she would have been beautiful vs she might have been beautiful

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'She would have been beautiful' implies a stronger certainty or belief that she was beautiful in the past, while 'She might have been beautiful' suggests a possibility or uncertainty about her beauty in the past.

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she would have been beautiful

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express a strong belief or certainty about someone's beauty in the past.

This phrase is used to indicate a strong belief or certainty that she was beautiful in the past, often in a hypothetical or speculative context.

Examples:

If she had smiled, she would have been beautiful.
She would have been beautiful in that dress.
I'm sure she would have been beautiful when she was younger.

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Feb 23, 2015 ... I always thought she would have been beautiful enough to be a model. Inez's husband was a constant/ mean drunk. I have no memories of him ...
She was doing so well at Halter and although she would have been beautiful under saddle, because she had such good movement, I did not want to risk not ...
May 4, 1992 ... "She would have been beautiful even if she had not become the Princess of Wales," notes Hamish Bowles of the tony magazine Harpers ...
Jan 1, 2015 ... She would have been beautiful. she was a very beautiful canvass to start with . Dawn Jordan January 11th, 2015. Don….THANK GOD that you ...

Alternatives:

She must have been beautiful
She was probably beautiful
She could have been beautiful
She may have been beautiful
She is likely to have been beautiful

she might have been beautiful

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express a possibility or uncertainty about someone's beauty in the past.

This phrase is used to indicate a possibility or uncertainty that she was beautiful in the past, often in a speculative or hypothetical context.

Examples:

If she had taken care of herself, she might have been beautiful.
She might have been beautiful when she was younger.
I think she might have been beautiful in her prime.

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A century ago, she might have been beautiful, her face reﬂected in the river insteadof a-mirror. But all the years have changed more than the shape of our blood ...
She was attractive enough, and had the sort of bone structure which indicated that she might have been beautiful once – but now she seemed faded, like a rose ...
Oct 28, 2014 ... She might have been beautiful once. Now the skin of the jaw has melted away, the teeth hand from a lipless mouth, and the hollow eyes...she ...
Jan 12, 2015 ... This car looks like a very old lady with deep lines and bad creases, with a little thought that she might have been beautiful in younger days.

Alternatives:

She could have been beautiful
She may have been beautiful
She possibly was beautiful
She was potentially beautiful
She was conceivably beautiful

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she would have been beautiful vs she might have been beautiful