Sunday, December 7, 2008

Bettie Page


Legendary 1950s pinup queen Bettie Page, 85, has been hospitalized in Los Angeles after suffering a heart attack, according to the Associated Press.
Her long-time friend and business agent Mark Roesler said Page had been in hospital for the last three weeks with pneumonia and was about to be released when she had the heart attack last Tuesday. Page was transferred to another hospital in Los Angeles and remained in intensive care Friday.
A family friend, Todd Mueller, said Page was in a coma. When asked to confirm, Roesler said, "I would not deny that," but he would not comment further on her condition.
Page, a secretary turned model, was famous for her curvaceous, leggy frame and raven hairstyle. Her photos included a centerfold in the January 1955 issue of then-fledgling Playboy magazine, as well as controversial sadomasochistic poses, but she abruptly stopped modeling in 1957 and disappeared from the public eye.
I wish her a speedy recovery - Bettie Page was way ahead of her time....
Famed Pinup Girl in Critical Condition

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