Editing Jennifer Aniston (section)

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[[File:Jennifer Aniston estrella.jpg|thumb|upright|Aniston's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame]]The media nicknamed Aniston "America's sweetheart" while she was starring in ''Friends''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ali |first=Lorraine |author-link=Lorraine Ali |date=August 9, 2015 |title=American sweetheart Jennifer Aniston as you've never seen her in Cake |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/american-sweetheart-jennifer-aniston-as-youve-never-seen-her-in-cake-20150805-girn57.html |access-date=July 10, 2024 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref> In 2019, Rachel Simon of [[NBCNews.com]] said Aniston "has filled the role of our most beloved celebrity for nearly two and a half decades now, and there are no signs of her being replaced anytime soon", arguing that few celebrities have maintained the "America's sweetheart" title for as long as she has.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Simon |first=Rachel |date=November 30, 2019 |title=From 'Friends to 'The Morning Show,' how Jennifer Aniston has remained America's sweetheart |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/friends-morning-show-how-jennifer-aniston-has-remained-america-s-ncna1092216 |access-date=July 10, 2024 |work=[[NBCNews.com]]}}</ref> Aniston has been included in various magazine lists of the world's most beautiful women.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 27, 2005 |title=Beautiful 'People' |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/beautiful-people/5/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630080734/https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/beautiful-people/5/ |archive-date=June 30, 2018 |access-date=December 3, 2014 |website=cbs news}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Amelia Gayle |date=September 15, 2009 |title=Why They Still Look This Fantastic |url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/beauty/advice/a2979/celebrity-skin-anti-aging-0909/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323223711/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/beauty/advice/a2979/celebrity-skin-anti-aging-0909/ |archive-date=March 23, 2020 |access-date=December 3, 2014 |website=cosmopolitan magazine}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Women we love |url=http://www.esquire.com/women/women-we-love/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208223155/http://www.esquire.com/women/women-we-love/ |archive-date=February 8, 2015 |access-date=December 3, 2014 |website=Esquire magazine}}</ref> In 2005, she became the first ''[[GQ]]'' (Gentlemen's Quarterly) Woman of the Year. She has frequently appeared on ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine's annual list of [[People (magazine)#People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People|Most Beautiful Women]], topping the ranking in 2004 and 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jordan |first=Julie |date=April 20, 2016 |title=Jennifer Aniston Is PEOPLE's 2016 World's Most Beautiful Woman! |url=https://people.com/bodies/jennifer-aniston-is-peoples-2016-worlds-most-beautiful-woman/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190210152042/https://people.com/bodies/jennifer-aniston-is-peoples-2016-worlds-most-beautiful-woman/ |archive-date=February 10, 2019 |access-date=March 13, 2019 |work=People}}</ref> She also topped the magazine's Best Dressed List in 2006. She has been a regular on the ''[[FHM]]'' (For Him Magazine) [[FHM's 100 Sexiest Women (UK)|100 Sexiest Women in the World]] list since 1996, most recently ranking at number 79 in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jennifer Aniston at |url=http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/jennifer-aniston |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130163158/http://www.fhm.com/girls/covergirls/jennifer-aniston |archive-date=November 30, 2011 |access-date=December 11, 2011 |website=Fhm.com}}</ref> A survey of their patients by two Hollywood plastic surgeons, reported in 2011 by ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', identified her (alongside [[Gisele Bündchen]] and [[Penélope Cruz]]) as having one of the most sought-after body shapes.<ref>{{cite news |date=January 27, 2011 |title=Hollywood's most sought after body parts |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/8284381/Hollywoods-most-sought-after-body-parts.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129055838/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/8284381/Hollywoods-most-sought-after-body-parts.html |archive-date=January 29, 2011 |access-date=February 1, 2011 |work=The Telegraph |location=London}}</ref> In the same year, readers of ''[[Men's Health (magazine)|Men's Health]]'' voted her as the Sexiest Woman of All Time.<ref>{{cite news |last=Moraski |first=Lauren |date=December 12, 2011 |title=Jennifer Aniston named hottest woman of all time by Men's Health |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jennifer-aniston-named-hottest-woman-of-all-time-by-mens-health/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030022744/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-57341356-10391698/jennifer-aniston-named-hottest-woman-of-all-time-by-mens-health |archive-date=October 30, 2013 |access-date=July 9, 2013 |website=CBS News}}</ref> ''Men's Health'' also included her on its 100 Hottest Sex Symbols of All Time list, explaining that "Her down-to-earth persona makes her seem attainable, ... she makes even pieces of flair look good. She rarely plays the airhead, and she seldom overplays a role: she's funny in a quiet, refreshingly human way. And her all-too-human love life off screen inspires sympathy ... throughout her career Aniston has remained sexy, funny, and unmistakably real."<ref>{{cite web |date=July 1, 2020 |title=The 100 Hottest Sex Symbols of All Time |url=https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/g19547274/hottest-women-all-time/?slide=100 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921164553/https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/g19547274/hottest-women-all-time/?slide=100 |archive-date=September 21, 2020 |access-date=September 20, 2020 |work=Men's Health}}</ref> Although Aniston disliked the hairstyle she wore during her first two years on ''Friends'', "[[Rachel haircut|The Rachel]]" became very popular.<ref name="oldenburg20110118">{{cite news |last=Oldenburg |first=Ann |date=January 18, 2011 |title=Jennifer Aniston tells 'Allure' she hated her Rachel hair |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2011/01/jennifer-aniston-tells-allure-she-hated-her-rachel-hair--/1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121013752/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2011/01/jennifer-aniston-tells-allure-she-hated-her-rachel-hair--/1 |archive-date=January 21, 2011 |access-date=January 19, 2011 |newspaper=USA Today}}</ref><ref name="roche20100526">{{cite news |last=Roche |first=Elisa |date=May 26, 2010 |title=Jennifer Aniston's a Cut Above for 11 Million Women |url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/177204/Jennifer-Aniston-s-a-cut-above-for-11-million-women |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621073149/http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/177204/Jennifer-Aniston-s-a-cut-above-for-11-million-women |archive-date=June 21, 2011 |access-date=January 19, 2011 |newspaper=Daily Express}}</ref>

