Tag Archives: bettie page

Can You Guess The Former Pinup?

Amelia McDonell-ParryMarch 31, 2011 //

She used to be a sex symbol, but you can’t tell from this 1972 mug shot. Can you guess the former pinup? Find out after the jump. Keep reading »

Kathy Griffin Channels Bettie Page

SimchaApril 25, 2010 //

D-List cougar Kathy Griffin is an attention whore, but looking like Bettie Page is gonna get her the right kind of attention. Photographer Mike Ruiz clearly has vision, or as he puts it, “I like identifying something in people that they may not even be aware of themselves and bring it to the surface. With Kathy, I felt like there was an inner vixen brewing.” Who knew? Va-va-voom! Keep on clicking for sexy photos, including a spank, from the shoot. [EthanSays.com] Keep reading »

Bettie Page Does Bumps, Grinds And Mash-Ups

SimchaSeptember 6, 2009 //


It’s Labor Day Weekend— forget work! Let’s watch Bettie Page work it in this Burlesque Teaserama mash-up to “Goodbye Horses” by Q Lazzarus. Although, truth be told, I think I did racier moves back in the day at my dance recitals. Does that make me a bigger ho than Bettie?

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Bettie Page Dies

Susannah BreslinDecember 12, 2008 //

Bettie Page, otherwise known as the “Queen of Pinups,” has died. She was 85. Born in Jackson, Tennessee, Betty Mae Page had a hardscrabble childhood that included time spent in an orphanage. As a teenager inspired by her hairdresser mother, Page experimented with different looks and learned to sew, a pair of obsessions that would help her to become a pinup icon. Keep reading »

Feel Better, Bettie!

Amelia McDonell-ParryDecember 6, 2008 //

Pin-up legend Bettie Page is in the hospital following a heart attack on Friday. Page, 85, is considered critically ill and is reportedly in a coma. She’s actually been in the hospital for a few weeks, being treated for pneumonia, but her condition took a turn for the worse following the heart attack. She’s best known for being photographed in various states of undress and for posing in bondage-themed photo shoots, but she’s been out of the public eye for years. She’s battled mental illness and became a born-again Christian. Our thoughts are with you Bettie! [NY Times] Keep reading »

The Frisky Girl’s Guide to Wearing Lingerie

Jessica BartlettApril 11, 2008 //

The night before Valentine’s Day this year, I received a frantic text message from my friend Sara, who I knew was on a mission to pick up something frilly to wear for her new boyfriend. “OMG, I’m in the store and I don’t even know what the eff a garter belt is. Help…” I flipped open my cell phone and left her a message that was one for the books: “Sara,” I said sternly, “if you don’t know what a garter belt is, he sure as hell won’t know how to take one off. Look for a babydoll top and cute underwear. Step AWAY from the garter belts.” Keep reading »