Naughty by nature, these famous faces have proven how good it looks to be bad.
Cleopatra
She not only ruled ancient Egypt, but she also conquered several of the world's most powerful men, including Julius Caesar and one of his successors, Mark Antony. Her legacy as a supreme seductress lives on in Western culture. Case in point: Elizabeth Taylor — a seductress in her own right — portrayed the queen in all her headdress glory.
Gia Carangi
The bad-girl supermodel lived a fast and short life, dying at the age of 26 from AIDS in 1986. Carangi was a Studio 54 regular in the 1970s, but things started to go south for the party girl when she developed a heroin addiction. Her life story was chronicled in the 1998 film Gia by none other than fellow bad gal Angelina Jolie.
Angelina Jolie
The A-list actress may have rebranded herself as a mother-of-all-children, UN-goodwill-ambassador type, but her past is undeniable. The 35-year-old snagged heartthrob Brad Pitt from America's sweetheart, Jennifer Aniston, and has played several badass protagonists, like Lara Croft in Tomb Raider and an assassin in Mr. and Mrs. Smith. She also, um, made out with her brother and carried a vial of Billy Bob Thornton's blood around her neck. You know, the usual.
Mae West
Although she is most famous for being a 1930s Hollywood sex symbol, she got a bad-girl start in her hometown of New York City. The actress and playwright was prosecuted on moral charges for a play she wrote, titled Sex. West was then sentenced to 10 days in jail for "corrupting the morals of youth." Oh, Mae!
