It’s hard to believe that when she was growing up, Cindy Crawford—who revealed in an interview released yesterday that she’ll retire from modeling upon turning 50 this month—was teased about the now-iconic dot above her left lip. Luckily, her mother talked her out of having it removed, and the rest is supermodel history: With the help of her million-dollar mole, the small-town beauty would soon find herself on the cover of Vogue, launching a legendary career that has spanned several decades.
The inexplicable magnetism of a well-placed beauty mark, of course, has been a phenomenon throughout history. Long before a “Material Girl”–era Madonna paid homage to Marilyn Monroe with the help of her own exaggerated mark—or Edie Sedgwick, who popularized drawn-on dots as much as she did rows of faux lashes—it was Marie Antoinette who prompted legions of 18th-century courtiers to adorn their faces with moleskin or velvet mouches, which, depending on their location, conveyed anything from relationship status to a flirtatious personality. These days, fashion favorites like Blake Lively and Kate Upton have revived the Old World glamour of the look, inspiring their fair share of followers to draw on their own with the help of an eye pencil. Here, a look at a few of the hottest spots of all time.
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