Beauty is most definitely in the eye of the beholder but in honour of America's Womens History Month (who knew) Essence have pulled together a list of the 30 most beautiful black women in history
See the list. Although I don't agree with all of them, it might have something to do with bias - if Susan L Taylor wasn't an Essence editor would she have made it!? I think it's an interesting concept and it made me think about my top 10 (in no particular order):
- My gran - although nearly 80 my gran is a very attractive woman, but when I look back at photos of her from the 50s I sometimes wonder if it's actually Dorothy Dandridge.
- Michelle Obama - not because she is the most attractive women in the world but generally because she oozes a warmth and strength that is beautiful.
- Marsha Hunt
- Lauryn Hill
- Dorothy Dandridge
- Dr Patricia E. Bath intelligent and beautiful - the first female black doctor to receive a patent for laser cataract removal surgery
- Dorothy West and Zora Neale Hurston - two of my favourite authors who I always imagine as being stunners, just because their writing is beautiful
- Cleopatra - she had men falling at her feet so I'm guessing she was amazeballs
- Nichelle Nichols
