Modeling
"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous tun absolutely boring."
Marilyn Monroe is known as the official icon of change in the modeling and beauty industry. She began her first major role in 1945 when being photographed by David Conover for a feature in New Yank Magazine. Her curvy figure carved a new area of beauty in society. She broke the standard of "stick thin" models and made girls embrace their curves and imperfections. After being noticed and embraced by the public in this feature, August 2nd of the same year she embarked on a full modeling career after committing to The Blue Book Agency. The next year she would be featured on the cover of Family Circle and go from being a brunette to a blonde to be later known as "the blonde bombshell."
Marilyn Monroe is known as the official icon of change in the modeling and beauty industry. She began her first major role in 1945 when being photographed by David Conover for a feature in New Yank Magazine. Her curvy figure carved a new area of beauty in society. She broke the standard of "stick thin" models and made girls embrace their curves and imperfections. After being noticed and embraced by the public in this feature, August 2nd of the same year she embarked on a full modeling career after committing to The Blue Book Agency. The next year she would be featured on the cover of Family Circle and go from being a brunette to a blonde to be later known as "the blonde bombshell."
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