BETTIE PAGE: Number One Pinup

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Bettie Page (1923 â 2008) was a model who became famous in the 1950s for her fetish modeling and pin-up photos. She is the "Queen of pinups". Her iconic trademark look (e.g. her jet black hair withbangs) has influenced many artists.

She was also one of the earliest Playmates of the Month for Playboy magazine.

Her later life was marked by depression and several years in a state psychiatric hospital. In 1959, she converted to Christianity, and later worked for Billy Graham. After years of obscurity, she experienced a resurgence of popularity in the 1980s and has a significant cult following. (source: Wikipedia)