- Bettie Page, the notorious
Bettie Page, the wholesomest stripper the world has ever seen and probably the original model for BOTH Betty and Veronica, is hospitalized in critical condition in Los Angeles after a heart attack. The 85-year-old legend is reported to be in a coma at an unnamed LA-area hospital.
Here is some video of Bettie in her glory days of 1950, stripping with her trademark smile and a wink (and slight White Girl’s Rhythm).
from CelebritySmack
raincoaster 
She was very talented. And I can tell she took belly dance lessons, she was much more of a dancer than a stripper.
Yes, she was. And much more of a good girl than a bad girl, too.
she was wonderful…
a woman who opened doors for other woman.
Holy Cow,
That sucks. Thanks for the info.
You’re welcome. Hopefully the next post will report either her peaceful passing or her recovery.
You can’t go on for ever.
Think of it as an encore. How many 85-year old glamour models get that?
Hope she gets better!
Whip me. Beat me. Call me Irma.
We all do, but usually behind your back.
What a body, what a face, what a smile, Raincoaster!
And that Bettie Page ain’t too bad either. Here’s to her getting better.
In a strange coincidence reminiscent of my brush with Chris Crocker, Bettie Page is a native of another east Tennessee town within short driving distance – Kingsport, Tenn.
I gotta start publishing a map of the stars . . .
I did not know that She always seemed so Midwestern to me for some reason. Also: taller. I didn’t realize she was short.
Well, Kingsport doesn’t exactly celebrate her, being a god-fearing all-American model city and a great place to live . . .
Hightists.