RIP Bettie Page. What a sad day for all of us.

[NolaChick™ {Madam}]

"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 myself as liberated, and I don't believe that I did anything important. I was just myself. I didn't know any other way to be, or any other way to live."- Bettie Page 1923-2008


http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997269.html?categoryId=25&...

Bettie Page dies at 85

Bettie Page, the legendary 1950s pin-up queen with a shoulder-length pageboy hairdo and kitschy bangs whose saucy photos helped usher in the sexual revolution of the 1960s, has died, the L.A Times is reporting. She was 85.
She suffered a heart attack one week ago and never regained consciousness.

Page, whose later life was marked by depression, violent mood swings and several years in a state mental institution, died at a Los Angeles hospital where she had been on life support since she had a heart attack on Dec. 2, according to her agent, Mark Roesler.

Her popularity as an underground, guilty pleasures phenomenon has continued to soar despite the fact that the reclusive Page disappeared almost a half century ago. A cult-culture figure, Page was most famous for the estimated 20,000 4-by-5-inch black-and-white glossy photographs taken by amateur shutterbugs from 1949 and to 1957.

[Paul Ferris {★}]

While this is a sad day for all of us pin up enthusiasts I am not going to frown. Bettie had one of the most naturally pretty smiles so I am going to think of that and smile myself. Thanks for everything Bettie.

[Angie]

I am sad, but very happy she is in a better place....she is a legend and will be remembered for generations to come!!!

[Miss Heather Z]

This is so sad.
She lived a long life, & has became an idol & inspiration for many, including myself. She was an amazing woman, & she will continue to live on forever.
Rest in peace, beauty queen <3

[Jumping from 6 to 6]

RIP Miss Betty. You were the cutiest gal in town....

[NolaChick™ {Madam}]

That's excellent, DC. I think it deserves a place on the front page for the weekend.

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[ConjureKitty]

I'm sorry to hear of her passing. She was truly an inspiration and had a playful way about her that made me as well as other ladies want to grow up and be just like her. She will be missed but she was and is truly a legend/icon.

[Carlie Denton]

Rest in peace, dear Bettie. You inspired all of us.

[Virginia D'Vine]

how terrible it is when someone dies even though you feel like they're immortal. she was an inspiration and my reason for becoming a pin-up model at 15. through her photos she'll live on forever.

[Shelly C]

Rest in Peace ~dear sweet beautiful Bettie Page!

[M.R. Borg]

Today is a sad day for the world. May the queen of the pin-up live forever in all that keep the art and the style of the pin-up alive. May she always be rembered and never forgotten and her spirt live on. The queen has passed on and no one can take her place, she is and always will be in her fans hearts. May she smile down on us and touch us all. May the queen of pin-up rest in peace.

[Pussycat Pinups by Beth Cocuzzi]

RIP Bettie, you are in thousands of peoples thoughts tonight. I will do my best to honor you in a way that brings women's true sexuality to life and share it with the world!!! I posted a blog on myspace dedicated to her and all women!!! Bettie you will be missed!!!!

[Jacklyn Diane]

i feel like a part of me has gone, but will remain forever. xo