Marriage and Hollywood are two concepts that really don’t go together. Countless starlets tie the knot and end up divorced hours, days, or months later – in fact, it’s become a bit of a joke that one month of Hollywood marriage equals about a year of regular person marriage. What makes it so tough to sustain a commitment in the entertainment industry? While many stars definitely work long hours, countless individuals outside of the entertainment industry do as well. Perhaps it’s the constant public scrutiny – no one wants to be under the microscope 24/7 (except maybe the Kardashians – but they didn’t exist when many of these women were in their primes).

Whatever the reason, it’s definitely not uncommon for someone in the industry to have two, three, or even more marriages over the course of their career. If they’re a gorgeous starlet? That number only grows. The women on this list are all talented and crazy beautiful, which meant they basically had men chasing after them all the time. They allowed some of the men to catch them for awhile, but never for long. Many assume that it’s men who most frequently played the field in Hollywood, but these ladies prove that a woman can know what she wants – and doesn’t want – too.

Here are 10 female celebrities who have racked up quite the list of ex-husbands over the course of their Hollywood careers.

10 Christie Brinkley (4)

Let’s be honest – when you look like Christie Brinkley, men are going to be interested. That’s a fact. Considering how gorgeous this former supermodel is, we’re frankly surprised that she doesn’t have more ex-husbands! Brinkley first tied the know with French artist Jean-Francois Allaux when she was only 19 years old. Then came a musician by the name of Billy Joel – you may have heard of him. After that, shying away from the creative types, she went for real estate developer Richard Taubman. Finally, there was architect Peter Cook, with whom Brikley had a very publicized divorce in the 2000s. Giving that Brinkley looks better than most 30-somethings despite being in her 60s, we have a feeling that she still has no trouble finding men – her husband total may very likely go up over the next decade or two.

9 Geena Davis (4)

Geena Davis is a whip-smart woman, someone who has never been content to quiet her voice in Hollywood – after all, she’s a member of Mensa. One of her most notorious roles is as one half of the girl power dream team in Thelma & Louise, but she’s been in countless other hits such as Beetlejuice, The Accidental Tourist, and A League of Their Own. Now, who wants to marry an insanely gorgeous, incredibly smart, passionate, opinionated Hollywood star? Well, a lot of men, as you might guess. She has a restaurant manager, actor, and Finnish film director on her ex-husband roster. Husband number four, an Iranian-American plastic surgeon named Reza Jarrahy, has managed to stick around for over a decade, and Davis has three children with him.

8 Ginger Rogers (5)

Ginger Rogers had a long career in Hollywood, and though she snagged roles in countless films, she’s become a cultural icon thanks to the Hollywood musicals she starred in alongside Fred Astaire. Fred and Ginger dominated the screen in the 1930s and had a tremendous effect on the industry. However, he may have been one of the more steady men in her life, as her husband situation varied nearly every decade. First came Jack Pepper, who she quickly divorced; then, Lew Ayres, who she was married to for the majority of the 1930s. The 1940s were the years of Jack Briggs, the 1950s the years of Jacques Bergerac, and the 1960s the years of William Marshall. Now, if only she had married Fred Astaire – all of Hollywood would have rejoiced!

7 Joan Collins (5)

Actress and author Joan Collins is a British treasure who spent several years honing her craft in the UK before taking her shot in Hollywood. Her career has been a bit all over the place, with several successful years in the 1950s, a hiatus, a period of several American television guest appearances, a stint as the infamous Alexis Carrington on Dynasty, and more. So who were the men that tried to keep up with this brunette bombshell? First, there was Maxwell Reed for a few years, then Anthony Newley, Ron Kass, Peter Holm, and the final husband, over 30 years her junior, Percy Gibson – who she is still with today! Sometimes it takes a few tries to really get it right.

