Julia Roberts is People Mag’s “Most Beautiful” again

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So boring. Julia Roberts took the “Most Beautiful in the World” honors yet again! I believe this is the third time – I remember she was “Most Beautiful” in 2005, and I believe she got it at least once before then. If People is looking for repeat beauty offenders, can Halle Berry can some love? Oh well. At least they’re not trying to convince us that Drew Barrymore is “Most Beautiful” again – and I don’t mean as disrespect to Drew, who I do think it cute, fun, sweet, interesting and attractive. But I just think the “Most Beautiful” headliner should be a true beauty of the ages, you know? Is that Julia? Eh. Sure, at one point, I’m sure there were millions of women who put Julia at the top of their “Most Beautiful” list. But now? See how far People Magazine climbs up Julia’s ass:

When you’re the World’s Most Beautiful Woman, there are a few things to always remember before leaving the house: Brush your teeth. Don’t take longer than the kids to get ready. And leave certain things (hair color and waxing) to trained professionals. Or so says Julia Roberts in an exclusive Q&A to celebrate her fourth turn as the cover girl for PEOPLE’s Most Beautiful issue.

Though it’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since Roberts starred in Pretty Woman, her relaxed vibe about beauty has served her well over the years. “She’s never looked more beautiful,” says Ryan Murphy, the director of her upcoming film, Eat, Pray, Love, based on the huge bestseller. “She is so happy and fulfilled and it shows.”

At 42, the mom of three (twins Hazel and Phinnaeus are 5 and Henry is 2) signed her first beauty contract in January to become Lancome’s global ambassador. “It’s fun to find myself with this type of new career at my advanced age!” she writes about the gig, in the issue on newsstands Friday.

While Roberts still wows on her rare red-carpet appearances, her beauty team reveals that it never takes more than two hours to get her ready – even for the Oscars. “There is nothing contrived,” says her longtime hairdresser Serge Normant. “She believes you have to be comfortable – you have to have a good time.”

Still, she does have a few beauty tricks up her sleeve. According to Genevieve, her makeup artist, Roberts uses a moisturizing tint (no heavy foundation – ever), followed by a creamy blush. “Her skin is amazing,” says Genevieve. Then comes Roberts’s fave part: eyeliner – smudged and sexy. “It’s something she can’t live without,” notes Genevieve. Two coats of mascara, followed by a natural sexy lip “not too shiny” and she can put those 20-something starlets to shame.

But, at home, Roberts favors a more relaxed look: makeup-free and often in yoga pants. It’s all part of her easy home life that she’s embraced since marrying cameraman Danny Moder, 41. “She seems to have made peace with everything,” says Pretty Woman director Garry Marshall, a longtime pal. “He is a laid-back guy. Surfing is his big thing. He’s not a driving ambitious husband. They kind of enjoy being with each other without a big circus.” And the kids? “They are very cute and have a great joie de vivre, which Julia always had,” he says.

Even her old pal George Clooney agrees she’s as beautiful inside as out. “There’s a reason why Julia is a timeless beauty, and it has nothing to do with the way she looks,” he says. “It has everything to do with who she is.”

[From People]

Funny, they never mention the work she had done to her face. ALLEGEDLY. I think she’s had her eyes done at least once, probably twice. They’ve been looking very “tight” for years. Which is fine, whatever. I know Julia does spend a significant amount of her time just being “normal” and keeping out of the spotlight, which I respect and admire her for. But don’t play this “there’s nothing contrived” line. Especially since this is all just promotion for that suckfest-looking Eat, Pray, Love. Ugh.

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  1. Oi says:

    How about someone under 30?

  2. Dallas says:

    I loathe this woman as much as I loathe Angiejo………

  3. bite me says:

    theres is nothing beautiful about this person, shes a grade a bitch

  4. Alex says:

    I like JR but please most beautiful my ass

  5. meme says:

    as long as it ain’t that bitch angelina, i’m ok with whoever they choose. but charlize theron is the most beautiful. and BTW Kaiser, there are pics of Ms. Theron and MY JEREMY RENNER at her dinner to benefit south africa. WHY ARE THEY NOT HERE FOR MY ENJOYMENT?????

