there is almost nothing in this world
more captivating than a woman's beauty
the allure and grace of the fairer sex
it's something to behold history of
course has no shortage of beautiful
women that have become somewhat of a
standard for the modern world beauty
products would sometimes invoke the name
of Cleopatra and testament that whatever
they're selling actually works even back
in the 60s American women looked up to
Jackie Kennedy as a role model of being
a proper and elegant woman whose beauty
is second to none songs have even been
composed about Helen of Troy narrating
about how her face was able to launch a
fleet of ships so in today's video we
are going to count down to ten of the
most beautiful women in history but of
course physical beauty is just skin
games so we are also going to count down
women who have had an impact in history
not only with their beauty but with
their intelligence strengths
contributions and remarkable talents
we'll start off with number ten a
spaceship she was a partner and a lover
of the Greek statement pair cost and one
of the most influential women in the
ancient world known to have displayed a
great beauty and intelligence according
to historians as Asia particularly her
house attracted and influenced many
prominent teachers and philosophers
during her time including Socrates
himself though there are historical
records that say she was a brothel
keeper and a prostitute there are a lot
of evidence that point to the contrary
she was known as a courtesan and an
advisor to peer calls which makes her
role in history a crucial piece to
understanding the lives of women endure
contributions to ancient Grecian society
number nine say low mean not to be
confused with that mystery me anyway
cell only lived in the first century and
was daughter to Herod the second and
Herodias she was attractive but her
beauty came in the form of her disarming
charm like an enchantress
she has been portrayed in many
literature and media as the woman who
danced the dance of the Seven Veils
though no historical record would
confirm the accuracy of this little
trivia but she was indeed a talented
dancer in the Bible she is notably known
for demanding and bearing the head of
John the Baptist which has been depicted
in numerous Renaissance and religious
artworks archaeological finds point to
the fact that Salem a did exist
was not just a character written in holy
scripture as a metaphor for something as
her face was found to be carved into
coins number eight frightening to be
used as a model for the image of
Aphrodite in sculpture and paintings is
perhaps the highest compliment that
could be given to this next woman on our
list after all Aphrodite is the Grecian
god of love and beauty Friday was a
courtesan who gained fame after baring
her breasts in front of a jury to gain
their pity her beauty was incomparable
according to the Greek rhetorician
athenaeus her confidence along with her
looks was what lured the painter of
police to produce the image of Aphrodite
as well as inspired the sculptor
practice' leaves to use her image as
model for the statute Aphrodite of
meadows number seven Mata Hari no Banda
villainess can compete with history's
very own femme fatale Mata Hari an
exotic dancer of Dutch frisian descent
moved to france and gained fame as a
dancer whose promiscuity and willingness
to show some skin kavya attention of
many men in her era since the
netherlands remained in neutral during
the first mother hari was able to move
unhindered between borders because of
her dutch nationality later I became a
courtesan to a high ranking military
official of the Allies and began her
career as a double agent in 1917 however
French intelligence agents were able to
intercept a coded message from the
German army that hinted about their Spa
in Paris called h21 later on the French
were able to identify h21 at Mata Hari
and because of this reason she was
captured and executed by firing squad
she may have gotten caught in shot but
history cannot deny the fact that Mata
Hari was able to use her looks and
smarts quite well that she managed to
play on both sides during the war number
six Bathsheba how Queen Bathsheba
arrived at her royal position was not at
all a pleasant story before she became
King David's wife she was already the
wife of a king called urea after
plotting against urea King David was
finally able to take Bathsheba for
himself after the king was killed in
battle
however legend has it that God was
displeased with Bathsheba's adultery
that as punishment her firstborn child
to David died at birth but of course
later on Bathsheba would give birth to
Solomon heir to David as king of Israel
and as that Sheba grew to love David her
loyalty to the king and
love of their children became so
unwavering at the time of David's death
she made sure that Solomon not Davis
firstborn took the crown to become the
wisest King known in Israel both wise
and protective of Solomon these
qualities were second only to her beauty
that made David fall in love with her
and take great lengths to capture her in
her heart number five Lucrezia Borgia
