Mole Mania

Why is a mole on the face of a lady supposed to incite a special hormonal clamor in men? For whatever reason, many an entertainer has made hay out of a big facial blemish. Here, then, is our loop of famous people who had prominent moles:

The century's most famous mole girl, MARILYN MONROE is also the century's most famous sex symbol. Coincidence? You decide. Mole locale: left cheek.

Singer PEGGY LEE had an extreme case of the sexy sultries, as best shown in her signature song Fever. Mole locale: right cheek.

Singer MADONNA plays up her mole whenever she wants to invite comparisons to Monroe. Mole locale: below right nostril.

Though her brother Michael had a full facial makeover during his adult years, singer JANET JACKSON has proudly retained her facial mole. Mole locale: below the left nostril.

CINDY CRAWFORD, with perhaps the most prominent mole of all, is also the most successful supermodel of the 1990s. Mole locale: left corner of mouth.

Crawford's fellow model NIKI TAYLOR mixes fresh girl-next-door looks with a major mole. Mole locale: left upper lip.

Former model ANNA NICOLE SMITH isn't the sex symbol she once was; could it be because her mole is relatively small? Mole locale: left cheek.

Communist leader MAO ZEDONG was never exactly a sex symbol, but at one time he was adored by over a billion people. That has to count for something. Mole locale: chin.

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