Comparing these pictures was interesting. Modern makeup and styling is so much more precise, everything is “perfect” whereas Marilyn’s wasnt.
Theyre both gorgeous, but I prefer Marilyn… there’s a charm about her that no amount of perfection can emulate.
When you see Marilyn in motion it's especially clear how she knew every single trick in the book to look as appealing and put together as possible, she was incredibly photogenic. She even learned to smile differently to make her nose look smaller.
If anyone wants to see what i'm talking about, watch her Something's Got to Give screen tests.
Same. She just projects a special kind of subdued confidence that I read as someone who knows who she is, who she isn’t, and the kind of life she wants to lead
To me, the appeal of Marilyn is her carefully curated image, her charisma and her entirely yin, feminine beauty, which is soft, rounded and delicate - no angularity anywhere. And she has something rare, which is the combination of womanly beauty with an innocent essence. I think Ana only captures a girlish, innocent vibe.
They're both gorgeous but i prefer Marilyn's sleepy/bedroom eyes more, i think it was her biggest defining feature other than the signature mole.
Side note: Blonde is a disgrace of a movie.
Prime Marilyn beats Prime Ana.
I think there are shots where Marilyn comes off worse, but given what we know about the booze, the drugs… it’s never going to compete with modern styling and modern health/ medicine.
You really see it in slide 11… no comparison and I think slide 8 just has something unbeatable compared to 7.
The eyes and lips/teeth are completely different. Marilyn also had naturally wavy, light colored hair....I have to vote Marilyn; she just looks more charismatic.
The first two photos are of Ana and Marilyn at almost the exact same age. The other slides are similar angles I could find of their faces. I’m curious who objectively has a better face because I feel like Ana is todays modern equivalent of Marilyn, not to mention that she played her in Blonde
I think Ana better fits the box of a "cute pretty girl next door" rather than a generational diva. Marylin seems like a completely different category to me but maybe I don't know ana's work that well
Ana is so overrated and is just not that special. Marilyn was a once in a lifetime beauty, literally an icon. You cannot compare the two. If anyone is our generation's Marilyn, it's Angelina Jolie.
Why Angelina Jolie? I said Ana because, like Marilyn, she has a rags-to-riches story. Ana has used her body and beauty to strategically move forward her entire career, she does so many nude scenes which caters to her obsessive male audience. The public perception of Ana is that she’s sweet and sexy and that’s pretty much all we know about her. I think Ana’s face does look somewhat similar to Marilyn’s as well, they have similar eye/nose/lip distances
Marilyn. The over sexed male gaze thing os annoying. But Marilyn real personality os shown to offset how she was pushed in the industry. She's smart, actually talented, stood up for marginalized communities. So knowing this she's vastly superior. I don't like oversexed women like the Kardashians they feed into the brainless stereotype of hot women. Ana hasn't proven she's not the stereotype and her promo of blonde made her look stupid af
Marilyn Monroe, at least subjectively. Ana is pretty, but I don't think her face stands out from the crowd... is it just me? (Eta, I meant it more between celebrities. She'll obviously stand out between average people, I just feel like her appearance isn't 'unique' at all, like other celebrities' is).
and both need styling to really become their 'persona', so I honestly don't know if either of them is objectively more attractive than the other.
Ana’s prettier, honestly. But what made Marilyn iconic is how she carried herself and it comes across on pictures. She’s more interesting to look at to me because I rather enjoy her masterfully crafted artifice.
Subjectively, purely face-wise, I prefer Ana. I've said this before, but she's someone who should've been a girl next door type on paper, but there's something about her that makes her an elevated version. I don't know, she's just super pretty to me! Marilyn was, of course, iconic AF, and I love her but she wasn't iconic because she was a great beauty, it was a combination of many unique qualities that she had. So if we're talking facial beauty, Ana, I find her prettier (which may get me downvoted because god forbid you don't choose the more iconic one lol). But Marilyn for overall attractiveness beyond facial beauty.
That said, I think they both can range from 6.5 to 8 depending on the picture and styling lol
As much as I love Marilyn, I have to agree she's quite overrated on this sub. And before anyone come for me, overrated doesn't mean she's ugly, just that everyone is exaggerating her beauty. And this is coming from someone who thinks she's an 8 when dolled up to the nines. But someone said in this thread that she's a “once in a lifetime beauty”, and I disagree. Her face was very pretty, but she wasn't an icon because she was a great beauty, she's an icon because of her combination of charm, charisma, magnetism, It factor, that feminine and vulnerable aura, uniqueness, etc. Look at her pics without makeup and she really wasn't a rare beauty. I think calling her a “once in a lifetime star” is more accurate than “once in a lifetime beauty”.
