Club Name : BettiePage Description : 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. ● 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." ● 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. ● 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. ● 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." ● 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." ● 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. ● 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. What Classic Pin-Up Are You? Take this quiz! Which Bettie Page Are You? Take this quiz!