  6. Dallas says:

    The top photo deserves the “photo shop” award!

  7. padiddle says:

    never found her attractive at all. I get the impression (from my male friends) that she is the type of woman other women think is beautiful, but men do not find attractive/sexy in any way.

  8. jessica says:

    Her teeth look discolored in the middle pic…

  9. Wow says:

    @ Dallas – I was just going to say the same thing. Photo shop award for sure.

    This piece is just a bone thrown. People Mag must want some exclusive from Julia or she has a movie coming out. Because there’s no way she’d be in the running for most beautiful this year.

  10. WTF?!? says:

    Centerfold in Equine Monthly I could see, but People really needs to get a grip. Plus, as someone pointed out, she’s a bitch.

    @ Oi– why does it have to be someone under 30? It’s not at all hard to be “beautiful” in your teens and 20s, but it is hard to have depth and true inner beauty.
    You’ll find out soon enough…

  11. Melanie says:

    I just read a book that claims that she has a bunch of sycophants surrounding her laughing at her every word. Yuck. She is a self important turkey.

  12. meme says:

    hmmm, let’s see. julia dated keifer sutherland, actor patrick or jason whatisname, benjamin bratt, the guy who played chandler from friends…nah, men don’t find her attractive at all. jeebus, the world fell in love with the Pretty Woman

  13. anon says:

    Right padiddle?ITA. What is it that some women who are nice looking but only other women think so and men are ‘meh’. SO odd, no idea what the ‘it’ factor behind that is.

    She looks good here, hair loose, not too harshly colored, etc. Natural makeup all good for her age (not saying she is old!) but I have read so many stories of how insufferable and awful she is that it kind of affects how I see her -negatively. And the whole ‘A LOW VERA’ T shirt she wore publicly after her hubby left his wife (named Vera) for her, divorce still not finalized seemed cruel and a low blow…not nice at all. I remember the fuss over that years ago still

  14. bite me says:

    everyone knows this list is about who has something to promote at the moment

  15. DoMaJoReMc says:

    BEAUTY IS AS BEAUTY DOES=Find someone else!

    Also, @ Dallas, I agree. Anyone who is photoshopped to the hills could be ‘most beautiful’. Hell, even ME!! 😀

  16. miranda says:

    If People are touting for an exclusive interview, they should at least go for someone the public still cares about. JR hasn’t had a hit movie since, erm…

  17. Kaiser says:

    The header photo is Julia’s new print ad for Lancome, by the way. It’s totally ‘Shopped to the max.

  18. padiddle says:

    @anon: I don’t know, but my bf and his friends and me and my girls talk about this all the time – Anne Hathaway is another one – women often think she is really pretty but all my male friends are like “ewww”. We are almost always divided on what hollywood ladies we think are “pretty”

  19. original kate says:

    wow – she is photoshopped into oblivion in that top photo. i think julia is pretty but she gives off a wicked mean girl vibe. as far as her acting talent i don’t reallly see it – she’s the same character in every movie since “pretty woman”, isn’t she? as for “eat pray love” i had to read the book for bookclub and i despised it, so i won’t be seeing the movie.

  20. HSays says:

    Bloody hell.

    If I were just a couple of years younger I’d be saying “Who?”

  21. marie says:

    I dont see all the beutyness about her… at all…
    And yes I have notice about Anne Hathaway too, I think shes gorgeous, but guys says shes just ok..

  22. Jazz says:

    BORING!!! Couldn’t they find someone more exciting? I guess her publicist bought this.

  23. Miss Bitch says:

    If she’s so beautiful, why would they feature a photo that erases every line on her face and makes her look inhuman? Every woman her age, botox or not, has some lines, as evidenced in photos of her in regular situations, red carpet, etc. Presumably, the aging of her face is part of her beauty? Why make her look like a cartoon?

  24. Tia C says:

    People magazine is consistently and completely unimaginative in their choices for this stupid “most beautiful” list.

  25. lucy2 says:

    Once again, People makes it a PR campaign – Julia has her big movie coming out soon. People has a history of making selections on stuff like that.
    I don’t think she’s unattractive, but I have never thought she was the most beautiful in the way that Hollywood tried to make us see her. I agree that Charlize or Halle would always be a better choice, or a number of other women.
    I too give her credit for staying out of the tabloids and keeping her family’s privacy, but beyond that don’t care for her.

