Cleopatra was reputedly not a physical beauty (forget Liz Taylor's 1963 bosom), but she had a deep rich voice, was a thinker, and unusually for women then, kept up on the current events of her time, making her a fascinating conversationalist.
"Cleopatra was reputedly not a physical beauty (forget Liz Taylor's 1963 bosom), "
Speaking of forgetting Liz Taylor's 1963 bosom, looks like that's not all of Liz they forgot. I've read this list over 3 times and unless I'm having some sort of a brain freeze I don't see Liz Taylor on it at all. That really is surprising since some have held her in the top position for many years.