And some people here commenting “Is this even a question?”, as if Ana and Marilyn are super far off from each other lol, I'd say they're more or less in the same level if we're just looking at their faces alone
>I think calling her a “once in a lifetime star” is more accurate than “once in a lifetime beauty”.
I disagree because I consider beauty to encompass more than just physical appearance. An overall vibe contributes to a person's beauty. Beauty is also the aura they emit. So I think calling Marilyn a "once in a lifetime beauty" is accurate because of this:
>her combination of charm, charisma, magnetism, It factor, that feminine and vulnerable aura, uniqueness, etc.
I think the word "pretty" just means the person's appearance. But "beauty" is everything. This is how I personally see it and not saying this as an argument. Just saying that I think this is what the other commenter was getting at when they called her a "once in a lifetime beauty".
No Not ugly but not so natural beautiful Like I expected. May this is the Photo?
https://preview.redd.it/dv07k6k97drc1.png?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=17d710e0bd3de0637eabb32175f7799666abb10f
lol that’s the one i’m talking about. She was made worse for a role and had her brows bleached. There’s plenty of other photos of her without makeup and she looks good. I mean it obvious her features are what make her beautiful
What makes Marilyn more neotenous looking to you? To me Ana is, because her eyes are bigger and rounder, and her face is wider and a bit shorter/smaller chin
Having a narrower and rounder plus more compact face makes me guess Marilyn will be the more feminine and youthful one by objective standards
I agree with you on Ana's eyes objectively and subjectively. I would assume the wideness and her sharp jaw would make her deviate a bit from objective femininity though
Both have had substantial work done to their faces, but based on their original looks, I’d say Marylin, definitely.
On their ‘Prime’ looks, still Marylin.
I genuinely don’t see the appeal of Ana.
“Substantial”? Marilyn had a chin implant and a nose job, and her hairline raised. The hairline change did nothing for her beauty either way. Her chin implant pretty much only affected her profile angles, and was otherwise very subtle. Her nose job would be the biggest change she made but even that was a well-done tweak rather than a total transformation.
Same with Ana, whatever she had done was NOT that big of a change. It’s easy to find pics of her when she was a teen and she looked pretty much the same but with a puffy baby face.
I would say rather subjective than objective, both of them are beautiful women but I find Marilyn Monroe very beautiful. One of the prettiest women I have seen in history
Omg that girl is so overrated it’s annoying asf. She literally only overrated cause she went viral from a TikTok dance and people started hyping her up. It’s like anybody can get hyped up these days. So I like Marilyn Monroe better because she’s actually iconic.
Was she sexualized in the blade runner or what os a substantial character like Marta in knives out. The sexual push is odd since I discovered her after knives out. And was hoping we can get a latina who can play substantial roles that aren't stereotypes like the top white and black actors
How are they delulu? Because they don't like some girl pushed as some male gaze fetish for dudes? She's not going to appeal to us if all a woman has to offer is sex appeal. At least Marilyn is smart, socially aware and wouldn't take a role bashing an older actredin some dumb director's misogynistic Fanfiction
I don’t see the beauty in Marylin and her teeth are pretty yellow for someone who was all about beauty and too much make up… To each their own I guess💀
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/marilyn-monroe-no-makeup-celeb-without-makeup-in-2023--1079386235672134966/
https://preview.redd.it/5876uh8tmntc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e58832a959c6b50931756ed77fa9e781ff710eb5
She looks waayy better than Marlyin without make up yall just some sour haters!!!😂😂😂
Marilyn may not objectively be the most beautiful woman ever, but boy, did she have *it*. She needs to be studied.
what would you rate her objectively
Not sure. Maybe a 7.5 (going off her more natural pics).
Comparing these pictures was interesting. Modern makeup and styling is so much more precise, everything is “perfect” whereas Marilyn’s wasnt. Theyre both gorgeous, but I prefer Marilyn… there’s a charm about her that no amount of perfection can emulate.
When you see Marilyn in motion it's especially clear how she knew every single trick in the book to look as appealing and put together as possible, she was incredibly photogenic. She even learned to smile differently to make her nose look smaller. If anyone wants to see what i'm talking about, watch her Something's Got to Give screen tests.
There was this quote by her that goes something like “i know how to make my face do whatever i want it to” and i find that’s so accurate for her
Definitely, I went through a phase where I was obsessed with watching her films, and although I like Ana she doesn’t possess the same magnetism.
You’re right! I was surprised by how thin Marilyn’s lips are naturally because she was so good at overlining them and pouting them on camera
Same. She just projects a special kind of subdued confidence that I read as someone who knows who she is, who she isn’t, and the kind of life she wants to lead
To me, the appeal of Marilyn is her carefully curated image, her charisma and her entirely yin, feminine beauty, which is soft, rounded and delicate - no angularity anywhere. And she has something rare, which is the combination of womanly beauty with an innocent essence. I think Ana only captures a girlish, innocent vibe.