  26. twisty says:

    I think she is painfully ugly, inside and out. She has a reputation as a super b*tch who is not only a husband stealer, but a vicious one at that (the “A Low Vera” shirt that someone else mentioned) and thinks her sh*t doesn’t stink. Besides, JUST LOOK AT HER! HUGE ugly mouth, weird nose with massive nostrils you could fit your foot in, there’s just nothing attractive about her at all. Ugly inside and out and I wish that she would just go away forever, I’m sick of looking at her ugly hateful ass. Oh, and she should be charged with child cruelty for naming her son Phinnaeus. WTF kind of asinine name is that?

    edit: I think I will be writing to Lancome to tell them that I will not be buying their makeup any more since I will not spend my money to support that horrid, soulless, amoral b*tch. They probably won’t care but still….

  27. Mairead says:

    That top photo is never Photoshop – pure CGI all the way baby! Although why a perfume and cosmetics house would want to advertise using someone with urine-coloured hair is beyond me 🙄

    As for her being more beautiful than Halle Berry or Charlize Theron (my two nominations as well); shut the hell up and get them cataracts remove People magazine!

  28. skibunny says:

    What????? That woman has such a big mouth she could suck an orange from across the room. Can’t stand her! Halle or Charlize would be my pick too.

  29. ogechi says:

    How can you looth somebody you only see on movies? This is strange! Envy kills!!! The hater suffers more than the hated.

    Julia Roberts remains the pretty woman. I love her till date.

  30. Kelaa Khaa says:

    JR is very boring. There are more beautiful people in the checkout line at the supermarket. I can’t wait to check out what Michael K has to say about this one!

  31. neelyo says:

    I’ve said it before and i’ll say it again, the list should actually be called The 25 Pushiest Publicists.

    Hell, wasn’t Rumer Willis on it last year?

  32. Leticia says:

    I think she is still beautiful, but she seems like such a phony in interviews or whenever she speaks publicly. And her loud laugh is more of a bray. She always physically hangs on other women’s husbands, i.e. Tom Hanks, Denzel, etc.

  33. Jeri says:

    She looks no better than the average mother of 2 on the street (maybe worse). Her nose has gotten more & more pointed over the yrs, don’t know if this was natural or if it’s supposed to be an improvement. Her stomach looks like the stomach of a woman that has birthed 3 children and the personality she displays is certainly NOT BEAUTIFUL.

    PEOPLE Mag has no credibility.

  34. Leek says:

    Good for People magazine. It’s right in time for the Kentucky Derby and she is most likely the most beautiful of the bunch. Although, I bet you can find one of the horses has better hair, her mouth and smile makes it a tight race.

    One year they should actually scour the planet and find the REAL 50 most beautiful people. Let’s not forget, most of their Oscars are won because they are pretending to be an exceptional human being who has done more in life than botox, adultery, and being “green.”

  35. flutters says:

    At least she brushes her teeth regularly!

  36. Taya says:

    Boy, People Magazine is really scraping the bottom of the barrel this year. Julia may be the most average looking celebrity, but by no means, the most beautiful.

  37. Alex says:

    awwwww Meme, did AJ pissed in your coffee? lol.

  38. meme says:

    @Leek BWAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAAA LOL

  39. jane says:

    Well said leek: “One year they should actually scour the planet and find the REAL 50 most beautiful people.”

    Exactly! I have seen a lot of celebs in my life & most of them are much shorter than you would think and look at least 10 years older, and much more “flawed”. People mag is a joke. I haven’t even looked at one in 20 years. The guy that writes crazy days and nights blog calls people “kneepads”.

  40. Ellen Smith says:

    Crooked nostrils again. What is it with these celebrities and models who have horribly crooked nostrils and don’t get them fixed? It’s as bad as having a deviated septum or big hook nose. Also, Charlize Theron – out-of-this world crooked nostrils – one goes east-west, the other north-south. Very few poses of her “nose on”.

