Nurith NupurHalle Berry
Halle Berry had always been the belle of the ball since her school days. But that was not all! The Bond girl was an all-rounder as class president, editor of the school newspaper, and a member of the honor society. Her looks pushed her to participate in several beauty pageants in her teens and winning accolades in her endeavors. This drove her to try her hand at modeling and eventually transitioning into acting. The beauty is most famously remembered as a Bond girl in the movie ‘Die Another Day’ as well Oscar-winning performance in ‘Monster’s Ball.’ The win effectively made her the first African-American woman to win an Academy Award in its 89-years-long history! The 51-year-old model-turned-actress has also featured multiple times on People magazine’s ‘Most Beautiful People in the World’ and other similar lists. She humorously quipped about the title she was awarded in 2008 saying, “I don’t know exactly what it means, but being 42 and having just had a baby, I think I’ll take it.”