Photos of young women
who were considered to be exceptional beauties a century ago often show
someone who by modern standards is short, plump and even rather plain
looking - albeit often wearing a gorgeous dress! It's medical,
cosmetic and technological advances rather than human evolution that has
moved the 'goal posts' so much in just three generations. When viewing photos of beautiful women, it is important to recognise the
huge attempts being to avoid signs of aging. Many models and
actresses who became famous as a teenager or in their 20's, often seem to
barely change as they pass through their 30's, 40's and even 50's.
This isn't solely due
to healthy eating and the use of the expensive skin care products that
they promote.
The reality is:
- Lots of expensive cosmetic surgery is commonplace
- Every photo is
carefully adjusted using filters and often
extensively 'photoshopped'
- Seen in person, the woman may appear years older and much heavier (particularly around the waist), have unnatural looking
features, and be wearing heavy make-up.
Four well known shemale porn stars. Are
they beautiful women?
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