Transformation

Read her lips: "Scarlett has the sexiest mouth on Earth," makeup artist Matthew Van Leeuwen has said. Johansson plays up her pout with either bold crimson lippy or clear gloss. "My lips are very full," she has said, "so unless I'm wearing bright red lipstick and making a statement, I usually don't wear lipstick." That's not to say that the star of the upcoming Vicky Cristina Barcelona isn't immune to her kisser's appeal. As Van Leeuwen has said, "She says, 'Give me those lips, and let's go."

—Betony Toht

1998: "I had a rich childhood," the former child actress has said. "A lot of kids growing up have their creativity kind of squashed and not accepted. But I was very lucky—my parents let me do my own thing."