Chronological List
| No | Name | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierina Legnani | Imperial Russia | 1893 |
| 2 | Mathilde Kschessinska | Imperial Russia | ca. 1906 |
| 3 | Alicia Markova | United Kingdom | 1933 |
| 4 | Galina Ulanova | USSR | 1944 |
| 5 | Alicia Alonso | Cuba | 1959 |
| 6 | Maya Plisetskaya | USSR | 1960 |
| 7 | Eva Evdokimova | USA | 1976 |
| 8 | Margot Fonteyn | United Kingdom | 1979 |
| 9 | Anneli Alhanko | Sweden | 1984 |
| 10 | Phyllis Spira | South Africa | 1984 |
| 11 | Alessandra Ferri | Italy | 1992 |
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