I've always claimed that women peak sometime between the ages of 20 and 25. At that age they've lost most of the babyfat but haven't started wrinkling or sagging. I don't know a single exception to the rule.
Nevertheless, I'm sure all of us know some women who look hotter in their early thirties than when they were ten years younger. A prime example known to all of us is Angelina Jolie: 20s vs now. I even agreed with my bitch that yes, some women do look better on the surface when they are older. I didn't have the heart to complete that thought, but I will do so for the benefit of the K5 community:
The reason why this is because older women know how to make themselves up better than younger ones. They know to accentuate their good features while drawing attention away from the bad. Also, they know which haircut fits their face better (Ms Jolie looks like a fucking mop in that early picture).
Sure, older women are generally more confident, know what they want, etc. which all are part of being an attractive woman. But when you take away the makeup all you have is an older version of the woman that was there years earlier. She will have wrinkles and her skin will not be nearly as supple as her younger self - unless she's a genetic freak or Asian.
Even if there is an exception to this rule there's no reason to go for older women: this exception was hot even when she was younger and whoever was dating her at the time had more years with hotness than you will have if you start dating her now.
So, all alpha males do yourself a favor: leave the 25+ women for those who can't afford - economically, sexually and evolutionally - the younger ones.