Halle Berry

Diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 22, she sought treatment from a holistic MD who has helped her to control the disease without insulin injections. During high school was a cheerleader, editor of the school newspaper, an honor-society member, class president and prom queen. Was first runner-up in the 1986 Miss USA contest. Named "Artist of the Year" by the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations in 1998. Accidentally broke her arm during the filming of Gothika and had to… Show more wear a cast for most of the movie. Has a tattoo of a sunflower, which was chosen with much care and thought. "Sunflowers go through the dark times and the bright times and through it all they always reach for the sky," she told Ebony in 1997. "I think that's what my life is going to be about." Became the first black woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress for 2001's Monster's Ball . Named "Sexiest Woman Alive" by Esquire magazine in 2008. ~ Rovi

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