Actress Audrey Hepburn has been voted the most beautiful woman of the 20th century.
The star beat fellow beauties such as Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly to top a poll for shopping channel QVC.
Hepburn was perhaps most famed for her classic glam pose in a black Givenchy dress, pearls and gloves in the 1961 film Breakfast At Tiffany's.
The actress - who died in 1993 and was also a Unicef ambassador - narrowly held off the nation's 21st century crush, Cole, who took the runner-up spot.
Third place went to Some Like It Hot siren Monroe, famed for her pout and classic curves.
Kelly, later Princess Grace of Monaco, made an appearance in fifth position, while Diana, Princess of Wales, was ranked eighth.
Surprisingly, Sophia Loren and Elizabeth Taylor were not in the top 10.
The survey was carried out to celebrate the start of QVC's Beauty Month throughout July with more than 2,000 women being asked to choose the top beauties of the past 100 years.
Someone who knows a little about beauty is Victoria & Albert Museum curator Jenny Lister.
"I think what is interesting about this top 10 is how different all these women are," she told Sky News Online.
"Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly both seem to be equally enduring in their appeal as style icons, but they represented quite opposing looks - Audey Hepburn was more individual and quirky, while Grace Kelly's signature style was classic, and elegant.
"Perhaps they shared a similar taste for simplicity, and were true to their own fashion sense. Grace Kelly said that clothes should enhance the wearer's personality rather than dominate - maybe that's the secret."
Just missing the top 10 were Kylie Minogue, Beyonce Knowles and Audrey Tatou.
The top 10 most beautiful women were voted as:
1. Audrey Hepburn
2. Cheryl Cole
3. Marilyn Monroe
4. Angelina Jolie
5. Grace Kelly
6. Scarlett Johansson
7. Halle Berry
8. Diana, Princess of Wales
9. Kelly Brook
10. Jennifer Aniston
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