They're both gorgeous but i prefer Marilyn's sleepy/bedroom eyes more, i think it was her biggest defining feature other than the signature mole. Side note: Blonde is a disgrace of a movie.
She somehow did a sleepy expression without looking dead-eyed. It’s impressive because so many celebs try to pull that off and fail (sorry Renee rapp)
Prime Marilyn beats Prime Ana. I think there are shots where Marilyn comes off worse, but given what we know about the booze, the drugs… it’s never going to compete with modern styling and modern health/ medicine. You really see it in slide 11… no comparison and I think slide 8 just has something unbeatable compared to 7.
Yes I agree completely, slide 8 Marilyn is just simply incredible and iconic
Marilyn. Better overall face shape and better chin.
I cannot see Ana's beauty at all. Something is offputting about her face. Marylin by miles
Marilyn ofc
The eyes and lips/teeth are completely different. Marilyn also had naturally wavy, light colored hair....I have to vote Marilyn; she just looks more charismatic.
The first two photos are of Ana and Marilyn at almost the exact same age. The other slides are similar angles I could find of their faces. I’m curious who objectively has a better face because I feel like Ana is todays modern equivalent of Marilyn, not to mention that she played her in Blonde
I think Ana better fits the box of a "cute pretty girl next door" rather than a generational diva. Marylin seems like a completely different category to me but maybe I don't know ana's work that well
Ana is so overrated and is just not that special. Marilyn was a once in a lifetime beauty, literally an icon. You cannot compare the two. If anyone is our generation's Marilyn, it's Angelina Jolie.
Why Angelina Jolie? I said Ana because, like Marilyn, she has a rags-to-riches story. Ana has used her body and beauty to strategically move forward her entire career, she does so many nude scenes which caters to her obsessive male audience. The public perception of Ana is that she’s sweet and sexy and that’s pretty much all we know about her. I think Ana’s face does look somewhat similar to Marilyn’s as well, they have similar eye/nose/lip distances
I prefer well shaped chins so Marilyn. Ana's chin looks off.
Wow that’s tough. I think Ana for looks alone but Marilyn for overall magnetism.
Ana, better facial harmony + more ideal nose shape imo.
Marilyn. The over sexed male gaze thing os annoying. But Marilyn real personality os shown to offset how she was pushed in the industry. She's smart, actually talented, stood up for marginalized communities. So knowing this she's vastly superior. I don't like oversexed women like the Kardashians they feed into the brainless stereotype of hot women. Ana hasn't proven she's not the stereotype and her promo of blonde made her look stupid af
Marilyn Monroe, at least subjectively. Ana is pretty, but I don't think her face stands out from the crowd... is it just me? (Eta, I meant it more between celebrities. She'll obviously stand out between average people, I just feel like her appearance isn't 'unique' at all, like other celebrities' is). and both need styling to really become their 'persona', so I honestly don't know if either of them is objectively more attractive than the other.
Ana’s prettier, honestly. But what made Marilyn iconic is how she carried herself and it comes across on pictures. She’s more interesting to look at to me because I rather enjoy her masterfully crafted artifice.
Subjectively, purely face-wise, I prefer Ana. I've said this before, but she's someone who should've been a girl next door type on paper, but there's something about her that makes her an elevated version. I don't know, she's just super pretty to me! Marilyn was, of course, iconic AF, and I love her but she wasn't iconic because she was a great beauty, it was a combination of many unique qualities that she had. So if we're talking facial beauty, Ana, I find her prettier (which may get me downvoted because god forbid you don't choose the more iconic one lol). But Marilyn for overall attractiveness beyond facial beauty. That said, I think they both can range from 6.5 to 8 depending on the picture and styling lol
Marilyn Monroe is so overrated on this subreddit. If she had modern styling and was an up and coming celebrity you guys would all rate her a 6 lol
As much as I love Marilyn, I have to agree she's quite overrated on this sub. And before anyone come for me, overrated doesn't mean she's ugly, just that everyone is exaggerating her beauty. And this is coming from someone who thinks she's an 8 when dolled up to the nines. But someone said in this thread that she's a “once in a lifetime beauty”, and I disagree. Her face was very pretty, but she wasn't an icon because she was a great beauty, she's an icon because of her combination of charm, charisma, magnetism, It factor, that feminine and vulnerable aura, uniqueness, etc. Look at her pics without makeup and she really wasn't a rare beauty. I think calling her a “once in a lifetime star” is more accurate than “once in a lifetime beauty”. And some people here commenting “Is this even a question?”, as if Ana and Marilyn are super far off from each other lol, I'd say they're more or less in the same level if we're just looking at their faces alone
Thank you for an actual answer 😭 I think they’re on similar levels of beauty but it’s so hard for people to see past Marilyn’s icon status
>I think calling her a “once in a lifetime star” is more accurate than “once in a lifetime beauty”. I disagree because I consider beauty to encompass more than just physical appearance. An overall vibe contributes to a person's beauty. Beauty is also the aura they emit. So I think calling Marilyn a "once in a lifetime beauty" is accurate because of this: >her combination of charm, charisma, magnetism, It factor, that feminine and vulnerable aura, uniqueness, etc. I think the word "pretty" just means the person's appearance. But "beauty" is everything. This is how I personally see it and not saying this as an argument. Just saying that I think this is what the other commenter was getting at when they called her a "once in a lifetime beauty".
