Bettie Page

As most of you know this month (March) is about appreciating and remembering some of the most well known women in history. Being that I work in the lingerie business, I felt that I needed to take a moment and talk about one of the most iconic American women in history that appreciated all things leather and lace. Mainly known for her long black hair and bangs, her openness to bondage, and her dynamic personality, southern belle Bettie Page in my opinion, was a very honest individual that seemed to be a part of an underground pin-up scene. Many have marked her as "The Queen of Pin-Ups and Bondage". Her ever growing modeling popularity started in the 1940's and eventually she was featured as a Playboy Playmate in Playboy's January issue in 1955. Though standing at only 5'5"she drew in the attention of millions, with countless songs created around her name, and well known artists drawing her image and curves. This Nashville native with her sense of an edgy and sexy style led her to become legendary. Though her personal life was chaotic at times, she was also a very intelligent woman who

originally attended college to become a school teacher. Once there she had aspirations to act and went on to be featured in a few films and fell into modeling. A former friend and police officer helped create her infamous look with black bangs, and took some of her very first professional photos. Later in her life she decided to follow her religion and went back to study in a few different Christian colleges hoping to become a missionary. Though never being able to do so she helped many people around her and started living a quite life away from the tabloids in magazines. I was upset to hear of her passing on December 11th in 2008. She was 85 and sources say she passed of pneumonia, which she battled for only a number of days. She has made her imprint on my life personally with her spunky attitude and unique style! Bettie's birthday is right around the corner in April on the 22nd, and in remembrance of her for women's history month please take the time to do your own personal research on who she was. Be your own unique kind of beautiful. Bettie Page surely was...