Rania Lykoudi: This is the wonder woman

She was not a simple presence in Greek beauty pageants. She was the one who, as soon as she appeared, changed the temperature of the room. The wonder woman! She was Rania Lykoudi, Miss Greece in 1996, with a career that found her moving comfortably between catwalks, photo shoots and lifestyle magazines. Until, by the end of the first decade of the 2000s, she had already built her own legend in Greek modeling. One of her most emblematic moments for the male audience came in September 2000, through a photo shoot in Penthouse that is still considered one of the magazine's most characteristic Greek moments. The setting was set in Santorini. And there couldn't be a more fitting backdrop: as the magazine's editor noted in the article's preface: "The island's explosive landscape was the only thing that could accommodate her explosive sex appeal." Penthouse described her at the time in an almost poetic way: "She knows how to surprise us and remind us that femininity is here. Sweet and tender, but no matter how much you tease her, she'll take out her claws to devour you."

Rania, the ultimate wonder woman

In the photos, Rania moves between the beach and the room, with a naturalness that makes the direction seem unnecessary. Her body is highlighted without exaggeration. Besides, what can you do with them, when you have those breasts in front of you! Firm, delicious with two hard nipples, it's as if they whisper the most erotic purpose to you. There is intense femininity, but no blatant mood. A little taste of her boobs and nothing more. A calm self-confidence that does not require confirmation. The most discussed shot is the one on the beach, where the contact with the water and the light creates an almost cinematic feeling. There, the image is not based on provocation, but on the moment. As if the gaze has frozen on a summer afternoon, just before sunset. Rania Lykoudi told the magazine: “In a photo shoot, I don’t want to appear degenerate, but sexy. How others see me doesn’t concern me. For me, it’s just a job.” With another phrase, she showed her limits even more clearly: “I hate porn movies. I can’t stand them for even two minutes.” This mindset is perhaps the key to her image at the time: a woman who is in complete control of how she presents herself, without losing her sensual power. A true wonder woman!💋