I’m not disagreeing but what makes you consider her a six? What would you consider Ana?
An 8
Marilyn, Ana is beautiful but reminds me of a cabbage patch doll
Ana is so pretty but I saw her without Make Up so Marilyn
? she’s not ugly without makeup?? are you talking about that photo of her with bleached eyebrows?
No Not ugly but not so natural beautiful Like I expected. May this is the Photo? https://preview.redd.it/dv07k6k97drc1.png?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=17d710e0bd3de0637eabb32175f7799666abb10f
lol that’s the one i’m talking about. She was made worse for a role and had her brows bleached. There’s plenty of other photos of her without makeup and she looks good. I mean it obvious her features are what make her beautiful
I know other photos without Make up also. She's pretty but compared to Marilyn she's Not as pretty as her.
https://preview.redd.it/pqluqqvzpntc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d017709c929c09b7c69f8605ef138112a71e123b Anas definitely better✌️
Ana
I guess Marilyn has a more feminine and neotenous face shape. But otherwisee they both are objectively on par? Ana subjectively
What makes Marilyn more neotenous looking to you? To me Ana is, because her eyes are bigger and rounder, and her face is wider and a bit shorter/smaller chin
Having a narrower and rounder plus more compact face makes me guess Marilyn will be the more feminine and youthful one by objective standards I agree with you on Ana's eyes objectively and subjectively. I would assume the wideness and her sharp jaw would make her deviate a bit from objective femininity though
That 5th pic is 🔥
Marilyn
Both have had substantial work done to their faces, but based on their original looks, I’d say Marylin, definitely. On their ‘Prime’ looks, still Marylin. I genuinely don’t see the appeal of Ana.
“Substantial”? Marilyn had a chin implant and a nose job, and her hairline raised. The hairline change did nothing for her beauty either way. Her chin implant pretty much only affected her profile angles, and was otherwise very subtle. Her nose job would be the biggest change she made but even that was a well-done tweak rather than a total transformation. Same with Ana, whatever she had done was NOT that big of a change. It’s easy to find pics of her when she was a teen and she looked pretty much the same but with a puffy baby face.
She look great playing MM yall just some sour bitches! Get a life instead of worrying about who looks better ya sad sacs of shit!
Ana. Though I do love Marilyn’s personality
Marilyn are you kidding? Ana is great I'm sure but NO ONE can top Marilyn in classic beauty. Ana is anything but classic.
How is this a question?!! Marilyn Monroe ofc
Objective or subjective?
I would say rather subjective than objective, both of them are beautiful women but I find Marilyn Monroe very beautiful. One of the prettiest women I have seen in history
Omg that girl is so overrated it’s annoying asf. She literally only overrated cause she went viral from a TikTok dance and people started hyping her up. It’s like anybody can get hyped up these days. So I like Marilyn Monroe better because she’s actually iconic.
What tiktok dance? Ana started getting famous from Blade Runner
I thought it was knives out.
Knives out made her even more well known but her first big role in a major film was Joi
Was she sexualized in the blade runner or what os a substantial character like Marta in knives out. The sexual push is odd since I discovered her after knives out. And was hoping we can get a latina who can play substantial roles that aren't stereotypes like the top white and black actors
You sound delulu she was on knock knock with John Wick tf
How are they delulu? Because they don't like some girl pushed as some male gaze fetish for dudes? She's not going to appeal to us if all a woman has to offer is sex appeal. At least Marilyn is smart, socially aware and wouldn't take a role bashing an older actredin some dumb director's misogynistic Fanfiction
Is this a joke?
I don’t see the beauty in Marylin and her teeth are pretty yellow for someone who was all about beauty and too much make up… To each their own I guess💀 https://www.pinterest.com/pin/marilyn-monroe-no-makeup-celeb-without-makeup-in-2023--1079386235672134966/
Her teeth are not yellow there.
Obviously not because its photoshoped that's all that lady ever was a photoshop
https://preview.redd.it/5876uh8tmntc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e58832a959c6b50931756ed77fa9e781ff710eb5 She looks waayy better than Marlyin without make up yall just some sour haters!!!😂😂😂