Marilyn Monroe What can we say? She filled out a dress. (Matty Zimmerman / AP)
Goldie Hawn An icon of fun with realistic proportions. (Scott Nelson / AFP)
Meryl Streep The focus was always on her acting chops. (Brian VanderBrug / LAT)
Julia Roberts The last of the unemaciated romantic comediennes? (Myung J. Chun / LAT)
Nicole Kidman A sometimes disturbingly ethereal body. (Brian VanderBrug / LAT)
Cate Blanchett Shrinking as she racks up her Oscars. (Damon Winter / LAT)
Kate Bosworth Has had more than a few scary-skinny moments. (Ferdaus Shamim / WireImage.com)
Jessica Alba Defines the new willowy-hot look. (Lefteris Pitarakis / AP)
Ellen Pompeo Even hospital scrubs don’t add any pounds to her frame. (Anne Cusack / LAT)
Teri Hatcher The lean and hungry look. (Mark J. Terrill / AP)
Mary-Kate, left, and Ashley Olsen Leaders of the pack of troubled, ultra-thin tabloid princesses. (Mark Mainz / Getty Images)
