Bathing beauties on their famous figures

I never go outside unless I look like Joan Crawford the movie star. If you want to see the girl next door, go next door.—Joan Crawford

Because I was promoted as a sort of a siren and played all those sexy broads, people made the mistake of thinking I was like that off the screen. They couldn't have been more wrong.—Ava Gardner

Beautiful? It's all a question of luck. I was born with good legs. As for the rest... beautiful, no. Amusing, yes. —Josephine Baker

There are two reasons why I'm in show business, and I'm standing on both of them.—Betty Grable

Look at me and tell me if I don't have Brazil in every curve of my body.—Carmen Miranda

I never really thought of myself as a sex goddess; I felt I was more a comedian who could dance.—Rita Hayworth

I've got the strangest build. It's big in the hips, small in the waist and I've got these enormous... shoulders. —Jayne Mansfield

Everything you see I owe to spaghetti.—Sophia Loren

I have a woman's body and a child's emotions.—Elizabeth Taylor

All those years that my image on the screen was sex goddess, well that makes me laugh.—Lana Turner

Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely stupid. —Marilyn Monroe

Being a sex symbol was rather like being a convict.—Raquel Welch

I don't want my wrinkles taken away—I don't want to look like everyone else.—Jane Fonda

Models are there to look like mannequins, not like real people. Art and illusion are supposed to be fantasy.—Grace Jones

I never diet. I smoke. I drink now and then. I never work out.—Naomi Campbell

My body is a vehicle for the mechanics of my sport.—Gabrielle Reece

When my body is strong, I feel stronger inside. I feel more capable of handling emotional situations. Usually I'm more of an inside-out person.—Mariska Hargitay

Focusing on the way I look makes me uncomfortable. I try to focus on the way I feel—I know what makes me feel better about myself. Reading my child a story makes me feel great, doing my hair nicely doesn't.—Elle Macpherson

While being called beautiful is extremely flattering, I would much rather be noticed for my work as an actress. —Halle Berry