The top five in the Harpers & Queen magazine list, compiled by 1,000 experts from the worlds of fashion, arts and the media, are brunettes.
Hollywood beauty Angelina Jolie topped the poll, followed by supermodel Christy Turlington, Queen Rania of Jordan, film director Sofia Coppola and domestic goddess Nigella Lawson.
Blondes such as supermodel Kate Moss, Kill Bill star Uma Thurman and Lost in Translation’s Scarlett Johansson are in the top 100, but have been relegated out of the top five.
Harpers & Queen editor Lucy Yeomans said: "We were really surprised when the brunettes came out on top.
"But from our panel results, we witnessed a definite shift away from the traditionally deified blonde stereotype.
"Instead, people with a more unusual and interesting beauty ranked higher.
“We encouraged people to vote on the all-round package, rather than on physical beauty alone, so it was great to see less obvious beauties such as film director Sofia Coppola making the top five.”
That list is a complete friggin joke. I mean, Kate Moss in a list that doesn't even feature Jessica Alba or Catherine Bell? You've gotta be kidding me.
The list is according to western standards since it a western magazine the printed it. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but it also differs by culture too, which explains why we don't agree with most of the people on the list deserving to be in whatever number they're at.