It is difficult to read her biography without sorrow for Diana Dors’s career, which consisted mainly of exploitation, outright abuse (e.g. abortions forced on her by her lovers) and a succession of movie roles promised but never fulfilled.
Most of the above came from her appearance — although it must also be said that she was also a naughty, naughty girl — so let’s see what all the fuss was about.
Let’s look at the tout ensemble now:
We’ll save the color pics for another time.
When in doubt, go with “Sophia: The Younger Years”, right?
Right?
Like an early-1960s Ferrari: always classic.
Beauty of the visual kind is always subjective and as such, therefore, there will always be differing opinions on the various kinds of beauty. I, for one, find the voluptuous Kelly Brook and Salma Hayek to be exquisite:
…whereas others may refute that, and prefer the more-slender silhouettes of Charlotte Hawkins and Nicole Kidman:
It’s not that I find the latter pair unattractive — not in the slightest — it’s just my preference is for the body shapes of Mlles Brook and Hayek.
In similar fashion, therefore, do I regard Insty’s comment about the Lamborghini Miura interesting:
“I think the Lamborghini Miura was the most beautiful car of its time, but a spoiler doesn’t make it prettier.”
(He’s talking about Liberty Walk’s version of the Miura, by the way, which I think is quite beautiful for a modern car despite the spoiler.)
But the Miura was made between 1966 and 1973, and in terms of beauty, it had some stiff competition in the beauty department during those seven years. Here’s the “traditional” Miura:
…which I agree is an absolute stunner. The 4-liter V-12 engine didn’t hurt, either.
Then again, if we’re looking at the 1966-1973 years, there’s my personal favorite, the Dino 246 GT:
…and also from that period, the Bizzarrini Strada / Spyder:
…not to mention the incomparable Jaguar E-type:
Okay, as far as I’m concerned that whole decade (1963 – 1972) was the golden age of automotive body design, and there is scarcely a car made back then that I wouldn’t take in a heartbeat.
All more beautiful than anything made so far in the 21st century — in my opinion.
But you all knew that already.
She was the last actress to dance onscreen with Fred Astaire, had an opera-trained soprano voice (which she used on Broadway) and starred in many movies and TV series over the years. None of which compares to the beauty of Anne Jeffreys:
Imagine finding this little present under the Christmas tree:
And she didn’t get any uglier as she got older, either:
Just wonderful.
I have written before of my confusion between UK TV totties Kate Silverton and Natasha Kaplinsky, and I see that the latter has just “astounded” people by the fact that at her recent 52nd birthday, she seems not to have aged one bit. So below are some examples of Natasha taken over the years, and you can form your own opinion.
I do believe that under the dictionary heading of “yummy mummy” you’ll find her picture.
From The Divine Sarah:
…and to prove the point, this intriguing pic was sent to me by a Reader, asking if Ziegfeld Girl Wanda Stevenson might be worthy of a mention:
Why yes, indeed she is:
And my favorite:
