At the end of 1950 LIFE Magazine reporters go to Hollywood to find the most fresh and beautiful ladies that promise to be the new film goddesses and showcase them in the first edition of 1951.
From left to right: Phyllis Kirk (22, played a rich girl in Our Very Own), Debra Paget (17, played and indian girl in Broken Arrow), Debbie Reynolds (18, was the boop-a-doop girl in Three Little Words), Jean Hagen (25, played in Asphalt Jungle) and Nancy Olson (22, who appeared in Sunset Boulevard).
Jan Sterling, who got her first big role in Born Yesterday, was now married to Paul Douglas and was Paramount's new disturbingly alluring sexy blonde.
Some of those aspirants will turn out to become great actresses while others will fade with time.
Eleanor Parker, 28, with a career of dramatic roles, won an international prize for her role in Caged (1950) and it's one of the most promising properties of Warner Bros.
Gorgeous Marilyn Monroe at 22. To quote the LIFE Magazine reporter: "It has been discovered that just by standing still and breathing she can bring men running from all directions." She just stared in two small roles in Asphalt Jungle and All about Eve.
Beautiful June Harver, 24, already had a 7 years carrer behind her with 12 movies from which 8 were musicals, all in Technicolor.
The now 24 Barbara Bates moved from war-time pin-ups to dramatic roles in movies, having an appearance in All About Eve.
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