Top 100 All-Time British Beauties Revealed !

I thought this was quite interesting when it popped into my inbox earlier so I thought I'd share it with you. What do you think ? And am I the only one who hasn't heard of half of the ones in the top 100 ?!!

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TOP BRITISH BEAUTIES REVEALED

According to new research out today, the most beautiful British women stand at an average of five foot five inches tall, have blue eyes, dark brown hair, and are actresses by profession, according to an analysis of the top one hundred most beautiful British women of all time.

To celebrate the start of its Beauty Month this July, QVC, the world’s leading online and TV shopping channel, asked 2,000 men and women to vote on who they believed to be the most beautiful British women over the decades.

Audrey Hepburn has been named as the most beautiful British woman of all time. The timeless beauty and Breakfast at Tiffany’s star took the top spot in the nationwide poll. Glamorous Elizabeth Taylor narrowly missed out and came in second place whilst Princess Diana’s iconic natural beauty made her the third most beautiful Brit of all time.

With Cheryl Cole, Kelly Brook and Holly Willoughby all making the top ten, results showed that 21st century beauties are holding their own against old school glamour. Catherine Zeta Jones and Kate Beckinsale may have moved across the pond but remain firm favourites with the British public.

The top ten most beautiful Brits were voted as;

Audrey Hepburn (11 per cent)

Elizabeth Taylor (6 per cent)

Princess Diana (6 per cent)

Catherine Zeta Jones (5 per cent)

Cheryl Cole (4 per cent)

Kelly Brook (3 per cent)

Keira Knightley (3 per cent)

Kate Beckinsale (3 per cent)

Holly Willoughby (2 per cent)

Twiggy (2 per cent)

Late entries from the Middleton family saw the new Duchess of Cambridge (12th) steal Kate Moss’s (29th) crown while Catherine’s sister also pipped the notorious supermodel to the post coming in 28th place.

Blue eyed Brits appear to have beaten brown eyed girls to the top beauty spots with just under half of the top one hundred being blessed with blue eyes compared to only thirty nine brown eyed girls. With only fourteen British beauties having green eyes, this was the rarest eye colour.

Stepping over to the dark side is obviously the way forward with fifty three brunettes dominating the top one hundred versus only forty three blondes, leaving Dr Who’s Karen Gillan, model Lily Cole, singer Nicola Roberts and award winning actress Tilda Swinton flying the flag for redheads.

Actresses meanwhile seem to have the edge on any other profession in the beauty stakes as forty six of our top one hundred are thespians by trade, this is compared to eighteen models, sixteen singers, thirteen television presenters, two members of the British Royal family (with one other relative of the Royals), one chef, one athlete, one designer and one beautiful ballet dancer.

To celebrate these findings and the best of British beauty, QVC has commissioned the hottest vlogger on the web, Fleur de Force, to create video tutorials using a whole range of beauty products from QVC so you can get the look of the top ten British beauties at home – www.qvcuk.com/britishbeauties .

Fleur de Force, comments, ‘Just like every girl, I love experimenting with different beauty products and looks at home. It’s great to take inspiration from celebrities you admire and adapting their looks to suit your own style. You don’t need to have an a-list make-up artist to hand, you just need to steal a few tricks of the trade that you can perfect yourself at home.’

For more information, and to view the full range of beauty products available from QVC, please visit www.qvcuk.com/britishbeauties  or tune in to Freeview channel 16, Sky digital channel 640, Virgin TV channel 740 or Freesat channel 800.

(2,000 respondents took part in The QVC Beauty Survey which was hosted online by Fly Research on 17th June 2011)

The Top 100 British Beauties are:

1) Audrey Hepburn

2) Elizabeth Taylor

3) Princess Diana

4) Catherine Zeta Jones

5) Cheryl Cole

6) Kelly Brook

7) Keira Knightley

8) Kate Beckinsale

9) Holly Willoughby

10) Twiggy

11) Vivien Leigh

12) Kate Middleton

13) Kate Winslet

14) Jane Seymour

15) Felicity Kendal

16) Liz Hurley

17) Julie Christie

18) Katherine Jenkins

19) Rachel Weisz

20) Joanna Lumley

21) Helen Mirren

22) Honor Blackman

23) Helena Bonham Carter

24) Louise Redknapp

25) Emma Watson

26) Anna Friel

27) Billie Piper

28) Pippa Middleton

29) Kate Moss

30) Jean Shrimpton

31) Thandie Newton

32) Gemma Arterton

33) Nigella Lawson

34) Sienna Miller

35) Michelle Keegan

36) Julie Andrews

37) Sophie Ellis Bextor

38) Diana Dors

39) Marianne Faithful

40) Karen Gillian

41) Davina McCall

42) Carol Vorderman

43) Joan Collins

44) Kirsty Gallagher

45) Keeley Hawes

46) Samantha Fox

47) Amanda Holden

48) Judi Dench

49) Leona Lewis

50) Cat Deeley

51) Lily Allen

52) Sophie Dahl

53) Jessica Ennis

54) Emma Thompson

55) Lily Cole

56) Fearne Cotton

57) Emily Blunt

58) Lulu

59) Victoria Beckham

60) Kim Wilde

61) Konnie Huq

62) Naomi Campbell

63) Pixie Lott

64) Kara Tointon

65) Joely Richardson

66) Georgie Thompson

67) Alexa Chung

68) Denise Van Outen

69) Frankie Sandford

70) Vanessa Redgrave

71) Darcy Bussell

72) Tilda Swinton

73) Abbey Clancy

74) Christine Bleakley

75) Tulisa

76) Mischa Barton

77) Tess Daly

78) Natasha Richardson

79) Minnie Driver

80) Nicola Roberts

81) Naomi Watts

82) Clare Forlani

83) Rosie Huntington Whiteley

84) Jennifer Saunders

85) Carey Mullligan

86) Kimberley Walsh

87) Jane Birkin

88) Poppy Delevigne

89) Daisy Lowe

90) Agyness Deyn

91) Bonnie Wright

92) Mollie King

93) Georgina Chapman

94) Tamsin Egerton

95) Lydia Donaldson

96) Jacqui Ainsley

97) Edie Campbell

98) Cara Delevigne

99) Hazel Court

100) Georgia Jagger

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