Nowadays, the word "diva" conjures an image of a particular kind of woman; it's almost always used pejoratively. Originally, to be a diva meant to be a female opera singer, and its etymology comes from a Latin word for "goddess."
All of these women are pop goddesses in their own right. Having taken the music world by storm, they topped the charts to become some of the most relevant figures in cultural history.
From the '60s to the present day, click on to discover the evolution of the most successful of pop divas of all time.