  41. Missmilly says:

    yea yea this is such a repeated story. Just another award/cover story/carrot she can stick on her mantle. *eyes rolling*

  42. MaiGirl says:

    I agree with bite me. I bet that People magazine and whatever movie studio Eat, Pray, Love is produced by are under the same parent company. That’s all that could explain this left-field choice of someone who is barely relevant to most of us these days. Also, as above posters mentioned, she has done herself no favors with how she’s handled her personal life as of late. I do think she is attractive, but not nearly as attractive as SHE thinks she is.

    As for her acting, she is the exact wrong choice for Eat, Pray, Love. I had problems with the book, but hoped they could at least capture the best of the book in the movie. Clearly, not so much. Julia’s acting chops were always limited, and she does not have the sensitivity and multiple facets needed to do a good job in that role. Naomi Watts would have done an amazing job.

  43. bite me says:

    fun fact: brad pitt co produced eat love and pray:D

  44. nnn says:

    I have never found her beautiful but her legs were among the most gorgeous ones along with Cameron Diaz ones.

    I think about her face the way i perceives Cameron’s…she has a somewhat feminine charm with a sympathetic big smile and long stunning legs.

    But beautiful, no. Pretty yes and her height, thin model like frame and graceful poise gives her that elegant sophisticated royal look when she is all dressed up.

    Oh and she always had a great set of hair but i like her better as a curly brunette which suits her better.

  45. Heaven-bound says:

    Ugh! Can’t stand this home wrecker. She is not the most beautiful but I agree she should be under the “biggest bitch” category.

  46. Catherine says:

    To me, she looks like Skeletor more and more each year.

  47. voiceover says:

    I think she’s really pretty. But my husband doesn’t think so. And yeah, she’s had work done. All celebrities have. You just have to look at old photographs of them before they were uber famous. It’s always a slight tweaking of the nose, maybe pinning back of the ears, etc. Even Halle Berry’s had an obvious nose job. That’s what gets me. These people are the worlds “most beautifu”–yet they’ve had surgical help. What a farce!

  48. meme says:

    charlize theron has crooked nostrils? what kind of drugs are you ingesting?

  49. JJ says:

    Sorry peeps, but I like her. Here’s to not looking like a cookie-cutter Hollywood airhead.

    And sorry again, but I just don’t see any plastic surgery. Look at old photos and compare. (Halle Berry, on the other hand . . .)

  50. Ellen Smith says:

    Meme – no drugs – just check out her latest print ad for Dior. A train wreck sitting in the middle of her face. That’s why most of the pics of her have her head tilted to the side, downward, or at another angle.

  51. Cat says:

    Lol, whenever I see Julia Roberts I remember how it came out that the body on the poster of Pretty Woman wasn’t really hers.
    She’s ok, but her beauty is so contrived! “Only” two hours? Really? PS they forgot to mention she doesn’t shower or shave her pits very often!

  52. Chico says:

    I like her. Find her to be charming, fiesty and interesting. I get so sick of the fake Hollywood cookie-cutter bleach + tan ppl. At least Roberts is her own person. Some of the negative comments toward her seems like a lot of projection to me. Some women can be so judgmental of someone they’ve never met. I like her as an entertainer; don’t care about the rest.

  53. Feebee says:

    WTF? Words fail me.

  54. Tess says:

    The blond hair doesn’t work. At all. Her looks would be wildly improved by reverting to her natural dark brown.

    Probably salt and pepper now. But the blond fights with her coloring.

  55. meme says:

    ellen, i love ya bitch but you crazy! charlize is gorgeosity!!!

  56. Kristin says:

    OH MY GOD!!! Am I the only person on the entire GODDAMN planet who is sick to death of seeing Julia Roberts’ grinning mug in every single “Most Beautiful” issue??? Enough already! I don’t think she’s terribly attractive these days. Not to be bitchy but let’s be serious here. She peaked around a decade ago.

