Strong, gorgeous women!

[Pipedream]

Alanis Morsisette 

[Pipedream]

She has been mentioned here already, but deserves a repetition: the divine Diana Damrau!
I just found this on YouTube. It's her lead performance in the production of
"Europa Riconosciuta" at the grand reopening of the Scala in Milan 2004.
Just watch her and listen to her. Perfection!!!  

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjxA2QGBYXo[/youtube]

[Pipedream]

Frida Kahlo 
Mexican painter and freethinker

July 6th would have been her 100. birthday. 

[Ellemeno]

Beverly Sills
Opera Singer and Arts Administrator
May 25, 1929 – July 2, 2007

Listen to a lovely, humorous story told by Ms. Sills about the importance of opera.

[Front-Ranger]

Thanks for that tribute, adiabatic and Paul (on another thread). What a fantastic voice, person, and life!!

[Meryl]

Thanks for the beautiful memories and all you did for love. 

The best Elvira ever

[Cameron]

2007 Wimbledon Champion

Venus Williams

[Cameron]

Oracene and Serena Williiams

Watching Venus winning Wimbledon

Serena is a pretty good tennis player too!

[Ellemeno]

Lady Bird Johson
1912-2007

I have no idea of her political or social views, I just know one thing about her, and it puts her in the strong, gorgeous category as far as I am concerned - it was her campaign to "Keep America Beautiful" that was part of beginning to teach people that littering wasn't okay. 

When I was a child, people thought nothing of opening a pack of gum, and throwing the wrapper on the ground, or throwing empty bottles or containers out their car windows, like it would disappear once it was out of their hands.  Lady Bird Johnson played a big part in changing that.

[Brown Eyes]

Adiabatic!!! Thanks for updating and reposting the index!  It's really, really useful for this thread.