"The Mother of All Pin-ups" may be Betty Grable
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Grable
but Bettie Page is probably
"The Mother of All Modern Nudes"
or "
Top Shelf" or
"Under the Counter" or
"Brown Envelope" models
She's not some mere "celebrity" like Paris Hilton or Posh Spice.
The global recognition of her death was significant,
particularly in the way her obituaries were written.
She was important even if the mainstream press had a hard time admitting it.
She is not so much a celebrity as an historical figure like Napoleon or Elvis.
Marilyn Monroe's nudes can be sloughed off as an aberration.
No one can ignore Bettie's bush.
She can be stylized but not sanitized.
I think she's
High Art-Porn
if there is such a thing...
As a Jungian, I'd say she's an archetype.
The
really good bad girl.
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