    I would love to see “People” pick some new blood to add to the mix. I used to love this issue, but frankly, I think it kind of sucks now. They used to cover a variety of celebrities, from the A-list on the way down to the D-list, with a variety of ages and races. But Julia Roberts?? Come on. My friend and I have an ongoing joke where we count how many times someone tells her she’s beautiful in one of her movies. Seriously, it’s almost EVERY movie. I have a theory that when Julia and her agent negotiate a film they stipulate that someone, at some point in the film, must remark how ‘beautiful’ she is. Don’t believe me? Have a Julia Roberts movie night and pay attention. I mean it, it’s practically every movie, haha!

  57. The Bobster says:

    The husband-stealing Muppet Mouth was never attractive.

  58. Leslie says:

    Okay, People magazine…you truly suck ass. This is Julia’s FOURTH time as Most Beautiful? Puke! Am not impressed w/People’s choice. Talk about a lack of originality. There are so many attractive people that haven’t been listed yet. Bor-ing!!!

  59. Majosha says:

    neelyo: Hold up, Rumer Willis was on last year’s list? I agree that Julia is a lame choice, but at least some kind of argument could be made in her favor. But Rumer? God no.

  60. Mirdeb says:

    Oh please, give me a break!

  61. Miranda Ann says:

    I think Halle should be the most beautiful. But, she doesn’t have a movie coming out so People won’t bother with her. Also, I’m sure Julia expected the entire cover and not just a little pic up in the corner!! Sandy rained on her parade! Too bad for you Julia!!

  62. AndyB says:

    This is so totally a case of Julia Robert’s publicist/talent agency buying People magazine’s cover and this meaningless “title”. She is so far from being the “most beatiful” woman in Hollywood, whether you are talking physical or inner beauty. I can’t stand her! Plus, that top photo looks like a mannequin, its been so photoshopped and she’s so overly made-up. Ugh!

  63. Scout says:

    Can’t stand her – never could – and I do not think she belongs on any most beautiful lists ever! The ugliness inside her shows on the outside.

    @ Melanie – you used one of my favorite words! Sycophant! It figures she would have an gaggle of them around her! I worked for a man for 8 years who surrounded himself with the same and it was nauseating to watch and listen to all of it! I was, for him, the token detractor! Thankfully!

  64. snowball says:

    I’m 42, so this isn’t a bitch about age. It isn’t about longevity. I love Halle and Charlize and Naomi. They’re gorgeous, timeless beauties. Even add Penelope Cruz, Catherine Zeta Jones.

    But what about Zoe Saldana or Eva Green (think that’s her name, the Bond girl from Casino Royale)? For god’s sake, can they ever pick someone NEW who doesn’t have agents, directors and producers kissing People’s ass?

    I know they usually have a section for up and comers, but I’m sick of seeing the same old faces on the cover year after year. Yes, Matt Damon and George Clooney, I’m looking at you, too.

    Julia is an awful choice. Every time I see her in pictures lately, I think she’s really let herself go and that she’s looking more ragged and sloppy than I do. I can believe it only takes her two hours to get ready for the Oscars. Blech.

  65. Anti-icon says:

    I wish these dumb magazines would consider inner beauty as part of the “most beautiful” criteria. In that case, there are many, many more deserving women in Hollywood than Julia Roberts, who has demonstrated many times how ugly she is inside. Why did she have to go steal her husband from a civilian, and then taunt and harrass her on her public bully forum? Is that the behavior of a beautiful woman. I think not.

  66. DottieDot says:

    I disagree!

  67. Camille says:

    Duck mouth much. Far out her lips are effed. Hideous woman, both inside and out. I’m surprised there aren’t more people calling out this woman as a ‘homewrecker’ (Oh sorry theres only one of those in Hwood LOL). And I also think she is a crap actress who is the same in every movie.

  68. PJ says:

    I have just always thought she was such a bad actress. So wooden. She just stands there and says her lines like she’s reading them, with very little emotion. Can you imagine her acting on the same screen with Meryl Streep? Not!

  69. pecansweet says:

    Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder,reading some of these comments,i see how hate really consumes some people lol.

  70. Kim says:

    SNNOOORRE! Wake me up when they pick someone interesting and worthy. People Im ashamed – how much $ did she pay you or are you just stupid? There are hundredds of more worthy and wayyyy more talented & entertaining women out there.

