This article was originally published at Lizanest.com

Welcome to a greatest-hits lineup of the women who owned the 1980s. These actresses, singers, models, and TV icons ruled movie screens, MTV, magazine covers, and living rooms everywhere — big hair, bold choices, and all. Some were serious talents, some were pop culture lightning bolts, and many were both. Together, they defined an era before social media, when fame felt untouchable and mystery still mattered. Fun, fearless, glamorous, and complicated, these women didn’t just ride the decade — they were the decade.
