Marilyn Monroe- Not really blonde, but was she really dumb?

I have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent.

Take for instance, Ms. Norma Jeane aka Marilyn Monroe. The Hollywood legend was born to a single mother who then sent her to live in various foster homes over the course of her teenage years. She was such a puzzle, beautiful yet tragic. She got her big break as a model and she shortly after turned blonde to appease her agency. Nude photos of herself leaked to the public and Monroe owned up to them, sending her career skyrocketing as she gained a sense of sympathy as well as attraction from her audience. She was the self- proclaimed Cinderella and right from the start, she knew how to use what she had to get what she wanted.
She pushed the envelope by taking the roles that other actresses turned down because of how scandalous it might have been. It certainly worked! She was a great actress who was not afraid to take a risk!
Nearly 50 years after her death in 1962, Monroe is still very relevant in today’s society and she arguably opened doors for other women to follow suit. She did not shy away from her sexuality and with her undeniably successful career she communicated a recipe for empowerment in a time during American culture when men dominated almost every aspect of mainstream life. If she did not mind posing for Playboy Magazine, what did it matter to anyone else?
She is most certainly a legend. Today, her face is postered up all over college dorm rooms, on t-shirts and even on umbrellas. Recently, Monroe was voted "Sexiest Woman of the Century" by People Magazine (1999), voted 4th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly & voted 2nd Greatest Movie Star of all time by Premiere Magazine.

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