Jennifer Lopez and the Rise of the Ageless Hollywood Beauty

At a time when a revealing selfie straddles the line between post-feminist power shot and the ultimate humble brag, it takes a snap like Jennifer Lopez’s impossibly curvy, leotard-clad profile to send a palpable ripple through social media.

Yes, the triple threat’s ample derriere and plunging neckline called to mind Kim Kardashian West’s infamous post-baby belfie three years ago, perhaps even jogging our collective memory that it was in fact Lopez who paved the way for über-curvy figures to move to fashion’s forefront. But here’s the real question on everyone’s mind: This is 47? Perennially fresh-faced looks have, of course, long been part of the Hollywood requirement, but the 40—and now 50?—is-the-new-30 cliché holds true to a bevy of Hollywood beauties, whose ageless good looks appear to rely on an amalgam of enviable genes, iron-willed discipline, and a great dermatologist.

Take Gwyneth Paltrow, whose willowy figure and sun-sprinkled complexion can attest to a bon vivant’s take on spiritual wellness, her punishingly wholesome regimen of veggie delights and regular yoga lessons perhaps balancing out her admitted love of French fries. Or Carolyn Murphy, who at 41 still commands the kind of salary that budding supermodels dream about, in part owing supernatural physique to a life spent surfing as much as possible. Sixty-one-year-old Iman’s triumphant return to the spotlight this season was marked by her impossibly glowing skin, while Naomi Campbell continues to deliver walking proof that once a supermodel, always a supermodel.

Here, five beauties who defy the laws of time and space—and look good doing it.

 

 

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