With apologies to Maurice Chevalier — Thank heaven for gorgeous girls! We’ve gathered 50 of the most beautiful women, the sort of celebrities who brighten the day with their smiles… among other things.

With so many beautiful women in this world, only a select few have something special that makes them rise above the rest. It’s often magical and something you can’t put a finger on.

The reader’s votes were adjusted according to certain criteria, which reflected editorial opinion on each woman’s beauty, personality and achievements over the past year. Some of our selections will receive whole-hearted agreement, others may come as a surprise, but no doubt you’ll enjoy viewing them as much as we enjoyed putting it together.