  71. Kim says:

    When I saw her cursing out a paparazzi, saying the f word repeatedly to him over & over IN FRONT OF HER KIDS, i didnt find her so attractive.

    She has never been pretty and is a mediocre actress.

    Isnt she embarrased we all know she paid for this?

  72. Kim says:

    The fake yellow hair has got to go. Her natural color is way better.

  73. NeoCleo says:

    Her upper lip has always distracted me, and not in a good way.

  74. Deanna says:

    She’s not pretty, and she’s a nasty evil manipulative homewrecking man stealing handicap place stealing beyotch

    But other than that, she’s nothing. She can’t even act.

  75. Solveig says:

    Great smile, great legs, but this is not enough to be “the most beautiful”.
    Her upper lip is hideous.
    Agree with those who said that Halle Berry and Charlize Theron would be a better choice, and Zoe Saldana too.
    Or Jennifer Connelly and Monica Bellucci.
    But those women don’t have a movie coming out or a great publicist.

  76. Chica says:

    Not a pretty woman anymore…ugh. Not sure she ever was but at least she had that youthful enthusiasm back in the day to help her along. I’ve also heard she’s one nasty b*tch, hard, cold and as scheming as they get.

  77. Mouse says:

    Eeew! She looks completely plastic and painted on.

  78. unemployed model says:

    While I am a fan of Julia Roberts, why not pick Zoe Saldana? Her career is red hot, and she’s beautiful. I think that would have been the smart and better choice.

  79. sonola trip says:

    I don’t understand why Sandra Bullock wasn’t People’s Most Beautiful Person. Not only was she the cover girl of this edition, but if there is anyone this year who has stood out as Hollywood’s most beautiful person inside and out, it’s her. People magazine really missed the obvious on this one.

  80. J says:

    Wow, it must be a very SMALL world where People magazine editors live. That’s why they only know a handful of “beautiful people.”

    I feel sorry for People magazine editors. Really. Someone should buy them plane tickets. They need to travel a little more.

  81. Jazz says:

    LOL at Sandra stealing Julia’s thunder on the cover. 🙂

  82. Juice in LA says:

    yawn. No wonder they bumped for Sandra!!!! anyone else starting to think (like me)that Roberts, Clooney, Pitt, Damon each own 25% stake in People mag?

  83. romeo says:

    this is sad. how can some people just hate someone for having a great life. julia looks great. i love how she looks like herself, as she has always been. she has a perfect life which explains the serenity in her appearance.

    and so what if she does not look perfect? she’s not a model, she’s an actress. she’s a mother. she’s a wife. she’s a regular person who has an extraordinary profession.

    suck it, haters.

    she is still more famous than all of you.

  84. ADA says:

    Julia Roberts is one of those people that other, lesser individuals secretly hate. It has to do with how powerful she is. She is the most famous actress in hollywood, even today. She is so powerful she doesn’t incite adoration, she incites envy. She’s almost otherworldly powerful. She is beautiful too. So don’t fear, Julia lovers. These so called commenters spewing vitriol will fall at her feet and kiss her ass when they get a chance to. Unfortunately, Julia will never want to meet these plebians.

  85. len says:

    That was the most hillarious list ever. Who still buys these crap? Think its about time men (straight men only) started ranking the most beautiful women section. But i like JR as a person, though she is far from beautiful. Halle n Chaliz r prettier, so is Alicia. Come to think of it, who is not?

  86. tvfan001 says:

    When I heard it was Julia Roberts – I was so done with People magazine. Are their editors living in the past or what? This was not JR’s year and there has to be some under the table deal going on for them to pick her again. I hope whatever exclusive they receive is worth disappointing the readers of the magazine. I loved JR in her day – and will always appreciate her acting. But come on People Magazine – move on an recognize some of the other talent & pretty people out there for a change.

  87. Palmer says:

    Never got the Julie thing. She is attractive as in her roles around the time of Mystic Pizza, but beautiful? PLLLLEEEASE! NOT! There are at least a 100 women more so of all ages.

  88. CB Rawks says:

    Her eyes and hair are pretty, and that’s all.
    (Her natural red hair, not that hot mess of fried bleach above.)
    She would admit herself that she has horse teeth, uneven lips and a bizarre nose.