Oval face, arched brows, longer thinner nose, thinner lips. No 'one feature' that is distracting like a hooked nose, thicker lips or slanted eyes.

I'm white but not a 'classic beauty' I don't think that 'classic beauty' is very 'sexy' or beautiful, to be honest. It's a 'checking the boxes but not ringing the bells' kind of look.

^^ amal should not be there.

When I think classic beauty:











Unfortunately in the western world, it refers to the usually white looking features of large doe eyes, small thin nose that is not a button nose, full well shaped lips that aren't too big, high cheek bones, angular face.

Sometimes ethnic women can also meet the criteria and fit the definition:

Anonymous wrote:No one calls Kate Middleton a classic beauty, at least no one with eyes. I think of timeless faces like Ava Gardner or Grace Kelly. Today I would say Angelina Jolie. Assuming of course that most people who use this term think exclusively of white women as classic beauties. I would put Iman or Rita Hayworth in this category as well and among modern women, Aishwarya Rai.

i agree with most of this list, however angelina jolie's mouth disqualifies her from the 'classis beauty' category. her lips, while attractive to many, are not timelessly attractive like those of grace kelly for example. classical beauties have highly proportional faces and angelina's lips are too big. but she would otherwise fit the bill.

classic beauties are women who are widely considered very beautiful today but also would have been considered very beautiful at any age. grace kelly is perhaps the best example. iman is also a very good example. kate middleton is not a classic beauty because she is not sufficiently beautiful by today's standards or any really standards. only on occasional middle aged mom at DCUM sees kate as very beautiful.

Symmetrical, oval face
Even, proportional features
High cheekbones
Straight nose
Large eyes
Full lips

Basically, a face that's pretty because it's regular, even, and proportional, with solid bone structure to give it definition. Sort of a Greek sculpture ideal. Grace Kelly is a great example. Women like Elizabeth Taylor, Emmanuelle Beart, Catherine Deneuve, Gal Gadot, and Halle Berry also come to mind.

Other looks can also be beautiful--in some cases, a strong feature that isn't classically beautiful can make a face quite arresting and attractive--but that's usually what's meant by a reference to a classic beauty.

kate middleton is not a classic beauty. that's just laughable.

Kerry Washington, Halle Berry, Jessica Chastain, Rose McGowen, Kate Winslet, Aishwarya Rai, Deepika Padukone

People that look good without makeup. Also, tall and thin.

Kristy Brinkley

I think Amal Clooney is the best representation of a modern-day classic beauty.

Her make-up is complementary and understated. She isn't trendy or trying to look younger than she is. She also has class, compassion and carries herself with integrity. It's no all about how you look.

Anonymous wrote:No one calls Kate Middleton a classic beauty, at least no one with eyes. I think of timeless faces like Ava Gardner or Grace Kelly. Today I would say Angelina Jolie. Assuming of course that most people who use this term think exclusively of white women as classic beauties. I would put Iman or Rita Hayworth in this category as well and among modern women, Aishwarya Rai.

Angelina Jolie looks like a porn star, not a classic beauty.

No one calls Kate Middleton a classic beauty, at least no one with eyes. I think of timeless faces like Ava Gardner or Grace Kelly. Today I would say Angelina Jolie. Assuming of course that most people who use this term think exclusively of white women as classic beauties. I would put Iman or Rita Hayworth in this category as well and among modern women, Aishwarya Rai.

Audrey, Jackie O, Grace Kelly

Anonymous wrote:I hear this term thrown around a lot. People say, for example, that Kate Middleton is a "classic" beauty. How so? She just looks like an average white woman to me.

Yup, that's pretty much it. Average white woman with good bone structure.

I hear this term thrown around a lot. People say, for example, that Kate Middleton is a "classic" beauty. How so? She just looks like an average white woman to me.