She is easily one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood of all time. Jean is breathtaking.

Seberg had that 'take your breath away' beauty. Classic and classy.
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Very good observation of beautiful actresses of the 1960's. I always considered Jean Seberg to be one of the most beautiful women of the sixties. On that list I would add Sandra Dee, Natalie Wood, Inger Stevens, Virna Lisi, and of course, Elizabeth Taylor.

I would also point out, regretfully, that her somewhat scrawny body was not especially sexy. Don't get me wrong, I love her! But she must have been wearing a very padded pushup bra when her blouse is ripped open in
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If we're talking about traditional beauty as seen by heterosexual men, I don't think a lot of them go for that completely lanky look.

Of all the women ever to have lived, she's undoubtedly in the top 50%, looks-wise.
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I think with her short hair she was absolutely breathtaking, but with long hair rather plain. The long hair dragged her features down, making her face2000 look heavy and older, but the short hair, especially the really short pixie, was perfect for her features.

Fonda sucks.

I'd give her full marks or more if I was allowed.
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Absolutely gorgeous. I'd put her on my arm in front of just about anybody you could name.

I really like Jean's look! I love her petite, "elfin" features. She's definitely one of the most beautiful actresses ever, to me.
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On a scale of one to ten, a 7 or 7.5. Maybe an 8. I don't normally find people with conventional looks very nice-looking but she is, partly cuz of that short hair, and partly cuz she reminds me of Grace Kelly.
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'That's why a woman can have individually attractive features like full lips, high cheekbones, or large doe eyes, and still be unattractive overall (and vice-versa).'
Great observation; like Mia Farrow.
Judging by Seberb's imdb headshot, that's a beautiful woman (more than Jane Fonda) But one has to be into certain types; Seberg looks very northern Europeon(Polish,German, etc.) Long hair suited her more.

I donno being "average" is a flaw in itself, as is being considered "flawless", at least to me. For example Naomi Watts is considered flawless by a lot of people. She's obviously not ugly but like you said about these types, she has no interesting, striking features so I can't find her flawless, even though she technically may not have flaws. If any of that makes sense.
Everyone who is attractive (even unconventionally so) has to have
some
symmetry and proportion to their features, even if it is not remarkably obvious. How striking a beauty is has to do with how large, strong, or unusual their features are, but the actual placing and overall proportion is what makes them beautiful. That's why a woman can have individually attractive features like full lips, high cheekbones, or large doe eyes, and still be unattractive overall (and vice-versa).
But I agree that whether a person likes a striking beauty or a plainer one is up to the individual.

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Jean had a completely flawless beauty. Flawless beauties are often mistaken as average because the lack of diversity in their features causes them to look plain in photographs. I personally prefer women who are slightly less conventional looking (like Sharon Tate Brigitte Bardot) but I still consider Jean among the most beautiful of her era.

I think she is absolutely stunningbut she has the sort of changeable looks of a fashion model.
She had strong yet delicate features, flawless skin, full lips, beautiful eyes and teethbut all that could be played up or down. With a lot of makeup on, she could look like Faye Dunaway or (in some pictures) Anita Ekberg, while in everyday life she looked more like a Midwestern girl you'd see in a drugstore (which in fact is what she was.)
I think looks like these are the very best to have, because you can manipulate them to look glamorous or more ordinary, depending on your mood.

I find her beauty breathtaking. To each his own, but I'm shocked anyone could think she was plain! Her sexiness was more subtle than Bardot but it was there. She's at least as beautiful, and even lovelier than Julie Christie. She's up there with Deneuve for me. Strange how some people can't seem to see beauty but only cuteness unless a woman has very conventional looks, i.e. long hair and large breasts.

The more I look at her the more convinced I am that she is the most beautiful person I have ever seen. Check her out in BONJOUR TRISTESSE (a beautiful girl) and THE ROAD TO CORINTH (beautiful woman).
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Another Heterosexual woman here and she is one of the prettiest women I have ever seen, perfect features. I'm not sure what some of you are looking at.

She was cute when she started out in the movies, but became beautiful later on in the '60s.
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I'm hetero, too, but as you say, that doesn't mean I can't see if a woman is beautiful. I think Jean Seberg and Virna Lisi are two of the most beautiful women EVER on the big screen.
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