The Secret Life Of Notorious Pinup Girl-Turned-Recluse Bettie Page
The Secret Life Of Notorious Pinup Girl-Turned-Recluse Bettie Page A titillating, black-banged pinup queen, Bettie Page was one of the most photographed people of the 20th century. She helped spearhead the American sexual revolution in the 1950s as she transitioned from mostly innocent lingerie modeling to bondage and S&M fetish photoshoots. Then in 1957, she abruptly retired and went into seclusion for the rest of her life. She became so secretive for so long that many were surprised to hear of her passing in 2008 because they believed that she was already long dead. After suddenly disappearing from the spotlight in 1957, Bettie Page’s later life was shrouded in mystery — but then she resurfaced years later in a series of violent scandals. Though Bettie Page was the most famous postwar pinup girl in American history, her later life proved to be far less glamorous. By the end of ’50s, the most photographed model of the 20th century had become a total shut-in Page’s introduction