Angelina Jolie says that being of mum-of-six has made her appreciate her own beauty.

The Changeling star - who is often referred to as the most beautiful woman in the world - insists that until she became a mother she was insecure about her looks.

Angelina tells the Daily Mail, "I know this is going to sound corny, but I first became happy with the way I look when I became a mother.

"There’s this idea that beauty is when someone does your hair and puts a lot of make-up on you and sticks your face on the cover of a magazine. Is that beauty?"

She adds, "You know what is beautiful? My mom. She was beautiful to me, and I look more like my mom as I get older.

"Now, when I look at myself, I just see somebody at peace, and I see a mom, and I see my own relatives in my face – and that’s a kind of beauty that exists for everybody and doesn’t disappear."

See Angelina face-off against Jennifer Aniston in the beauty stakes below