Everyone has seen the sex symbol photos of Marilyn Monroe with her perfectly made up lips, bleached blonde hair, and va-va-voom dresses. But my favorite portraits of her are the ones where I feel Norma Jean Baker is shining through the glossy veneer of Marilyn Monroe.



"Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world." - Marilyn Monroe

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“I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep on doing so until the end” - Abraham Lincoln



One of my favorite photos of Marilyn Monroe, she looks so very happy here, so innocent and carefree.

These colorized photos of Marilyn Monroe are so sweet. I love the soft pink bathing suit she is wearing. Her smile is so big and happy, so infectious, don't you think?

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I was watching "How to Marry a Millionaire" (1953) last night with Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, and Betty Grable and just found Betty to be so charming. I've always seen photos of Betty, after all she was the number one pin-up girl during World War II, but this was the first movie I saw with her in it.

The fashions in "How to Marry a Millionare" are quite cute! The three girls portray models all intent to marry rich, (very very rich!) and use their good looks to reel in the men.



BTW, did you know that in her most infamous picture (the 2nd one posted here) she was 5 months pregnant?! I really hope I look that amazing!

I love this photo of Marilyn Monroe so much. Her smile, the dress casually off the shoulder, and her casual and inviting pose. I much prefer photos of celebrities in casual and natural settings than super posed and ultra glamorous.

“My home?” asked Marilyn Monroe. “It will be a place for any friends of mine who are in some kind of trouble. As for me, I just want to be an artist and an actress with integrity.” Throughout her life, Monroe occupied a series of residences, owned no jewelry and counted books, records and a picture of legendary actress Eleonora Duse among her most cherished possessions. Even after attention-getting roles in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve (both 1950), she still kept a modest, one-room apartment at the Beverly Carlton Hotel in Beverly Hills. “I’m not interested in money,” she once said. “I just want to be wonderful.

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A lovely Chanel No.5 commercial featuring Marilyn Monroe. (Chanel No.5 was Marilyn Monroe's favorite perfume btw)

I always love seeing new Chanel commercials, they're always beautiful and elegant and have a very vintage feel to them. (Keira Knightley, Nicole Kidman, Vanessa Paradis...)