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3 Things Marilyn Monroe Did To Be More Attractive (That You Can Do Too)

For many years now, I’ve collected photo books of Old Hollywood actresses. I’ve got Grace Kelly, Katharine Hepburn, and Ava Gardner covered. But the iconic actress most represented in my collection is none other than Marilyn Monroe.

By Evie Solheim2 min read
Marilyn Monroe, Photoplay 1953
Marilyn Monroe in December 1953 issue of Photoplay magazine. Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Photographers couldn’t take enough pictures of her, journalists couldn’t write enough stories about her, and directors couldn’t help wanting to work with her even though she was notoriously difficult. What was it that set her apart? Her hourglass figure and platinum curls, of course, but there were plenty of other actresses with those assets. It was her mannerisms, her coyness, and her overall demeanor that made people obsessed with her, even decades after her death.