GRACE JONES | 73

Ranked as the 40th most successful dance artist of all time by Billboard Magazine, the Jamaican-American star certainly set the bar so high for the next generations of supermodels, singers, songwriters, and actresses. She had many notable roles as an actress, including parts in Conan the Destroyer, Vamp, and the 1985 James Bond movie A View to Kill. Grace is also given credit for influencing the cross-dressing movement of the 1980s and has inspired artists such as Annie Lennox, Rihanna, and Lady Gaga. She is now a mother and a grandmother, but she also remains one of the most iconic women to have ever been part of Hollywood. Her legacy alone outweighs any form of monetary investment.

Her early life had been quite rocky, however. As a child, she was shy and had only one friend at school. She was even teased by other kids for her “skinny frame.” However, she excelled in sports and later found comfort in the nature of Jamaica.