Beauty standards for men have drastically changed over the last thirty years. Recently, a new trend on social media suggests unconventional beauty standards for men. This trend has sparked controversy online. While some find it insulting, others have embraced it.<\/p>\n
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<\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\nKeanu Reeves at the MOCA Gala 2024 on April 13, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
From the older generation like George Clooney to the younger generation like Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, here’s a list of the eight men considered “the sexiest” today according to the new trend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\nTimoth\u00e9e Chalamet attends the “Wonka” Canadian Fan Screening on December 13, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
John F. Kennedy Jr. in 1988<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\nIn September 1988, the son of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy Jr., was crowned People’s Sexiest Man Alive. His dear friend Steven M. Gillion later\u00a0revealed<\/a>\u00a0that he regarded this title as a “badge of honor.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/cdn.amomama.com\/5fb4a9ca1ef1ea7113716a82163e43ded6100afd4044ecc28aff12e3919cf821.jpeg\")
<\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\nA studio portrait of John F Kennedy Jr on June 9, 1988 in New York. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nThen a 27-year-old Law student at New York University, Kennedy was not shy to show off his physique. According to Gillion, he spent much of his time in the gym building up his body. “He had all the physical attributes of a body builder,”\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0the pal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"John](\"https:\/\/cdn.amomama.com\/99218ca00d04645ec2fbafb821d92d6526ff36751c68600b6eb318476cc74f87.jpeg\")
<\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\nJohn F. Kennedy, Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy arrive at the annual John F. Kennedy Library Foundation dinner and Profiles in Courage awards on May 23, 1999 in Boston, Massachusetts. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nPatrick Swayze in 1991<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\nAlthough he was not part of show business, Kennedy competed with the likes of Hollywood hunk,\u00a0Patrick Swayze<\/a>. The actor earned the title of Sexiest Man Alive in 1991.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"Patrick](\"https:\/\/cdn.amomama.com\/61cee80cda42ef585b3d075e7eba38178752e0d1a71ff7bac5f430e663542a2c.jpg\")
<\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\nPatrick Swayze pictured on August 1, 1991 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nHis co-star Demi Moore once\u00a0described<\/a>\u00a0him as a kind kind-hearted and gentle individual with a very “rugged, animalistic physique.” Meanwhile, another co-star, Kelly Lynch\u00a0added<\/a>, “He’s strong, but he has grace and agility. He’s not just this big thug throwing his muscles around out there.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"Patrick](\"https:\/\/cdn.amomama.com\/2f9079cfa39942a88e5c650035df5cb238b548536173491f77114f690a31c4a5.jpg\")
<\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\nPatrick Swayze photographed on January 1, 1990 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\nAdvertisement<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nApart from women, men also find the macho Texas native attractive. Director Roland Joffe\u00a0said<\/a>, “He has the sexiness of a person who is from the tip of the toenail to the top of the head involved in all the passions and fires and energies and fears that life throws up.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"Patrick](\"https:\/\/cdn.amomama.com\/2274be285b29af7f66a067de6f8c5e583deea2f61a154473f96826b33447f4be.jpg\")
<\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\nPatrick Swayze attends Stand Up To Cancer on September 5, 2008 in Hollywood, California. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nKeanu Reeves in 1994<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\nSwayze was considered a heartthrob of the ’90s. He was not alone, as fellow actor\u00a0Keanu Reeves<\/a>\u00a0also held the title for that decade. However, People magazine did not award a title in 1994. It wasn’t until years later that its editorial director, Jess Cagle,\u00a0turned things around<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"Keanu](\"https:\/\/cdn.amomama.com\/0cdee1bda08c9f150c5b2751024471d192247dd0eb3d3981abdfe145a7f98c81.jpg\")
<\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\nKeanu Reeves on the set of “A Walk in the Clouds,” 1994 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\nAdvertisement<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nIn a Lifetime special “People’s Sexiest Man Alive 2015: 30 of Sexy,” Cagle awarded the action movie star with the coveted title of ’94 retroactively along with Hugh Grant and Jim Carrey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\nKeanu Reeves at the “John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum” photocall on May 6, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nGeorge Clooney in 1997<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\nThree years after the official snub of the title,\u00a0George Clooney<\/a>\u00a0was named the Sexiest Man Alive in 1997. The veteran star’s friends gushed about his good looks in his first cover.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"George](\"https:\/\/cdn.amomama.com\/636dad96388d97e8b055156d57688a2227857a6ffc59869686258d10ac2681aa.jpg\")
<\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\nGeorge Clooney during 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on February 23, 1997 in Los Angeles, California. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\nAdvertisement<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nThey also shared how loyal the two-time Academy Award winner is. His “ER” co-star, Laura Innes,\u00a0said<\/a>, “The rap on George is that he’s this rake, this guy’s guy. That’s true, but he is also a dear, loyal friend who would do anything for you. It’s almost like being a family member.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"George](\"https:\/\/cdn.amomama.com\/abbb1a7d4b260d25af65924d8b9c2ce4149f97393bd68b6096c39e5db5d8d5a7.jpeg\")
