The 4th Sexiest Woman Over 50: Iman

Iman arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala on May 5, 2008.  Getty Images.

4. Iman
Born July 25, 1955

Why She Sizzles:  Iman is the CEO of IMAN Cosmetics, Skincare, and Fragrances, a line geared toward women of color. She’s also a spokesperson for the Keep a Child Alive program, which provides much-needed medication to families and children in the developing world.  Humanitarianism is way sexy.

Iman at the 2008 American Image Awards.  Getty Images. 

When We First Fell in Love:  Iman relocated to the USA from Somalia in 1975. A year later, she appeared in Vogue.

Iman and husband David Bowie.

Career Highs:  Designer Yves St. Laurent called Iman his “dream woman.” She was a house model for his African Queen couture collection.

Career Lows: In 1991, she played a shapeshifter in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.  You don’t remember it. She looked like this:
“Work”:  Iman admitted she’d had breast augmentation to Playboy in the late eighties, but it doesn’t look like she’s done anything to her face.