Well-known Egyptian actress Yasmine Sabri has been nominated for TC Candler’s '100 Most Beautiful Faces 2019’ list. The Gahim Fel Hend and Hekaity star is the only Arab to be selected on the list, which includes international hitmakers like Selena Gomez, Arianna Grande and Taylor Swift. Several models and actresses, including Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Watson and Margot Robbie, are also featured on the list, which is considered to be the most internationally recognised one of its kind. Voting for the stars and celebrities from around the world will take place until September 2019.
With her long, glossy brunette locks, distinguishing beauty spot and piercing dark eyes, it isn’t a surprise the stunning Sabri, 32, made the cut. TC Chandler and The Independent Critics, an international group of around 20 people, picked the top 100 women they feel are representative of “the modern ideal of worldwide beauty.”
Approximately 105,000 female celebrities are initially chosen every year, with help from the millions of suggestions submitted by the public. And over 40 countries are regularly represented on the list, however the number seems to be increasing as public participation grows and expands.
Launched in 1990, the competition has grown from a small project to an annual online phenomenon. The organisers stress the selection isn’t based on how famous or popular the celebrities are or their nationalities. “Rather, the list attempts to inform and broaden public opinion instead of reflecting it,” according to The Independent Critics’ website. The website also claims the list “cherishes the feminine aesthetic and opens the world’s eyes to a unique, diverse and international collection of beautiful faces.” And as well as being visually pleasing, a beautiful face should have qualities like passion, elegance, originality, joy and hope.
