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The Mel > Tom > and Leo stretch was a strange one.
by Matt StoperaBuzzFeed Staff
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Every year since 1990, People Magazine has put out their list of the "most beautiful people in the world."
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And every year someone is on the cover who is essentially THE "most beautiful."
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Let's take a look back at who that was...
The "most beautiful person" of 1990: Michelle Pfeiffer
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She was 32.
Michelle Pfeiffer now:
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She's 64.
The "most beautiful person" of 1991: Julia Roberts
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She was 24.
Julia Roberts now:
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She's 54.
The "most beautiful person" of 1992: Jodie Foster
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She was 30.
Jodie Foster now:
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She's 59.
The "most beautiful person" of 1993: Cindy Crawford
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She was 27.
Cindy Crawford now:
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She's 56.
The "most beautiful person" of 1994: Meg Ryan
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She was 33.
Meg Ryan now:
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She's 60.
The "most beautiful person" of 1995: Courteney Cox
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She was 31.
Courteney Cox now:
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She's 58.
The "most beautiful person" of 1996: Mel Gibson
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He was 40.
Mel Gibson now:
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He's 66.
The "most beautiful person" of 1997: Tom Cruise
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He was 35.
Tom Cruise now:
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He's 60.
The "most beautiful person" of 1998: Leonardo DiCaprio
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He was 24.
Leonardo DiCaprio now:
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He's 47.
The "most beautiful person" of 1999: Michelle Pfeiffer
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She was 41.
Michelle Pfeiffer now:
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She's 64.
The "most beautiful person" of 2000: Julia Roberts
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She was 33.
Julia Roberts now:
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She's 54.
The "most beautiful person" of 2001: Catherine Zeta-Jones
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She was 32.
Catherine Zeta-Jones now:
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She's 52.
The "most beautiful person" of 2002: Nicole Kidman
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She was 35.
Nicole Kidman now:
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She's 55.
The "most beautiful person" of 2003: Halle Berry
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She was 37.
Halle Berry now:
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She's 55.
The "most beautiful person" of 2004: Jennifer Aniston
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She was 35.
Jennifer Aniston now:
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She's 53.
The "most beautiful person" of 2005: Julia Roberts
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She was 38.
Julia Roberts now:
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She's 54.
The "most beautiful person" of 2006: Angelina Jolie
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She was 31.
Angelina Jolie now:
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She's 47.
The "most beautiful person" of 2007: Drew Barrymore
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She was 32.
Drew Barrymore now:
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She's 47.
The "most beautiful person" of 2008: Kate Hudson
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She was 29.
Kate Hudson now:
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She's 43.
The "most beautiful person" of 2009: Christina Applegate
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She was 38.
Christina Applegate now:
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She's 50.
The "most beautiful person" of 2010: Julia Roberts
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She was 43.
Julia Roberts now:
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She's 54.
The "most beautiful person" of 2011: Jennifer Lopez
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She was 42.
Jennifer Lopez now:
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She's 53.
The "most beautiful person" of 2012: Beyoncé
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She as 31.
Beyoncé now:
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She's 40.
The "most beautiful person" of 2013: Gwyneth Paltrow
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She was 41.
Gwyneth Paltrow now:
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She's 49.
The "most beautiful person" of 2014: Lupita Nyong'o
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She was 31.
Lupita Nyong'o now:
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She's 39.
The "most beautiful person" of 2015: Sandra Bullock
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She was 51.
Sandra Bullock now:
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She's 58.
The "most beautiful person" of 2016: Jennifer Aniston
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She was 47.
Jennifer Aniston now:
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She's 53.
The "most beautiful person" of 2017: Julia Roberts
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She was 50.
Julia Roberts now:
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She's 54.
The "most beautiful person" of 2018: Pink
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She was 39.
Pink now:
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She's 42.
The "most beautiful person" of 2019: Jennifer Garner
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She was 47.
Jennifer Garner now:
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She's 50.
The "most beautiful people" of 2020: Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson, and Rani Rose Fujikawa
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Kate was 41. Goldie was 75. Rani Rose Fujikawa was two. Rani Rose is Kate Hudson's daughter BTW.
Kate Hudson now:
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She's 43.
Goldie Hawn now:
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She's 76.
The "most beautiful person" of 2021: Chrissy Teigen
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She was 35.
Chrissy Teigen now:
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She's 36.
And last but not least, the "most beautiful person" of 2022: Helen Mirren
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She's 77.
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