Bettie Page has died

[Bright Moments]

sad news here!!!

Pinup Bettie Page hospitalized after heart attack

By JAMES BELTRAN, Associated Press Writer James Beltran, Associated Press Writer – 25 mins agoLOS ANGELES –

Bettie Page, whose magazine photographs in bikinis and see-through lingerie helped her become one of the most notable models of the 20th century, was hospitalized in intensive care after suffering a heart attack, her agent said Friday.

"She's critically ill," Mark Roesler of the Curtis Management Group told The Associated Press.

He said she had the heart attack on Tuesday and was hospitalized Friday in the Los Angeles area.

A family friend, Todd Mueller, said Page was in a coma. When asked to confirm, Roesler said, "I would not deny that," but he would not comment further on her condition.

Page, a secretary turned model, is credited with helping set the stage for the sexual revolution of the rebellious 1960s. She attracted national attention with magazine photographs of her sensuous figure that were tacked up on walls across the country.

Her photos included a centerfold in the January 1955 issue of then-fledgling Playboy magazine, as well as controversial sadomasochistic poses.

Page later spent decades away from the public eye, and during that time battled mental illness and became a born-again Christian.

After resurfacing in the 1990s, she occasionally granted interviews but refused to allow her picture to be taken.

Mueller credits his business dealings with Page for bringing her out of seclusion. He said he first met her in 1989 when he offered her "a bunch of money" to show up at autograph signings.

"I probably sold 3,000 of her autographs, usually for $200 to $300," he said. "Eleanor Roosevelt, we got $40-$50. ... Bettie Page outsells them all."

Edited December 12, 2008 by Bright Moments

[Teasing the Korean]

Oh, no. I LOVE HER! POSITIVE HEALING VIBES!

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

she is pretty hot, hubba hubba

[danasgoodstuff]

A troubled individual, by all accounts. Wish her well.

[AndrewHill]

Best wishes to get well.

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

she would of been troubled weather or not she made sexy pictures, you can't blame this on the sexy pictures

[robviti]

i dunno dude. i heard that before she got into modeling, she and a group of her friends made a hobby of trading album covers with sexy photos on 'em. they say that's how it all started.

[Joe G]

I did not know she was alive.

[JSngry]

Alive. But apparently troubled.

And so it goes.

[BruceH]

I heard that back in the small town where she grew up, Betty was raped. I hope this isn't true, but if it is it would account for some of her "troubled" quality.

[Shawn]

Bettie Page has passed away.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081212/ap_en_...bit_bettie_page

[Bright Moments]

very sad - R.I.P. Bettie

[AllenLowe]

anybody see the movie they made about her? I never did but am curious -

[RDK]

anybody see the movie they made about her? I never did but am curious -

More "interesting" than "good" - but very interesting.

R.I.P. Bettie

[Bright Moments]

anybody see the movie they made about her? I never did but am curious -

More "interesting" than "good" - but very interesting.

R.I.P. Bettie

i thought that it was excellent - but maybe i am a little biased.

[BruceH]

I'd agree with the "more interesting than good" perception. But worth seeing once.

[dave9199]

See a picture of her from 2003!

http://mike.wordpress.com/2006/02/09/176/?...nterstitialskip

[BruceH]

I was kind of scared to take a look, but my God! She looks unbelievably good for 80! More like 50, at the most.

[Alexander]

I never got on the "Bettie Bandwagon" back in the '90s when her pin-ups were suddenly so hot again. She was certainly a lovely woman and there was something kind funny about a woman with such "girl next door" looks doing these odd bondage pictures, but I never got into it.

Sad to hear that she's passed away, however.