Transformation

Halle Berry is a low-maintenance beauty. "When I wear too much makeup, I feel like a man in drag," she told InStyle. The mother of 1-year-old Nahla shows off her perfect bone structure with understated makeup and fuss-free hair. "Now all my efforts are for the baby," she said. "I don't do my hair much anymore, but I do hers all the time!" Luckily her favorite beauty trick is as simple as can be. "A smile is pure," she has said. "It's good and real, and that's sexy."

1985: After graduating from high school, Berry won the Miss Teen Ohio pageant—and is the first runner-up in the Miss USA Pageant in 1986. "Pageants teach you to lose and not be devastated," she has said. "It was great preparation for Hollywood."