Helena Rubenstein

Before there were cosmetic surgery procedures, like butt lifts and tummy tucks, there was Helena Rubenstein (1871 - 1965), who had a long and stunning career in the cosmetic business and who is remembered for once having said:

"There are no ugly women, only lazy ones."

In the attached interview, La Rubenstein made a number of interesting remarks on the matter of beauty, glamor and vanity within society.

Click here to read about physical perfection during the Golden Age of Hollywood.