Aniston was one of the world's highest-paid actresses in 2018.<ref name="earnings 2018">{{cite web |date=August 17, 2018 |title=Scarlett Johansson tops list of highest-paid female film stars |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/aug/17/scarlett-johansson-highest-paid-female-film-stars-avengers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817095354/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/aug/17/scarlett-johansson-highest-paid-female-film-stars-avengers |archive-date=August 17, 2018 |access-date=July 6, 2018 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> She has been on the ''[[Forbes]]'' Top Earning Actresses list for 15 years, every year since 2001—and since then also on its [[Celebrity 100]] list (based on "earnings and fame"), topping it in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cuccinello |first=Hayley C. |title=Top-Earning Actresses A Decade Ago: Jennifer Aniston And Julia Roberts Still Reign Supreme |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hayleycuccinello/2016/08/29/top-earning-actresses-a-decade-ago-jennifer-aniston-and-julia-roberts-still-reign-supreme/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101150755/http://www.forbes.com/sites/hayleycuccinello/2016/08/29/top-earning-actresses-a-decade-ago-jennifer-aniston-and-julia-roberts-still-reign-supreme/ |archive-date=January 1, 2017 |access-date=March 3, 2017 |website=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=June 19, 2003 |title=The Celebrity 100 |url=https://www.forbes.com/static_html/celebs/2003/index.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103011048/http://www.forbes.com/static_html/celebs/2003/index.shtml |archive-date=November 3, 2012 |access-date=August 22, 2017 |work=Forbes}}</ref> According to ''Forbes'', in October 2007, Aniston was the best-selling celebrity face of the entertainment industry.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 2, 2007 |title=Fab Tab Cover Stars |url=https://www.forbes.com/home/media/2007/10/02/celebrity-magazines-publishing-biz-media_cx_lr_1002coverstars.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225141701/http://www.forbes.com/home/media/2007/10/02/celebrity-magazines-publishing-biz-media_cx_lr_1002coverstars.html |archive-date=February 25, 2008 |access-date=August 8, 2008 |work=Forbes}}</ref> The magazine estimated her net worth at $110&nbsp;million in 2007,<ref name="Forbes.com">{{cite news |last1=Goldman |first1=Lea |last2=Blakeley |first2=Kiri |date=January 17, 2007 |title=The Richest 20 Women in Entertainment |url=https://www.forbes.com/2007/01/17/richest-women-entertainment-tech-media-cz_lg_richwomen07_0118womenstars_slide_11.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009000856/http://www.forbes.com/2007/01/17/richest-women-entertainment-tech-media-cz_lg_richwomen07_0118womenstars_slide_11.html |archive-date=October 9, 2012 |access-date=December 11, 2011 |website=Forbes}}</ref> and $200&nbsp;million in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tindera |first1=Michela |title=From A 'Friends' Star to a Microneedling Founder: Four Women Entrepreneurs To Watch In 2017 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelatindera/2017/05/18/from-a-friends-star-to-a-microneedling-founder-four-women-entrepreneurs-to-watch-in-2017/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315201149/https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelatindera/2017/05/18/from-a-friends-star-to-a-microneedling-founder-four-women-entrepreneurs-to-watch-in-2017/ |archive-date=March 15, 2019 |access-date=June 14, 2017 |website=Forbes}}</ref> It listed her earnings as $19.5&nbsp;million in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Robehmed |first1=Natalie |date=August 16, 2017 |title=The World's Highest-Paid Actresses 2017: Emma Stone Leads With $26 Million |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/08/16/the-worlds-highest-paid-actresses-2017-emma-stone-leads-with-26-million/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817044520/https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2017/08/16/the-worlds-highest-paid-actresses-2017-emma-stone-leads-with-26-million/ |archive-date=August 17, 2017 |access-date=August 17, 2017 |work=Forbes}}</ref>