6 Hedy Lamarr (6)

Okay, first of all, let’s get one thing straight – Hedy Lamarr was incredible. She was impossible gorgeous, but she was also incredibly brainy and helped make an incredibly significant, ground-breaking discovery (we won’t try to break it down, but suffice to say, WiFi might not have existed without some of the principles she discovered). So, who were the men lucky enough to have a shot with this brainy bombshell? First, there was Fritz Mandl, a gentleman who was from Vienna just like Lamarr. Then came the rest – Gene Markey, John Loder, Teddy Stauffer, W. Howard Lee, and Lewis J. Boies. They come from America, England, Switzerland, and more. Sure, she deigned to spend a few years with each of them, but let’s be serious – this woman had some serious girl power going on, and definitely didn’t need a man.

5 Martha Raye (7)

In comparison with many film noir femme fatales who managed to snag countless husbands, Martha Raye was better known for her voice and comedy skills. She got her start as a band vocalist and was soon snagging comic roles left and right in both film and television. And, along the way, her many husbands proved that a sense of humor really is sexy. Who made the list? Hamilton Westmore (for a few months, at least), David Rose, Neal Lang, Nick Condos, Edward Begley, Robert O’Shea, and Mark Harris. In a time when actresses had delicate features, Raye’s larger than average mouth relegated her to comedies. Those film studios had no idea what they were talking about – she was pretty much the original Julia Roberts!

4 Lana Turner (8)

Lana Turner burst into Hollywood at the tender age of 16, and quickly became an icon, starring in films like Ziegfeld Girl, The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Bad and the Beautiful, and Peyton Place. Through it all, she had her pick of men. She married Artie Shaw, her first husband, before even reaching her twenties, then went through a whirlwind of Joseph Stephen Crane (she married him, divorced him, remarried him, and then divorced him again), Henry J. Topping, Lex Barker, Fred May, Robert Eaton, and Ronald Dante. Hey, she earned a reputation as a femme fatale – it only fits that it would extend to her love life as well!

3 Elizabeth Taylor (8)

Elizabeth Taylor is one of the biggest icons in Hollywood, coming to stardom in the Golden Age. Her sultry looks, dark locks, and overall sense of glamour made her a sought after woman – by both studios and men. Over the course of her life, she racked up eight marriages, with seven men, and a whole lot of affairs on the side. So who were the lucky gentlemen who got to watch Liz walk down the aisle towards them? Conrad Hilton Jr., Michael Wilding, Mike Todd, Eddie Fisher, John Warner, and Larry Fortensky. And, of course, the most publicized of her marriages – and the only man she married twice – Richard Burton.

2 Jennifer O’Neill (9)

Brazilian actress Jennifer O’Neill got her start modelling in New York City when she was just fifteen years old, and eventually moved into the world of acting. However, there was one consistent feature in her life besides her silver screen career – men. She was first married at age 17, dropping out of the Neighborhood Playhouse in order to tie the knot with Dean Rossiter. After that, she never went more than a few years without a husband, going on to marry (and divorce) Joseph Roster, Nick De Noia, Jeff Barry, John Lederer, Richard Alan Brown, Neil L. Bonin (her sole annulment), Richard Alan Brown again, and finally Mervin Sidney Louque Jr.

1 Zsa Zsa Gabor (9)

Zsa Zsa Gabor is an actress born in Hungary who emigrated to the United States and set Hollywood on fire with her larger than life personality. However, she was also notorious for her love of men. Simply put, for Zsa Zsa, every man was the marrying kind. Most of her marriages were only a few years in length, an average of about five per man. The line-up? Burhan Asaf Belge, Conrad Hilton, George Sanders, Herbert Hutner, Joshua S. Cosden Jr., Jack Ryan, Michael O’Hara, Felipe de Alba, and Frederic Prinz von Anhalt. One of her marriages, to de Alba, lasted only a day. Gabor was definitely a woman who loved life, and loved a little romance.

Sources: womentribe.commarriage.about.com

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