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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Jill St. John, 1957


Escapade 7/57
Originally uploaded by Devlin Thompson


Note that the towel is designed by Disney/UPA animator T.Hee.

Friday, November 20, 2009

Mermaid Bonita Colson





Mermaid Bonita Colson does her thing at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, where mermaid shows are still a part of everyday life.

Via the State Library And Archives Of Florida.

Friday, November 6, 2009

Orange Show Princesses, 1958



Via the USC Archives.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Rhonda Fleming, 1958


Actress Rhonda Fleming, hanging around with a couple of Shriners.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

APES IN BIKINIS!



MOST BEAUTIFUL APE? -- Dominique Green, contestant No. 2, won the title of Most Beautiful Ape and a role in "Battle for the Planet of the Apes," the 5th "Apes" film for 20th. Gary Owens crowned the winner at Century City ceremony. (1972)

Another hot dog?



Miss Universe contestants wolf down the franks, 1958.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Coco Barr, Burlesque Cowgirl

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Do The Popeye!



Candice Bergen, 1970.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Orange Show, Fontana, California, 1952


Fontana, Califonia (home of Kaiser Steel) on the opening day of the 1952 Orange Show.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

The Kim Sisters, 1962



The Kim Sisters are seen here in a promo photo from an ad touting their 1962 trip to Atlanta. More here.

Monday, July 27, 2009

Julie Newmar, 1958

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Summer Means Fun

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Happy Independence Day

Monday, June 15, 2009

SHOCK, March 1971



Shock
March 1971

The Perfect Female?



PERFECTION? - James L. Pyle and Nonna Walls examine Miss Formula, a computer-created drawing resulting from a list of "perfect female statistics." Los Angeles Times, 7/29/64.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Miss Drumsticks




Miss Drumsticks contest, 1953. From the LIFE archives. Man, that's sick.

Beautiful Legs Contest



Beautiful Legs Contest. September, 1949. Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt, from the LIFE archives.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Miss Muscle Beach contest, 1951

Friday, May 29, 2009

Lili St. Cyr , 1951



Lili St. Cyr confers with her attorney at her 1951 indecent exposure trial. She was acquitted.

From USC's Los Angeles Examiner collection.

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Rodeo Panties For Your Perusal

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