‘World most beautiful woman’, Gina Lollobrigida dies at 95. Gina Lollobrigida, an Italian actress who was regarded as the world’s most beautiful woman, passed away at the age of 95.
She had been “hospitalised for some time,” Corriere della Sera reported the news, according to BBC news.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Gina Lollobrigida was one of the biggest stars in European film.
She was dubbed “the most beautiful lady in the world” for her performances in Crossed Swords, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Beautiful But Dangerous.
She co-starred in movies starring Errol Flynn, Frank Sinatra, Rock Hudson, and Humphrey Bogart, among others.
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Lollobrigida, one of the few remaining actors from the golden age of film, “made Marilyn Monroe appear like Shirley Temple,” in Bogart’s words.
She switched to politics and photography in the 1960s when her career started to fade.
One of the few remaining representatives of the golden age of cinema, Lollobrigida “made Marilyn Monroe appear like Shirley Temple,” according to Bogart.
The film industry magnate Howard Hughes bombarded her with marriage proposals. However, she did get into a vicious fight off-camera with fellow Italian diva Sophia.
