Beautiful Women Part 1

Men enjoy looking at women. This is a fact. Even gay men can appreciate a beautiful woman (probably more so than a straight man can appreciate a handsome man). Now before I get into this two (or maybe three) part blog I expect to get complaints saying I'm being sexist, or only glorifying women with looks, so in part 1 I will try to explain that when I talk about beautiful women, I am not referring only to outward beauty, but also the character traits that make you a beautiful person. With that said, I will admit on behalf of the male gender that most of the time it is the physical appearance that first draws our attention to a woman. But I know for me, it is beyond the first glance that I find true beauty. A woman can be stunning to look at, but if her personality is rotten, then I don't find her beautiful. Likewise, a less physically appealing woman can be the most caring loving person, and this is true beauty.

So today I will be looking at six women over 40 who I think, for various reasons are beautiful women. These are in know particular order:
1.) Michelle Pfeifer-- I first became aware of the young actress in the movie Grease 2. I never actually saw this movie, but I saw Michelle in the adds. She caught my eye, and to this day, when I see her in an ad for a movie, she still catches my eye and makes me want to see the movie. She is a good actress, and she has for the most part aged naturally (as far as I can tell). She takes care of herself, but doesn't use lots of artificial help. I find it beautiful that she is comfortable with the fact that she is maturing, and doesn't feel she needs lots of injections to keep herself 20.
2.) Julia Roberts-- Another actress who has matured before our eyes from the young hooker in Pretty Woman to the boozing professor in Larry Crowne, She plays age appropriate roles, and shows that woman can be stunning at any age. Also she seems to have become more lovely when she became a mother. I love hearing her tell stories about her kids.
3.) Betty White-- Who doesn't love this 90 year old veteran. And to me what makes her so beautiful is her sense of humor, and her love for life. If I live to be 90 I want to be as lively as Betty!
4.) Mary Tyler Moore-- This lovely lady was my first TV love. As a child I would watch the Mary Tyler Moore Show religiously. What I think makes her so beautiful even today is her courage. She has battled diabetes for nearly forty years and has battled alcoholism, and last year had brain surgery. And yet she keeps smiling, and making others smile to as we saw on the recent Birthday celebration for Betty White
5.) Shania Twain-- This country megastar has always been outwardly lovely. Her inner beauty has shown over the last few years as her husband left her for a family friend. I have to laugh at how she overcame this challenge, she got together with the ex-husband of the woman her husband left her for. And she is restarting her musical career... good for her!
6.) Jennifer Aniston-- So Brad Pitt left her for Angelina. So what if her romances have not been very successful, she still lucks great and is a pretty big box office star, grossing over twice as much as any other FRIENDS alum. She is ranked #137 box office grossing star according to Box Office Mojo. And she just keeps smiling and melting our hearts.

We'll discuss more beautiful Women in future blogs this week. Hope you can see that beauty is more than skin deep.