i think Laetitia looks pretty average in candids but in some photoshoot her face is perfection

i love your view of France

thanks! i am american, and proud of it in many ways, but i HATE that it produces girls like pamela anderson and paris hilton. makes me want to puke. trash trash trash. oh well.

we need nomination photos!

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here are some

Emmanuelle B

oh wow great job!!!

i have to admit i had never heard of Carole Bouquet, she is stunning! i need to do more research on her

another classic favorite of mine, underrated in my opinion, is marie laforet. saw her in purple noon (plein soleil i believe?), and loved her look! big beautiful eyes, pouty mouth, so sexy. i think i am going to start a thread for her here in bellazon, i don't think there is one.

Marie Laforet... don't look at recent pics of her

And carole bouquet is a mature woman now but she is STUNNING

NATIONAL TREASURES

CZECH REPUBLIC

1. paulina

FRANCE

1. brigitte

2. laetitia

3. filippa

4. emmanuelle beart

5. catherine deneuve

AUSTRALIA

1. nicole trunfio

GERMANY

1. heidi klum

2. julia stegner

UNITED STATES

1. ?

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Australia: Gemma Ward

United States: Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn (not sure she was american )

Canada: Daria Werbowy, Jessica Stam

NATIONAL TREASURES

CZECH REPUBLIC

1. paulina

FRANCE

1. brigitte

2. laetitia

3. filippa

4. emmanuelle beart

5. catherine deneuve

AUSTRALIA

1. nicole trunfio

GERMANY

1. heidi klum

2. julia stegner

UNITED STATES

1. ?

I'd add Daniela Pestova to Czech Republic and Claudia Schiffer for Germany.

Also, the Dutch have Frederique van der Wal. (sp?)

Not many American models end up being beauty icons - mostly it's actresses as Taben pointed out.

NATIONAL TREASURES

CZECH REPUBLIC

1. paulina porizkova

2. daniela pestova

FRANCE

1. brigitte bardot

2. laetitia casta

3. filippa hamilton

4. emmanuelle beart

5. catherine deneuve

6. sophie marceau

AUSTRALIA

1. nicole trunfio

GERMANY

1. heidi klum

2. julia stegner

3. claudia schiffer

UNITED STATES

1. grace kelly

2. marilyn monroe

HOLLAND

1. frederique van der wal

CANADA

1. daria werbowy

all the above up for discussion/debate!

:hahaha: does Canada only have Daria? Daria is great though..

I'm not even sure because I don't really care where the models come from - I just pic who I like based on looks and how they can pull off a photo..

hi alexapaola, your contributions/suggestions would be appreciated! we are working on a "master list" here!

canada has many beautiful women. why, i was just up in montreal and saw so many.....

WHY DO YOU REFUSE TO ADD GEMMA WARD TO THE AUSTRALIA'S LIST ? SHE'S MORE OF AN ICON THAN NICOLE <_<

:hahaha: does Canada only have Daria? Daria is great though..

I'm not even sure because I don't really care where the models come from - I just pic who I like based on looks and how they can pull off a photo..

I can't think of any popular canadian model. the only canadian beauty i can think about is Kristin Kreuk

What was the name of that gorgeous Miss Canada world of Iranian (I think) descent? Mmm, she was incredible.

What about C

What about C

WHY DO YOU REFUSE TO ADD GEMMA WARD TO THE AUSTRALIA'S LIST ? SHE'S MORE OF AN ICON THAN NICOLE <_<

hey man, chill... it's only a forum.

i personally don't think she is that classically beautiful, but send me a nice clean and classy b/w portrait. i am open to it! also, any else think she belongs as one of australia's "national treasures"?

erm notice the emoticons

Gemma has been ranked as one of the "30 most powerful australians in the world" by an australian magazine, i don't think Nicole was in that list. As much as i love Nicole, Gemma should be ranked BEFORE her, just because you like Nicole more doesn't mean she's more of a "national treasure"

LATVIA

- Inguna Butane

- Ilze Bajare

Haha of course Ilze is latvian i should have guessed

Czech Republic:

Eva Herzigova

Karolina Kurkova