We all know beauty is on the inside, and many people find various things charming. For some, it’s all on the outside, while for others it’s something like a sense of humor or a free spirit. Although, we should never overlook that there is definitely more to beauty than just the physical characteristics of a person. It’s something that comes from within your soul. It’s the light that shines through you, and it’s in your personality. Either way, with various countries, comes different cultures, and that leads to all a number of different kinds of beauty – inside and out.
In this article, we bring to you the list of 40 most beautiful women in the world.
1. Zozibini Tunzi
Zozibini Tunzi is a South African model and beauty queen who was crowned ‘Miss Universe 2019’ and born, Tsolo, South Africa. She has won many titles and is the first black woman since Leila Lopes was crowned ‘Miss Universe 2011.’
2. Bella Hadid
Isabella Khair Hadid is an American model and has been titled as the most beautiful woman in the world and was born on 9 October 1996, Washington, D.C., United States. According to the “Golden Ratio” measurements, the model has a face that is 94.35 percent perfect.
3. Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone is an Indian film actress and producer. One of the highest-paid actresses in India and was born on 5 January 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark and is married to Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh.
4. Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson is an American actress, born, Manhattan, New York, United States and the world’s highest-paid actress since 2018, she has made various features in the Forbes Celebrity 100.
5. Blake Lively
Blake Ellender Lively is an American actress and is known for her role as Serena van der Woodsen in the CW drama television series ‘Gossip Girl’ and in 2012, she married to Canadian-American actor Ryan Reynolds, with whom she has three children.
6. Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian. She is divorced from actors Jonny Lee Miller, Billy Bob Thornton, and Brad Pitt. The actress and Pitt have six kids together, three of whom were adopted internationally.
7. Lin Yun
Lin Yun, also known by her English name Jelly Lin, born on 6 April 1996, Huzhou, China, is a Chinese actress and is known for her role in the 2016 film ‘The Mermaid.’
8. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian actress and the winner of the Miss World 1994 pageant. The blue-eyed 21-year-old beauty was pursuing architecture at that time and in the same year when Sushmita Sen won the Miss Universe title for India. Apart from that, she is the first Indian actress to join the jury panel at the Cannes Film Festival.
9. Beyonce Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is an American singer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas. She occupied the sixth place for Time’s Person of the Year
10. Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra Jonas is an Indian actress, singer, film producer, and the winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant. One of India’s highest-paid and most popular celebrities. She is also one of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women in 2017, as listed by Forbes Magazine.
11. Gal Gadot
Gal Gadot Varsano is an Israeli actress and model. At age 18, she was crowned Miss Israel 2004 and she was included in Time’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, and she was listed among the highest-paid actresses in the world.
12. Emma Watson
Emma Watson is an English actress, model, and activist and she rose to fame with her first professional acting role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series.
13. Kat Dennings
Katherine Victoria Litwack, known as Kat Dennings, is an American actress and is known for starring as Max Black in the CBS sitcom ‘2 Broke Girls’, and Darcy Lewis in the Marvel superhero films ‘Thor’ and ‘Thor: The Dark World’
14. Sofia Vergara
Sofía Margarita Vergara is an American-Colombian actress, television producer, presenter, and model. She is among the best-paid actresses in the world as of 2019.
15. Emily Ratajkowski
Emily O’Hara Ratajkowski is an American model and actress. Born in London and rose to prominence in 2013, after appearing in the music video for Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines.” In 2018, she married actor and producer Sebastian Bear-McClard.
16. Hina Khan
Hina Khan is an Indian actress and film actress. She is well known for playing Akshara in ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.’ She currently is dating Rocky Jaiswal since 2014.
17. Cara Delevingne
Cara Jocelyn Delevingne is an English model, actress, and singer. She won Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in 2012 and 2014. She is currently dating the actress and model Ashley Benson for over a year now.
18. Mahira Khan
Mahira Hafeez Khan is a Pakistani actress and is best known for portraying the role of Khirad Ehsan in Momina Duraid’s ‘Humsafar.’ She is also Pakistan’s most popular and highest-paid actresses.
19. Rachel McAdams
Rachel Anne McAdams is a Canadian actress and she rose to fame in 2004 the romantic drama ‘The Notebook’ along with Ryan Gosling. McAdams and her boyfriend Jamie Linden have a son together.
20. Kendall Jenner
Kendall Jenner is an American model and media personality and is best known for her role in the reality television show ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians.’
21. Lana Del Rey
Elizabeth Woolridge Grant also known as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and as of 2020, Del Rey has sold 19.1 million albums and over 13 million singles worldwide.
22. Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman and is well known for her involvement in humanitarian causes, entrepreneurial ventures, and the fashion industry.
23. Lupita Nyong’o
Lupita Amondi Nyong’o is a Kenyan-Mexican actress. The daughter of Kenyan politician Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o. In 2014, she was named the most beautiful woman by People and she has written a children’s book named Sulwe, which became a number-one New York Times Best-Seller.
24. Drashti Dhami
Drashti Dhami is an Indian actress and model. She is known for playing Geet in Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi. On 21 February 2015, Dhami wedded businessman Neeraj Khemkain in a traditional Hindu tradition.
25. Mila Kunis
Mila Kunis is an American actress. She married That ’70s Show co-star Ashton Kutcher in July 2015 in Oak Glen, California and the couple has two children: a daughter born and a son.
26. Raniah Al Abdullah
Rania Al-Abdullah is the queen consort of Jordan. She is known for her advocacy work related to education, wellness, community empowerment, youth, cross-constructive dialogue, and micro-investment. She married Jordanian Abdullah bin Al-Hussein on 10 June 1993 and the couple has four children.
27. Anastasia Luppova
Anastasia Vladimirovna Luppova is a Russian billiards player. She also won the 2009 Miss Billiards competition. She went on to become a coach.
28. Nina Dobrev
Nina Dobrev is a Canadian actress and is known for her role as Katherine Pierce on The CW’s supernatural drama series ‘The Vampire Diaries’.
29. Irina Shayk
Irina Shayk is a Russian model who gained international notice when she emerged on the cover of the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. ’ She is also known as footballer Cristiano Ronaldo’s ex-girlfriend.
30. Nia Sharma
Nia Sharma is an Indian television actress who rose to fame for her role as Manvi Chaudhary in ‘Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai.’ In 2018, she claimed a spot in the top 3 of the 50 Sexiest Asian Women list released by UK-based weekly newspaper Eastern Eye.
31. Natalie Portman
Natalia Portman is an actress and a filmmaker. The actress, known for her role in films such as ‘Black Swan,’ ‘Jackie,’ ‘Thor’ and the ‘Star Wars’ franchise. Portman is wedded to French danseur and choreographer Benjamin Millepied, with whom she has two children.
32. Katrina Kaif
Model and actress Katrina Kaif was born in Hong Kong and then moved to London. In 2019, the actress ranked 6th in the Sexiest Asian Female for the year.
33. Allison Williams
Allison Williams is an American actress, who played Marnie Michaels on the HBO comedy-drama series ‘Girls.’ In 2015, she married Ricky Van Veen, co-founder of CollegeHumor and in 2019 they called it splits.
34. Miranda Kerr
Miranda Kerr is an Australian model and she rose to fame in 2007 as one of the Victoria’s Secret Angels. Kerr was the first Australian Victoria’s Secret model and also represented the Australian department store chain, David Jones. Kerr married billionaire Snapchat co-founder/CEO Evan Spiegel in 2016 and has three kids.
35. Gigi Hadid
Gigi Hadid is an American model and she started her modeling career when she was two years old after being found by Paul Marciano, of Guess clothing. She started modeling with Baby Guess. Currently, she is in a relationship with singer and former One Direction member Zayn Malik.
36. Katy Perry
Katy Perry is a songwriter, singer, and television judge. She rose to fame in 2008, with her second album, One of the Boys, a pop-rock record containing the singles “I Kissed a Girl” and “Hot n Cold.”In February 2019, Perry got engaged to ‘Lord Of The Rings’ actor Orlando Bloom.
37. Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence appeared is an American actress and in 2013, she was in the list of Time’s 100 most influential people in the world and in the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2014 and 2016. In 2019, she married the art gallery director, Cooke Maroney.
38. Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame for her role as Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series Victorious, and in its spin-off, Sam & Cat. She got immense popularity when she released her singles ‘Bang Bang’, ‘Dangerous Woman’, ‘Problem.’
39. Alia Bhatt
Alia Bhatt is an actress and singer of Indian origin and British citizenship who works in Bollywood. Bhatt has begun her own line of clothing and handbags and is the founder of the ecological initiative CoExist. In 2019, Alia Bhatt was voted as the ‘Sexiest Asian Female 2019 by UK-based weekly Eastern Eye. Bollywood star
40. Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez also known as J.Lo, is an American actress, singer, dancer, fashion designer, producer, and businesswoman. In February 2017, she began dating former New York Yankees baseball player Alex Rodriguez. In March 2019, they announced their engagement.