Icons of Elegance: Hollywood's Most Transcendent Screen Legends
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Inside this gallery: 16 historical photographs, each with the year, the place, and the story behind the picture.
- Timeless Hollywood Glamour — the past. Throughout the history of cinema, certain actresses have transcended their roles to become global symbols of style, grace, and charisma.
- Raquel Welch — the past. Emerging as a prominent star in the 1960s, Raquel Welch broke the mold of the traditional Hollywood blonde bombshell.
- Kim Novak — the past. Best known for her haunting dual role in Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece 'Vertigo', Kim Novak was one of the top box office draws of the 1950s.
- Audrey Hepburn — the past. Audrey Hepburn redefined mid-century elegance with her pixie-like charm, minimalist fashion sense, and humanitarian heart.
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