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29 March 2024

Sandra Bullock named 'World's Most Beautiful Woman' 2015

9: Sandra Bullock ($15 million) - The actress hasn’t had a movie out in the last 12 months. After a year of triumph (winning an Oscar) and heartbreak (a painfully public divorce) Bullock is getting back to work with ‘Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close’. Based on the Jonathan Safran Foer novel about New York after 9/11, the film co-stars Tom Hanks. (GETTY/GALLO)

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Sandra Bullock was named the World's Most Beautiful Woman for 2015 by People magazine Wednesday, following in the footsteps of Gwyneth Paltrow, Julia Roberts and last year's Lupita Nyong'o.

The 50-year-old Oscar winner, a Hollywood veteran known for her self-deprecating humor, said she initially thought the magazine's honor was "ridiculous."

"Real beauty is quiet, especially in this town," she told People.

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It was more important to "be a good person, be a good mom, do a good job with the lunch, let someone cut in front of you who looks like they're in a bigger hurry," she added.

"The people I find most beautiful are the ones who aren't trying," she told the magazine, adding that when told about the award "I just said, 'That's ridiculous.'"

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The cover story focuses on Bullock's home life with her son, Louis, 5, and her efforts to stay healthy and fit past her 40s.

Bullock won a best leading actress Oscar in 2010 for "The Blind Side" -- the same year she was crowned top of the flops at the Razzies for her role in the box office bust "All About Steve."

In a rare but popular move, she actually turned up to collect her trophy at the annual eve-of-Oscars spoof which pays homage to the very worst of Hollywood.

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The selection of Bullock, the oldest woman to receive top honors in the history of the list, is a sign that beauty knows no age, say some.

"Great choice! Gorgeous, talented, over 50 and FABULOUS! That's the way it's done!" wrote one fan on People's Facebook page.

Other past winners of People magazine's Most Beautiful awards include Cindy Crawford, Mel Gibson and Leonardo DiCaprio.

The issue hits newsstands Friday.