Article continues below advertisementAt 43, Anne Hathaway has been named PEOPLE's 2026 World's Most Beautiful, a title that arrives as she gears up for a packed year that includes five film releases and the highly anticipated The Devil Wears Prada 2. But while the honor celebrates her enduring star power, it's also reigniting a familiar question: what does it actually mean to call someone "the most beautiful" in 2026?"When I started out, I thought I'd be a better artist if I was really hard on myself," she told People.