she was one of the most appreciated
things in medieval Italy during the 14th
and 15th century Lucrezia Borgia was one
of the most beautiful women in Europe
her heavy blond hair fair and smooth
complexion high bosoms and hazel eyes
that according to stories changed color
a few of the physical qualities and made
her one of the jewels of her father Pope
Alexander the sixth reign which the Pope
himself used to his advantage as he
tried to offer her hand in marriage
multiple times in order to safeguard his
prophecy has been depicted in multiple
media from film television literature
opera and even video games number 4
Marie Antoinette marine Internet is one
of the most recognizable faces in names
in history married to louis xvi of
france
maria was already royal blooded having
descended from a line of emperors which
left the french people and offer beauty
even more her height
fair complexion pale blond hair and high
fashion sense was rivaled by none though
she was dealt a terrible hand by history
because of her husband Marie internet
was a month the most talented women in
Europe from horseback riding - an
impressive musical ability it was too
bad that she had to be dragged out of
her side shorn of her status in looks
and to meet her and under the guillotine
of the French Revolution number three
Lady Godiva confidence is being able to
ride throughout town naked on horseback
and that is exactly what Lady Godiva did
she was the beautiful wife of Leofric
Earl of Mercia in the 11th century a
noblewoman she was known for her charity
and her more than generous donations to
monasteries and churches around Coventry
however despite her generosity and
beauty the citizens were not able to
find refuge in it from the heavy
taxes levied on them by Leofric outraced
Godiva demanded and Leofric lower the
taxes repeatedly until he agreed to do
so under one condition that she rides
around town stripped of all her clothes
and having only her long thick hair to
cover her eager to help the people of
Coventry she rolled out naked before she
left the walls of their palace Leofric
had already ordered the townspeople to
lock themselves up in their home and not
gaze upon Godiva unfortunately for one
man named Tom he was not able to resist
the urge to pee but later on paid the
price of disobeying Leo for his orders
with both of his eyes after her ride
Godiva demanded Leofric to keep his end
of the bargain and he did so lowering
the taxes while many historians disputed
the naked ride around town as fiction
Lady Godiva
was indeed a real person who along with
her husband's built and set up the
Benedictine monastery in Coventry number
two Helen of Troy come on I didn't think
we would have a list on history's most
beautiful women without including the
woman with a face that launched a
thousand ships did you she could easily
have taken the number one spot on this
list but because of no contemporary
portrait of her and a clearer account of
her life she lives on the second spot
however that does not remove the fact
that she was a phenomenal woman who
thousands of men have died for Ward died
because of her in Greek mythology Helen
of Troy was Spartan by heritage and was
said to be the daughter of Zeus and Leda
considered by the Greeks as the most
beautiful woman in the world she was by
marriage Queen of Laconia and was the
wife of King Menelaus her abduction by
the Trojan Prince Paris as the story
that we all know ghosts sparked the
infamous Trojan War and set off a series
of events that helped shape the ancient
Greek civilization and finally the most
beautiful woman in history number one on
our list
Nefertiti while many would consider
Cleopatra as the most beautiful woman to
have existed considering that she was
able to bring both Julius Caesar and
Mark Anthony to their needs its Queen
Nefertiti that takes home first place on
this list her name it translates to a
beautiful woman has come and she was a
wife to one of the greatest Egyptian
pharaohs Akhenaten her features are
sharp and much more striking than the
depictions at media and pop culture have
of Cleopatra her sois light neck was a
low elegance for a queen and her facial
features with the high neck bones which
unfortunately for Cleo
has become the standard for feminine
beauty to this day in a way Queen
Nefertiti was almost elven in her beauty
her origin is steeped in mystery
historians and experts hypothesized that
Nefertiti was the daughter of
Akhenaten's uncle and she might have
been a mitanni princess
regardless her marriage to Akhenaten
bore six daughters and she ruled Egypt
as a powerful Queen and a spiritual
leader in Akhenaten newly established
religion even though she may be
continually overshadowed by Cleopatra
Spain Nefertiti is definitely still one
of the most beautiful women in history
if the stories are true it still boggles
my mind that so many people died in a
children war because two dudes were
fighting over a girl you know that's
it's like the worst Jerry Springer
episode ever
I put anyway guys hopefully you enjoyed
this video thank you all so much for
watching I'll see you later