<\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\nGeorge Clooney attends the Clooney Foundation For Justice’s “The Albies” on September 28, 2023 in New York City. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nRichard Gere in 1999<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\nWhile Clooney was 36 when he received his title,\u00a0Richard Gere<\/a>\u00a0was 50 when he was honored with the Sexiest Man Alive title in 1999. This led his former girlfriends to boast about how good-looking he was.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"Richard](\"https:\/\/cdn.amomama.com\/d1164744e3a4f011b9f6f430ad14e86b1c21e96b57a04e8f4be9d08c10ec5aa0.jpg\")
<\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\nRichard Gere places his hands and feet into cement on July 26, 1999 at Mann’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\nAdvertisement<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nDesigner Von Furstenberg was one of them and she\u00a0admitted<\/a>, “He walked like a biker, and that attracted me. I knew I was going to get my hands on him. I seduced him.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"Richard](\"https:\/\/cdn.amomama.com\/5210055d67994d91efc7ebace5450931df7a13cd989f2801b7acdfd2df566cbb.jpg\")
<\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\nRichard Gere at Cannes Film Festival 2024 on May 18, 2024 in Cannes, France. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nPierce Brosnan in 2001<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
In September 1988, the son of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy Jr., was crowned People’s Sexiest Man Alive. His dear friend Steven M. Gillion later\u00a0revealed<\/a>\u00a0that he regarded this title as a “badge of honor.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A studio portrait of John F Kennedy Jr on June 9, 1988 in New York. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Then a 27-year-old Law student at New York University, Kennedy was not shy to show off his physique. According to Gillion, he spent much of his time in the gym building up his body. “He had all the physical attributes of a body builder,”\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0the pal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy arrive at the annual John F. Kennedy Library Foundation dinner and Profiles in Courage awards on May 23, 1999 in Boston, Massachusetts. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Although he was not part of show business, Kennedy competed with the likes of Hollywood hunk,\u00a0Patrick Swayze<\/a>. The actor earned the title of Sexiest Man Alive in 1991.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Patrick Swayze pictured on August 1, 1991 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n His co-star Demi Moore once\u00a0described<\/a>\u00a0him as a kind kind-hearted and gentle individual with a very “rugged, animalistic physique.” Meanwhile, another co-star, Kelly Lynch\u00a0added<\/a>, “He’s strong, but he has grace and agility. He’s not just this big thug throwing his muscles around out there.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Patrick Swayze photographed on January 1, 1990 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Apart from women, men also find the macho Texas native attractive. Director Roland Joffe\u00a0said<\/a>, “He has the sexiness of a person who is from the tip of the toenail to the top of the head involved in all the passions and fires and energies and fears that life throws up.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Patrick Swayze attends Stand Up To Cancer on September 5, 2008 in Hollywood, California. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Swayze was considered a heartthrob of the ’90s. He was not alone, as fellow actor\u00a0Keanu Reeves<\/a>\u00a0also held the title for that decade. However, People magazine did not award a title in 1994. It wasn’t until years later that its editorial director, Jess Cagle,\u00a0turned things around<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Keanu Reeves on the set of “A Walk in the Clouds,” 1994 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n In a Lifetime special “People’s Sexiest Man Alive 2015: 30 of Sexy,” Cagle awarded the action movie star with the coveted title of ’94 retroactively along with Hugh Grant and Jim Carrey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Keanu Reeves at the “John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum” photocall on May 6, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Three years after the official snub of the title,\u00a0George Clooney<\/a>\u00a0was named the Sexiest Man Alive in 1997. The veteran star’s friends gushed about his good looks in his first cover.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n George Clooney during 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on February 23, 1997 in Los Angeles, California. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n They also shared how loyal the two-time Academy Award winner is. His “ER” co-star, Laura Innes,\u00a0said<\/a>, “The rap on George is that he’s this rake, this guy’s guy. That’s true, but he is also a dear, loyal friend who would do anything for you. It’s almost like being a family member.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n George Clooney attends the Clooney Foundation For Justice’s “The Albies” on September 28, 2023 in New York City. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n While Clooney was 36 when he received his title,\u00a0Richard Gere<\/a>\u00a0was 50 when he was honored with the Sexiest Man Alive title in 1999. This led his former girlfriends to boast about how good-looking he was.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Richard Gere places his hands and feet into cement on July 26, 1999 at Mann’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Designer Von Furstenberg was one of them and she\u00a0admitted<\/a>, “He walked like a biker, and that attracted me. I knew I was going to get my hands on him. I seduced him.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Richard Gere at Cannes Film Festival 2024 on May 18, 2024 in Cannes, France. | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/imgproxy.amomama.com\/Zh9f6kRbZE3v32WUEqUb1Ba-NFofeGGO5jDhWkMhT6Y\/rs:fill:375:0:1\/g:no\/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uYW1vbWFtYS5jb20vNWZiNGE5Y2ExZWYxZWE3MTEzNzE2YTgyMTYzZTQzZGVkNjEwMGFmZDQwNDRlY2MyOGFmZjEyZTM5MTljZjgyMS5qcGVnP3dpZHRoPTQyMDEmaGVpZ2h0PTQzMzQ.jpg)
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<\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\nPatrick Swayze in 1991<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\nKeanu Reeves in 1994<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\nGeorge Clooney in 1997<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\nRichard Gere in 1999<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\nPierce Brosnan in 2001<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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