Bettie Page has died at the age of 85, after suffering from a heart attack on December 2nd. Here's what her agent Mark Roessler had to say (from her website):
With deep personal sadness I must announce that my dear friend and client Bettie Page passed away at 6:41pm PST this evening in a Los Angles hospital. She died peacefully but had never regained consciousness after suffering a heart attack nine days ago.She captured the imagination of a generation of men and women with her free spirit and unabashed sensuality. She is the embodiment of beauty.
Bettie Page was seriously one of the most badass women of her time, and helped open the door to an entirely different kind of sexuality for women. She embraced being a sexy, bondage-loving woman, and helped so many others realize that they are too and that it's a good thing! No matter what you're into, you have to respect her for that. Not to mention nobody will ever do the pin-up/rockabilly look quite like she did (and I really wish some of you would stop trying... but that's for another post)...
Rest in Peace, Bettie Page. You were an inspiration to naughty women everywhere.
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