Audrey Hepburn
In Givenchy at the Oscars, 1954
“What a sweet dress, and how very Hepburn. I love the graphicness of the hair with the cat-eye, and the lack of jewelry. It can so easily ruin a look.”
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Mother Teresa – 1910 – 1997
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Hilary Rodham Clinton
SECRETARY OF STATE, FORMER FIRST LADY, FORMER U.S. SENATOR
As a presidential candidate in 2008, she won more primaries and gathered more delegates than any woman in U.S. history. Sure, she polarizes — but this deft stateswoman also mesmerizes and energizes.
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Oprah Winfrey
QUEEN OF ALL MEDIA
Rosa Parks
In 1955, this Montgomery, AL, woman famously refused to give up her bus seat to a white man. Her arrest sparked the Montgomery bus boycott, led by Martin Luther King Jr. — a turning point in the civil rights movement. Her life exemplified commitment and courage.