Club Name : BettiePageDescription : ABOUT BETTIE
"I was not trying to be shocking,
or to be a pioneer. I wasn't trying
to change society, or to be ahead
of my time. I didn't think of my-
self as liberated, and I don't be-
lieve that I did anything important.
I was just myself. I didn't know
any other way to be, or any other
way to live."
Full Name: Betty Mae Page
Birthdate: 22 April, 1923
Birthplace: Jackson, TN
Eye Color: Blue-gray
Hair Color: Black (naturally)
Height: 5 feet 5½ inches
Weight: 128-130 lbs.
Measurements: 36-23-35
Favorite Drink: Hires Rootbeer
Musical Instuments: Guitar & Piano
Smoke/Drink: No/No
Education: Bachelors degree from Peabody College
Other Professions: Secretary, teacher
Marital Status: Single, divorced three times.
Children: None
Current Residence: Living in southern California.
â— Bettie attended Hume-Fogg High School in
Nashville, TN and graduated second in her class
in 1940. She missed being the valedictorian by a
quarter of a grade point. Bettie was editor of the
school newspaper and year book and was voted
"most likely to succeed."
â— Bettie got her start in modeling in October of
1950 when she met Jerry Tibbs, a police officer
and part-time photographer, on the shore of Coney
Island. She had already done some amateur model-
ing so he offered to take pictures of her and help
her put together a portfolio. Her photos proved to
be quite popular, and Bettie's career grew from there.
â— Her trademark hair style came about when Jerry
Tibbs suggested she cut her bangs because of her
high forehead. She went with his advise and has
kept her hair like that ever since.
â— She was featured as the centerfold in the Jan-
uary 1955 issue of Playboy. The PHOTO (taken by
Bunny Yeager) featured Bettie wearing nothing
but a Santa hat. Later that year she was titled
"Miss Pin-up Girl of the World."
â— Many of Bettie's skimpy bikinis and unique lingerie
outfits were sewn by Bettie herself. "I never kept
up with the fashions," says Bettie. "I believed in
wearing what I thought looked good on me."
â— Bettie's controversial BDSM photos and films were
shot by photographers Irving and Paula Klaw of
Movie Star News. Unfortunately, a senate hearing
was held against the Klaws for distributing porn-
ography. The scandal was enough to force Movie
Star News to close down, and many of the infamous
photos were destroyed.
â— Since 1951, Bettie has appeared in over 1000
magazines. She has been the subject of countless
works of art (most famously by pin-up artists Olivia
De Berardinis and Robert Blue), and has been
photographed more times than Marilyn Monroe,
Greta Garbo and Madonna combined.
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