Beauty Break: What a Firecracker!

Happy Fourth of July !!! Party safely. Here's Ann Miller, and 20 other beautiful firecrackers to celebrate with you (who would you like to set off sparks with?) after the jump...
Ann Miller is All American
Ann Miller gives off her own sparks. She doesn't need these props
Why is Channing's flag tattoo backwards?
Elisabeth Shue the Underappreciated Gorgeousness
Queen of Comedy Tina Fey
Rita Hayworth (born "Margarita"... and you can get drunk off her)
sitting out Magic Mike XXL was probably wise -- for the first time ever I MISSED McConaughey at the movies
Ann Blythe of Liberty
Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
Ava Gardner salutes you!
Chris Salvatore photographed by Gabriel Gastelum
Raquel Welch in Patriotic Bikini
SJP - Cover Girl
Ham is so American
America's Sweetheart, 1952 Edition: Debbie Reynolds
Fast rising Nico Tortorella
Willow and the other "American Pie" girls
Images from Pinterest, Rock My Makeup, Buzzfeed, and various Google Searches
Reader Comments (11)
Nice collection. That Ann Miller WAS a Texas firecracker but for some reason the Debbie Reynolds one with the sort of spinning halo tickles me.
The best ones (Kurt and DDL) need no caption.
For a second, I thought Rita Hayworth was Ann Sheridan. Were they the Chastain-Howard ginger lookalikes of their day?
For me, the banner says it all. Such a gorgeous shot of Ennis/Ledger turned away - perfectly captured by Lee and Prieto, I think he would be celebrating this particular 4th a little differently (less public brawl, more public make-out?).
So glad you included Miss Piggy!
If I could add anyone it would be Arlene and Betsy from Dick. They are gorgeous in their hippy stars-and-stripes! Dunst and Williams need another project together.
My goodness, young Kurt was a national treasure. Y'all should be proud.
Elisabeth Shue...Thanks for the reminder. Wow!
My pick is Daniel Day Lewis. Always. There are actors and there is him. Wonder when we will see him again.
But where's Holly Hunter as "Miss Firecracker"???
Ugh Kurt Russell..
Just watched 22 Jump Street, and his son is a great treasure too.
SNL comedian Vanessa Bayer always reminds me of Ann Miller. I think it's the cheeks.
Re: Channing's arm tattoo, the backwards flag is an Army patch worn facing that direction to give the effect of the flag "flying in the air as the soldier marches forward."
John -- interesting. thanks for englightening me. at first i thought someone had flipped the image but then i realized they hadn't because the other tattoos are correct
RV -- wanted to include by the internet only has teeny tiny pics of her in that. I should rent solely to get screenshots