10 sex symbols of the 90s: why they were loved and what they are now

In critical years for Russia, the people had to be distracted from racketeering, restructuring and the collapse of the Union, so banned erotic magazines appeared on newspaper shelves, and half-naked persons began to be shown on television. Who are they, the pioneers of the 90s, who stirred up the not yet corrupted brain of the Russian?

The maternal Malibu rescuer has Russian roots, her great-great-grandmother emigrated from Russia to Canada. Why not admit after that that Russian girls are one of the most beautiful in the world, because even descendants bear all the signs of a Slavic appearance – a small nose, blue eyes and blonde hair. It was because of these features that Pamela was noticed on an accidental reportage shooting and was invited to work in an advertising company, and later Anderson exploited the image of a blonde on the covers of seductive magazines and in sexy film roles. It was she who unwittingly raised the business of plastic surgery for breast augmentation – after her, half the world of girls rushed for silicone implants. Now Pamela Anderson is a famous animal rights activist, has two sons from the first wife of rock musician Tommy Lee, and last year she received a marriage proposal from football player Adil Romy.

At the age of 16, a reporter drew attention to her, who photographed her while harvesting corn. The picture was published and received a positive reaction from modeling agencies. In the 90s, Cindy appeared on all the covers of the most popular magazines, and in 1997, according to a poll, she was named the second (after Demi Moore) the most beautiful woman in the world. The sex symbol of those years, Richard Gere, could not pass by the seductive mole above the beauty’s lip, the stars got married. Now Crawford has two children from his second marriage with restaurant owner Randy Gerbrom. The supermodel is still not afraid to upload her photos without makeup and at the same time says: “Even I don’t look like Cindy Crawford in the morning.”

Natalia Vetlitskaya (now 54)

The girl who sang the hit “Look into your eyes” in the early 90s made it clear to the Soviet audience that changes are coming to every house. You didn’t have to listen to the song, but you had to watch the video. A seductive blonde with Hollywood charm and a snow-white smile stirred unspoiled Soviet hearts. Before her solo career, Natalia went through many career steps in show business. She was a dancer with Alla Pugacheva, a member of musical groups, including the Mirage group, and played episodic film roles. But she became a sex symbol when she went on stage alone – sensual, inviting, exciting. Her husbands were the legendary Zhenya Belousov and the eternally young Dmitry Malikov. Now you will not see Vetlitskaya on the Russian stage, she lives in Spain, brings up a daughter with her fourth husband, is engaged in painting and design.

Demi Jean Gynes (real name) left school as a girl to work in the modeling business, and it was not her impeccable appearance that brought her there, but, on the contrary, the complexes with which the young lady wanted to fight. Purposefulness and efficiency are still the main features of the actress. And in her youth, on the advice of her neighbor – actress Nastassja Kinski – Demi decided to act in films, and in the early 90s she became the first actress to receive more than $ 10 million in royalties for the film. “Indecent Proposal”, “Striptease” – films in which the ideal proportions of the actress are seen. Demi Moore with many children (three daughters from Bruce Willis) also demonstrates an excellent figure in her “over 50”, leeches, plastic surgeons and a raw food diet help her in this. Appreciating the youth of the actress is not against young husbands and boyfriends who periodically appear in her life.

Claudia Schiffer (now 48)

Karl Lagerfeld, who signed a contract with Claudia in the early 90s, compared her to the sex symbol of the 50s Brigitte Bardot. Natural blue-eyed blonde with doll-like features entered the Guinness Book of Records as a model, whose photos have appeared on the covers of magazines more than 1000 times. The German woman became one of the highest paid models in the world, and in 1995 she was recognized by the magazine “Paris Match” as the most beautiful girl on the planet. She experienced the tricks of fate not only in her professional activities, but also in her personal life: for six years Claudia was a friend of the virtuoso illusionist David Copperfield. But she married British filmmaker Matthew Vaughn, they have three children. The model has never done plastic surgery and believes that her appearance is the merit of her parents, nature and the right lifestyle.

Elena Kondulainen (now 60)

In the drama “100 days to order” (1990), the young actress starred completely naked, her heroine swam in the pool and slowly came out of it in what her mother gave birth. This has never happened before in Soviet cinema. The picture caused a huge scandal not only by raising the issue of hazing in the army, but also by frank scenes. After that, Elena was assigned the title of the sex symbol of the USSR. It was difficult to surprise Elena with erotic filming, because even in her student years she played the role of the sexy Marlene Dietrich, the playbills did not hang for long – they were torn off for memory by fierce fans. The actress often supported her image, she met the guests of the house in a translucent tunic, and once on a bet she drove through the city in a car naked to the waist. Elena was married four times, she has two children, now she gladly appears on the red carpet in outfits with corsets and a deep neckline.

She began working as a model right after school to pay for her studies at the University of Perugia at the Faculty of Law. But the world recognized her not by her lawyer’s merits (she had to quit her studies), but as the bride of Dracula – in 1992 the film of the same name was released with the participation of Monica. The beloved of the legendary vampire was so magnificent in her depravity, beauty and sensuality that offers from film studios in the USA and Europe fell on the new star. As the actress admits, she knows nothing about the secrets of beauty, refuses to meet Hollywood standards and strongly supports her Italian personality. The actress has two daughters from her second marriage with Vincent Cassel, in 2013 they announced a divorce.

Michelle Pfeiffer (now 60)

Already in her youth, the future star did not doubt that she had unique external data. She became the winner of the Miss Orange pageant, and then competed with the girls in Miss California, finishing in sixth place. Confidence in her attractiveness made her go to auditions for various agencies where she raised stars. Thus began Michelle’s acting career and her first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in Dangerous Liaisons. Her first husband was actor Peter Horton, whom she met while studying acting, they lived for seven years. Michelle also had affairs with John Malkovich, Michael Keaton, Fisher Stevens. In 1993, Michelle married screenwriter David Earley Kelly, with whom she still lives. Before meeting Kelly, the actress became a foster mother for the girl Claudia, and then gave birth to a son named John-Henry. Pfeiffer is not a fan of plastic surgery and considers a healthy lifestyle the secret of her beauty.

At the beginning of 1992, the soap opera “Santa Barbara” was launched on Russian television, which lasted ten years on our screens. During this time, the viewer fell in love with Kelly’s heroine – sweet, touching, spontaneous and at the same time incredibly sexy. Robin Wright has the most successful acting career of all the actors on the show, starring in Forrest Gump, which won six Oscars, and for her role in House of Cards, she won a Golden Globe. Robin’s most difficult relationship was with her first husband Sean Penn, they endlessly converged, diverged and converged again, but in the end they diverged. They have a common daughter. Last year, Wright married the manager of the French fashion house, Clement Giraud.

A graduate of the University of Economics and Statistics, she worked for a long time as a secretary for the head of a construction company. But the girl’s charm and attractiveness helped her become the wife of the 80s star Viktor Saltykov. Having been a soloist of the Mirage group for a short time, Irina decided to become a singer. Having laid down her jewelry and her Moscow apartment, in 1995 she shot a sexy and provocative video for that time, “Gray Eyes”. The record companies began to tear her apart, and the common viewer was compared to Pamela Anderson. So fame and material well-being came to her. After a divorce from Victor, Irina never married again. She is the owner of the House of Beauty and Style, which is engaged in sewing clothes, selling exclusive collections, and has a beauty salon.