She received a [[List of actors with Hollywood Walk of Fame motion picture stars|motion picture star]] on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] on February 22, 2012,<ref>{{cite web |title=Hollywood Walk of Fame – Jennifer Aniston |url=http://www.walkoffame.com/jennifer-aniston |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109082126/http://www.walkoffame.com/jennifer-aniston |archive-date=November 9, 2017 |access-date=November 8, 2017 |website=Hollywood Walk of Fame |publisher=Hollywood Chamber of Commerce}}</ref> located at 6270 [[Hollywood Boulevard]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Heller |first=Corinne |date=February 22, 2012 |title=Jennifer Aniston gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, thanks 'Papa' (Video) |url=http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/Jennifer-Aniston-gets-star-on-Hollywood-Walk-of-Fame--thanks-Papa-Video/8553842 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019212720/http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/Jennifer-Aniston-gets-star-on-Hollywood-Walk-of-Fame--thanks-Papa-Video/8553842 |archive-date=October 19, 2013 |access-date=May 17, 2013 |website=On the Red Carpet}}</ref> She was ranked third on ''Forbes''{{'}} list of the 100 Most Powerful Actresses in Hollywood in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 26, 2013 |title=Celeb 100: Power Actresses |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mfl45efhjh/jennifer-aniston-4/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630060740/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mfl45efhjh/jennifer-aniston-4/ |archive-date=June 30, 2013 |access-date=July 1, 2013 |newspaper=Forbes}}</ref>

In July 2016, amidst media speculation over whether she was pregnant, Aniston penned an essay for ''[[HuffPost|The Huffington Post]]'' condemning the "objectification and scrutiny we put women through". She asserted: "We are complete with or without a mate, with or without a child. We get to decide for ourselves what is beautiful when it comes to our bodies. [...] We don't need to be married or mothers to be complete. We get to determine our own 'happily ever after' for ourselves."<ref>{{cite news |last=Aniston |first=Jennifer |date=July 12, 2016 |title=For The Record |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/for-the-record_b_57855586e4b03fc3ee4e626f |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328085714/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/for-the-record_b_57855586e4b03fc3ee4e626f |archive-date=March 28, 2019 |access-date=July 12, 2016 |work=The Huffington Post}}</ref> The piece was supported by many celebrities and widely covered in the media.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ogweng |first=Sylvia |date=July 13, 2016 |title=Celebrities Praise Jennifer Aniston's Anti-Objectification Essay |url=https://etcanada.com/news/152041/celebrities-praise-jennifer-anistons-powerful-essay-slamming-medias-objectification-of-female-stars/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714144801/http://etcanada.com/news/152041/celebrities-praise-jennifer-anistons-powerful-essay-slamming-medias-objectification-of-female-stars/ |archive-date=July 14, 2016 |access-date=July 13, 2016 |work=ET Canada}}</ref>

After years of aversion to social media, Aniston joined [[Instagram]] on October 15, 2019, causing the app to "break" (for hours the "follow" button became inoperable due to an overload of web traffic to her account) with the first picture of the planned [[Friends: The Reunion|''Friends'' cast reunion]] for [[HBO Max]] (whose release was delayed until 2021 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]). She broke the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for fastest time to reach one million followers on Instagram, by doing so within five hours and sixteen minutes.<ref>{{cite news |last=Thorne |first=Dan |date=October 16, 2019 |title=Friends star Jennifer Aniston claims record for fastest to reach one million Instagram followers |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2019/10/friends-star-jennifer-aniston-claims-record-for-fastest-to-reach-one-million-inst-595437 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018144144/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2019/10/friends-star-jennifer-aniston-claims-record-for-fastest-to-reach-one-million-inst-595437 |archive-date=October 18, 2019 |access-date=October 16, 2019 |work=Guinness World Records}}</ref>