Top Sex Symbols of Every Decade
By: uranium235 Created:4-28-2008 List Contest: May

 

Every decade has that one woman whose sexiness and hotness come to define the decade. We're talking Sex Symbols here. Not only are they symbols to every man aged 13-99, but they are also symbols of the time they lived. Think there's any correlation to Marily Monroe being the biggest sex symbol of her day and Playboy coming out at the same time? Think there's any correlation to Brigitte Bardot becoming famous and having Vaseline invented 6 months later?

We've traced back through history, looking through every Sex Symbol to determine who was the greatest Sex Symbol of each decade, from 1900 to present day.

1990's - Pamela Anderson

Discovered in Canada at a Canadian Football League game, Pam made her Playboy debut in 1989 and then head off to Hollywood. She then made the best two career moves in Sex Symbol history - she died her hair blond and got a breast job. That led directly to her landing the job responsible for her being the Sex Symbol of the 90's - CJ Parker of Baywatch. It's rumoved that Tivo included their slow motion feature simply to watch Baywatch.

Pam's most famous movie role was as herself, in her widely seen video (in 15 minute intervals) of her having sex with Tommy Lee. The movie, which takes place on a oat in Lake Havasu (or so I've heard) is the most watched pornographic video in history.

1970's - Farrah Fawcett

The poster that launched the Vaseline industry, that caused millions of teenage boys to go blind, and that created the medical condition called "Farrah Claw". Farrah's poster was on the wall of nearly every red-blooded American boy in the 70's.

Farrah continued her success with a brief stint on Charlie's Angels, and after that...well she hasn't done much after that 1 season and the poster. However, her legacy of hotness remains high.

After refusing to pose nude in any films or pictures, she changed her mind and appeared in Playboy in 1995. It was the top selling issue of the 90's.

2000's - Angelina Jolie

If you had asked anyone at 2005 who this would award would have gone to, it would almost certainly have been Britney Spears. But since she's come to define "Trainwreck" more than Sex Symbol, we've chosen to give this award to Angelina Jolie for her consistently sexy decade.

Jolie apparently has won numerous awards, including an Academy Award, for acting in several movies in which she didn't play hot women. Her more famous roles are of course Lara Croft and Mrs. Smith, although all of these roles pale in comparison to her premier role as Gia (rent it if you don't know what I'm talking about!).

1960's - Brigitte Bardot

Brigitte got her start in the late 1950's, but because she often appeared nude, or near nude, most of her movies were considered "European art movies". They're like the crappy movies you sit through today for the 15 second shot of a girl's breasts, The Gift being the best example of that.

When the 60's liberation started, and sex became something that everyone was doing with everyone (lucky bastards), Brigitte quickly rose in popularity. Her Hollywood career never really picked up as the producers thought her sexy image, big breasts and French accent made her unsuitable for films. These producers would later be grouped together as "The Biggest Idiots in History".

Bardot is credited with popularizing the bikini, and for this reason alone should be near the top of the Greatest People in History. Bardot's famous nickname will always be "The Sex Kitten", and to me will always be the inspiration for every Bond Girl ever.

1950's - Marilyn Monroe

Originally born Norma Jean Baker, Marilyn is generally regarded the biggest Sex Symbol in history. Monroe burst onto the Hollywood scene in the early 50's with such films as Don't Bother to Knock and Niagara.

One Hugh Hefner, who you might have heard of, quickly bought up nude photographs of Marilyn for his first issue of a magazine he called Playboy, though I am not familiar with this title. When asked what she had on for the photo shoot, Marilyn replied "The radio".

Movies like "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and "How to Marry a Millionaire" cemented her status as the biggest draw in Hollywood. Sadly her life ended far too soon 1962 of a drug overdose.

Amongst the other things Marilyn is famous for is marrying Joe Dimaggio, sleeping with both Kennedys, and of course inspiring Lindsay Lohan's nude shots a few week ago.

Comments
(guest) says:
4-28-2008 7:30 pm

I would of put Raquel Welch in there during the 60's or 70's, but still nice list. Who were the also ran's for the 80's?


uranium235 (guest) says:
4-29-2008 11:05 am

The 3 toughest omissions from this list were, in this order:

1) Jayne Mansfield, who might be the #2 Sex Symbol in the entire century, but just happened to live in the same decade as the #1 Sex Symbol. Very hot woman, and glamorized big breasts.
2) Raquel Welch, who was a tough choice to leave off the 60's and 70's.
3) Cindy Crawford, who crossed the 80's and 90's, and thus didn't have a single strong decade, but was divided across two of them.


Wedge (guest) says:
5-03-2008 8:56 am

Yeah Rita Hayworth was a hottie.


Chuck (guest) says:
5-05-2008 11:48 pm

To me Ann Margaret blew them all away in the 60's.


joe (guest) says:
5-14-2008 2:40 pm

sexy


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5-17-2008 12:34 pm


sereat (guest) says:
6-02-2008 2:08 pm


sex photo (guest) says:
6-10-2008 5:08 am


Laree (guest) says:
6-16-2008 7:40 am

What happened to the beauties such as Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn and Natalie Wood. Who would think their grace charm and beauty that did not require a lot of make up would be forgotten.


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7-06-2008 8:55 am


LARRY (guest) says:
8-08-2008 9:40 pm

DIP ME IN BATTER AND FEED ME TO THE BARBIE TWINS


jay (guest) says:
2-23-2010 4:51 pm

Britney should have been there instead of Angelina. She epitomized the meaning of sex symbol from 1998-2005 and made a comeback to that image in 2008-2009. Angelina has become a skeleton and is overshadowed by the younger, sexier Megan Fox (who will probably rule the decade of 2010-2020).


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