Pensioners in most beautiful list

Penelope Cruz came out top. Photo / Getty Images

Three women who are old enough to claim their pensions have appeared in a list of the 10 most beautiful women in the world.

French actress Catherine Deneuve, 67, was fifth in the list which was based on the amount of media coverage given to a select group of celebrities.

Dame Helen Mirren, 65, came sixth and 76-year-old Sophia Loren, a grandmother of two, was 10th.

Spanish actress Penelope Cruz, 36, took top spot in the list which was compiled for UK clothing firm Wizard Jeans. Actress Charlize Theron was youngest on the list, at 34.

Wizard Jeans spokeswoman Sally Allen said all the women on the list possessed true natural beauty.

"As someone once said, the difference between pretty and beautiful is that pretty is temporal, whereas beautiful is eternal."

... And no one under the age of 30

1. Penelope Cruz

2. Claudia Schiffer

3. Kristin Scott Thomas

4. Queen Rania of Jordan

5. Catherine Deneuve

6. Dame Helen Mirren

7. Charlize Theron

8. Kate Beckinsale

9. Natascha McElhone

10. Sophia Loren