Bo Derek
Bo Derek is an American actress and model who became a cultural icon after appearing in the 1979 film *10*, where her cornrow-braided hair and swimsuit scenes defined a certain ideal of female beauty.
Her name became shorthand for a perfect ten—the highest rating on a scale of attractiveness: She's a real Bo Derek.
American film industry center
- leading ladyPrincipal female performer
- sex symbolFamously attractive public figure
- pinupAttractive poster subject
- starletRising young actress
screen presence · filmography · cinema · co-star · Dudley Moore · 1980s films · comedy · role
- swimsuitGarment for the pool
- cornrowsScalp-hugging braided rows
- slow motionPlayback below normal speed
- posterDisplayed printed notice
centerfold · cultural phenomenon · sex appeal · glamour · allure · bombshell · heartthrob · dream girl
Maximum possible result
- rating scaleRanked measurement range
- idealStandard of perfection
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- epitomePerfect representative of type
perfection · judging · pinnacle · standard · ultimate · flawless · gold standard · comparison
Hollywood
American film industry center
- leading ladyPrincipal female performer
- sex symbolFamously attractive public figure
- pinupAttractive poster subject
starlet · screen presence · filmography · cinema · co-star · Dudley Moore · 1980s films · comedy · role · casting
beauty standard
- swimsuitGarment for the pool
- cornrowsScalp-hugging braided rows
- slow motionPlayback below normal speed
poster · centerfold · cultural phenomenon · sex appeal · glamour · allure · bombshell · heartthrob · dream girl · fantasy
perfect score
Maximum possible result
- rating scaleRanked measurement range
- idealStandard of perfection
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
epitome · perfection · judging · pinnacle · standard · ultimate · flawless · gold standard · comparison · measurement
Bo Derekplain Jane
Unremarkable-looking woman
homely · unattractive · Phyllis Diller · ordinary · unremarkable
Bo DerekMother Teresa
Canonized Albanian missionary
Margaret Thatcher · Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Eleanor Roosevelt · nun · Angela Merkel
Bo DerekPhyllis Diller
Bea Arthur · Roseanne Barr · Whoopi Goldberg · girl next door