Women simply don’t get much more gorgeouser than Ms. Theron.

The South African-born goddess is one of the few modern actresses who could conceivably hold her own with the sexy and talented leading ladies of the past like Faye Dunaway, Julie Christie and Grace Kelly, as her Best actress Oscar from her startling performance in Monster attests. But more characteristic of her screen persona and less flashy than that homely and chilling portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornous are the scheming sci-fi ice queen Meredith Vickers in Prometheus and the hilariously messed up and self-centered Mavis Gary in Young Adult.

Aside from her statuesque beauty, Charlize radiates athleticism, class and a sharp intelligence. She also displays an attractive tomboyish competitiveness worthy of a Howard Hawks’ leading lady, fully on display in the “Driving School” feature from the DVD of 2003’s successful remake of the Italian Job:

Also a celebrity social activist in the classical mode with efforts to prevent AIDS among Africa’s youth and to support marriage equality here in the States, the lovely Ms. Theron combines conscientiousness with her brains, talent and humor to pretty much be the total package in what we look for in a woman here at MFL: an enlightened, sexy lady who is game for fun but demands respect for her accomplishments as an artist and a person. Now in her later 30s, Charlize is a Woman with a capital W who only seems to be getting finer with age.

We’re really looking forward to her starring role in next year’s George Miller Mad Max reboot, Mad Max: Fury Road, as a character named Imperator Furiosa. With a name like that, there have got to be thigh-high leather boots. Got to be…