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Originally Posted by Rain Man
Ranks so far:
1. Kristen Bell
2. Courtney Thorne-Smith
3. Salma Hayek
4. Penelope Cruz
5. Barbara Eden
6. Natalie Portman
7. Winona Ryder
8. Cheryl Ladd
9. Halle Berry
10. Tea Leoni
11. Geena Davis
12. Christa Miller
13. Meredith Baxter-Birney
14. Markie Post
15. Meg Ryan
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Originally Posted by ThaVirus
Hah, this is surprising. I was expecting Winona to be your #1.
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Yeah, that would have been a logical guess.
This was a good exercise to update my laminated list. Winona is amazing, and she's still in the "Fabulous Fifteen", but she has a little too much crazy in her to hold the #1 spot. I had to move her down.
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Originally Posted by ThaVirus
I’d say yes. Your type seems to be mousy white women. Petite is a must and lean toward blondes.
You also seem to be a generalist. Well, I’m not sure that’s the correct word to use but I mean you seem to like ordinary features. Like, aside from Penelope Cruz and her schnozz, none of the women you favor have particularly strong features facial features. I suppose Tea Leoni’s almond eyes are a bit unique as well, but otherwise no striking eyes, no large noses, no full lips, no high cheek bones, etc.
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Excellent observation on the generalist thing. I think I'm less taken with extreme beauty than most. I have a weakness for women who can, in some ridiculous fantasy, be a woman that I could see on the street. I think extreme female beauty in American society tends to hone in on one particular look, and it's so perfect that it becomes generic to me. That's why stunners like Farrah and Jaclyn Smith and Victoria Principal didn't make my list.
I've never detected a preference for blondes, but I have no bias against them. Looking at my list, I see 7 blondes in my Fabulous Fifteen, which is probably a bit more than their natural occurrence, and that surprises me. Of my brunette eight, three are women of color who will generally have black hair, so my white list is 7 blondes and 5 brunettes (though Geena has sometimes been a redhead). And yeah, that means I lean toward white, though that may reflect the availability of candidates as well.
Only about seven on my list are known for being buxom, and eight aren't, so I go for all types in that regard. About six of them are petite, which may support your "mousey" observation.