Fashion, clothes, hairstyles are changing, but all this does not affect the beauty of a woman. These women were admired in the last century, but even now one cannot but appreciate their beauty that catches your eye.
10. Cleo de Merod
She was a famous French dancer, famous for her beauty. Cleo was born in Paris, from childhood she was engaged in dancing and first appeared on stage at 11 years old. When she was 23 years old, Leopold II, king of Belgium, drew her attention. They said that they had a stormy romance, but the dancer herself denied these rumors. She assured that she received a huge bouquet of roses from him, and there was nothing else between them. Due to rumors, she was forced to leave Paris, but everywhere she was welcome. The beauty of the girl conquered the famous artists who painted her portraits (Degas, Boldini, Toulouse-Lautrec). There were a lot of her photographs, and the images on Cleo's postcards were distributed all over the world. She never married and did not give birth to children. Cleo spoke of her life in a memoir.
9. Iony Bright
Almost nothing is known about this beauty. She shone on the Broadway stage, although she played supporting roles. The girl impressed with her beauty, which made her the idol of her generation.
8. Mod Adams
She was able to become one of the highest paid actresses of her time. Her mother was also an actress. Because of this, Maud took the stage as a girl, even then captivating the public. She played many roles, but the most memorable was the image of Peter Pan. This role made her a Broadway star and brought huge money for those times, about 20 thousand dollars a month. At the peak of her popularity, she decided to leave the stage. She was offered many times to act in films, but the negotiations were unsuccessful. She helped the nuns, gave them her estate. In the 1940s, the actress moved to her country house, where she died at the age of 80.
7. Mod Fili
This is a famous American actress who became famous on the stage of the theater and starred in silent films. Her real name is Maud Mary Hawke. She made her stage debut at the age of 3, and later performed on Broadway. She toured England, and in 1911 she starred in a silent film for the first time. She also taught, wrote plays. Died at the age of 88.
6. Grand Duchess Olga
This is the daughter of Alexander III and Maria Fedorovna. She was married at the age of 19 to the prince of Oldenburg. He was known for his homosexuality, so for 15 years of marriage they never became a husband and wife. Soon they parted, the marriage was dissolved. Later, Olga married officer Nikolai Kulikovsky, after some time they had a son. The revolution disrupted the quiet life of the Romanov family. The princess, then already the mother of 2 children, did not want to leave Russia, but she had to move to Denmark. Later, fleeing the persecution of Stalin, she moved to Canada. Died at the age of 78.
5. Lily Elsie
Her parents were a dressmaker and theater worker. Lily's real name is Elsie Hodder. Her talent manifested itself in early childhood, when she began performing, playing children's roles. But she was able to win real fame after she appeared in the operetta The Merry Widow. She became one of the most photographed women of that time, postcards with her went all over Europe. She later marries John Jan Balloch. Due to constant illnesses, she is forced to leave the theater. In 1916, the actress again entered the stage, where she was waiting for real success. But later, Lily still leaves the theater and moves to the village. Misunderstanding between husband and wife leads to divorce. Because of this, the actress begins bouts of depression and other health problems.
4. Girl from the island of Luzon
Among the pictures of the last century, this woman from the Philippine islet Luzon conquers with her beauty. On it we see a lady dressed in the traditional Tagalog style, which is already influenced by American fashion.
3. Anna Pavlova
The legendary ballet dancer was born in St. Petersburg in the family of a washerwoman and soldier. When she was 8 years old, she got to the ballet Sleeping Beauty and realized that she only wanted to be a ballerina. At 10, she was accepted to the ballet school, and after the exam she was enrolled in the troupe of the Mariinsky Theater. She was trusted with crucial roles in classical ballets, and soon she became one of the leading dancers. She toured a lot, was in America, England, Japan, Australia, traveled all over Europe. Her husband was Victor Dandre, an influential entrepreneur. At first he acted as its patron, i.e. rented an apartment for her, gave gifts and took to restaurants. But soon Anna decided to break off this relationship, because I didn’t believe that they had a future. However, Victor soon broke up after parting, owed a huge amount of money, which is why he ended up in prison. The former lover, learning about this, gave money for bail and called him to her in Paris. He secretly flew from Russia, and they got married. Later, her husband dealt with all domestic issues, led accounting, held business meetings. The ballerina died early, not living to her 50th birthday, because refused the operation after she was diagnosed with pleurisy.
2. Mary Pickford
The future actress, who was given the name Gladys, was born in the family of a handyman and seamstress. Her father was an alcoholic and died when the girl was 6 years old. She had a brother and sister, who later also became actors. Mother, in order to feed the children, kept a boarding house. To make some money, she played with the children in the theater, and the 7-year-old Gladys first appeared on the stage. For a long time, the whole family played in cheap melodramas. Soon, the 15-year-old girl managed to break into the famous producer David Belasco, who advised her to take a pseudonym. Later, she went to a film studio, where she began acting in films. The actress, contrary to her role, was far from helpless, she had excellent business qualities that helped her found a film company.
1. Agnes Ayres
This silent film actress began her career at age 16, when she got the role in the crowd. Trying to break into the world of art, she met actress Ellis Joyce. She noticed that the girl looks like her and helped her get a significant role. Later, real success awaited her after she became interested in Jesse Lusky, who gave her the main role. They started a romance. But soon the relationship ended, her popularity also waned. Her life cannot be called easy, because she had to survive the loss of property and fortune, divorce, and then the loss of custody of her daughter. But she made an important contribution to the film industry.