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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 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.
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 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 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:  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.
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:
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