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[navi]

Which is correct:
1-Here is the list of the best-looking actors' wives.
2-Here is the list of the best-looking wives of actors.

1 seems ambiguous ("wives of the best-looking actors" or "the best-looking wives of actors").

But is 2 idiomatic?

Gratefully,
Navi

[jerseyjoe]

Hello Navi, Both are OK. I like the first more because the adjectives describe the noun. With the noun last you have a shorter sentence saying the same thing. Like this:
a policeman's job is dangerous
a policeman has a dangerous job.
Both are ok. I hope this helps.
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