31: Star Wars Episode V: Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles

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32: Star Wars Episode VI: Marlene Dietrich

One of the most glamorous stars of the 1930s -- and also one of the first androgynous sex symbols -- Marlene Dietrich was a German actress turned major Hollywood star, one who essentially became the USO's female Bob Hope. 

33: Star Wars Episode VII: Lena Horne

Stunning singer/actress Lena Horne was the first black performer to be given the full glamour girl star-making treatment. But as the years went on and her studio failed to make much use of her, Horne started feeling like a token — and she wasn’t wrong. 

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