Jolie-laide vs. conventionally beautiful

The term "jolie-laide" (pretty-ugly in English) describes a woman who would not be considered beautiful in the common sense, but who is still oddly attractive. It does not refer to ugliness per se, but rather highlights the odd, flawed beauty. (Tip: This term is also great to casually drop in conversations.)

Back in the day when supermodels still existed and Christy and Claudia graced the covers of Vogue etc., models were everything but odd. They portrayed perfect people whose beauty was greatly appreaciated by the masses.
Today, it seems like odd or even ugly is the new beautiful as a great number of models could be labeled with the term "jolie-laide". In fact, it would be a lot easier to name those who would not be considered odd than those who would be. But after all, everything has to change once in a while and using the unconventional, as opposed to the uber-gorgeous, is just another way to achieve the exclusivity high fashion is always longing for.

To illustrate the difference between "jolia-laide" and "beautiful", I picked out some models that I personally consider to fall under the two categories.

Jolie-laide


Irina Lazareanu & Masha Tyelna


Lily Donaldson & Daiane Conterato


Sasha Pivovarova & Bette Franke

Conventionally beautiful


Doutzen Kroes & Anja Rubik


Valentina Zelyaeva & Inguna Butane

Now, the questions is who do you still consider conventionally beautiful out of today's models?

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