Charlize Theron’s hottest moments

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2013 was a quiet year for Theron as she didn't appear in any movies but was still hard at work! Here, a short haired Theron dons a lovely white Dior gown to the Oscars on Feb. 24, 2013.

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In 2007, along with her ever-growing acting career, Theron was also named the Sexiest Woman Alive by Esquire Magazine. Here, she poses in a sultry position for the cover of their Nov. 2007 issue.

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Theron looked stunning in what else but a Christian Dior down for the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 15, 2012. That year was a big one for Theron who starred in both "Prometheus" and "Snow White and the Huntsman" but was actually nominated for Best Actress in the 2011 film "Young Adult."

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Going to the dark side! Theron dyed her normally bleach blond locks for jet black hair while attending the 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards back on Feb. 5, 2005.

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Feeling blue! For the world premiere of the 2012 film "Prometheus," Charlize Theron donned a shimmering Dior Couture dress while in London, England on May 31, 2012.

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Ageless beauty! Theron looked effortlessly glamorous in a sheer black top and jeans for the screening of "The Truth About Charlie" on Oct. 16, 2002.

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Charlize Theron was actually born in Benoni, South Africa and grew up on her parents farm near Johannesburg. At the age of 16, Theron and her mother moved to Milan, Italy where she started a career in modeling before finally moving to New York City a year later. Here, a 17-year-old Theron revisits her home in South Africa on Jan. 20, 1992.

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In 2001, Theron starred in the crime comedy film "The Curse of the Jade Scorpion" along with "Sweet November" and "15 Minutes." Here, Theron dons a mesh top and jeans to a private dinner party for the upcoming film on Aug. 6, 2001, the day before her 26th birthday.

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By 2004, Theron was a Hollywood superstar. The previous year, she starred in two of her most memorable films, "Monster" and "The Italian Job." Here, a sparkling Theron arrives for the 76th Annual Academy Awards where she would accept the Oscar for Best Actress in a Lead Role for playing serial killer Aileen Wuornos in "Monster."

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In Theron's most recent and praised role, the blond bombshell starred as Furiosa in the 2015 film "Mad Max: Fury Road." Here, Theron attends the premiere for the film during the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2015.

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By 2000, Theron was Hollywood's "it" girl. That year alone, Theron was cast in 4 major films and attended her first major red carpet for the 72nd Annual Academy Awards. Theron donned a beautiful orange dress that matched her auburn hair on March 26, 2000.

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Back to black! Theron wore this show-stopping dress to the Oscars the following year on March 2, 2014. In 2014, Theron appeared in the film "A Million Ways to Die in the West" as Anna.

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She definitely proves that she deserves to be the sexiest woman alive, at least in 2007! Here, Theron poses in a tiny blue bikini for the inside spread of Esquire Magazine.

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She's Hollywood's golden girl and now Charlize Theron has a dress to match! The 40-year-old South African beauty showed off her incredible figure in a skintight sequin dress at a presser in Hong Kong on Oct. 28, 2015.

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In 2004, Theron replaced Tiiu Kuik as the spokeswoman for "J'adore" advertisements by Christian Dior. From then on, not only would Theron appear in print, web and television ads but she would also don the most beautiful and exclusive Dior dresses to every red carpet event. Here, Theron attends the screening of her film "Sleepwalking" in New York City on March 11, 2008.

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In 2006, Theron was nominated for yet another Academy Award for Best Actress in the 2005 film "North Country." Although she didn't win, Theron still won in the fashion department in this glamorous sheer black gown on Jan. 16, 2006.

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At the age of 19, Theron flew to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. After two years of auditions and uncredited roles, Theron finally landed her debut role in the 1996 film "2 Days in the Valley" followed by "That Thing You Do!" the same year. Here, as finally budding actress, Theron attends a film premiere in Los Angeles on Sept. 20, 1996 at the age of 21.

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Powerful in purple! Of course the face of Dior was present at the Christian Dior Cruise 2009 Collection at Gustavino's in New York City on May 12, 2009.