The Most Beautiful Women of the 1970s, Ranked

After her breakout, Oscar-nominated role in Love Story (1970), Ali MacGraw shifted from rising actress to full-scale style reference. Her straight dark hair, minimal makeup, and preppy, collegiate wardrobe moved sharply away from the heavily styled looks of the previous decade. Vogue positioned her as the face of a new kind of American elegance, one that felt relaxed, modern, and deliberately unpolished.