People's 'Most Beautiful Woman'? She Hails from Arlington

It’s time to brag, Arlington: Arlington born-and-bred Sandra Bullock has made headlines once again. She graduated in 1982 from the county’s Washington-Lee High School.

Bullock, 50, was named Wednesday by People magazine as the “World’s Most Beautiful Woman.”

She’s not one to boast. “Real beauty is quiet. Especially in this town, it’s just so hard not to say, ‘Oh, I need to look like that,’ “ she explains to People in an interview in the magazine. “No, be a good person, be a good mom, do a good job with the lunch, let someone cut in front of you who looks like they’re in a bigger hurry. The people I find most beautiful are the ones who aren’t trying.”

Bullock is mom to Louis, age 5. Bullock’s own mother, Helga, was a German opera singer and voice teacher, according to People. She died in 2000. Her father John worked for the U.S. Army.

Bullock was also in the headlines recently because of an incident that took place at her home in California in 2014. A hearing was held earlier this month for an alleged stalker arrested for breaking into her home.

Bullock grew up in the Woodmont area of Arlington, according to a feature by ARLnow. Other Washington-Lee alumni included fellow actors Warren Beatty and sister Shirley MacLaine. Newswoman Katie Couric graduated from Arlington’s Yorktown High School.