Betty Blue was another one of those great pin-up girls
who didn't have much success beyond men's magazines of the 1950's, but
within the pages of publications of Adam and Escapade
she was a star. Look in the back of most men's magazines of the time and
you're libel to find ads giving you the chance to get your own personal
pin-ups of her (like the one featured here with
her and
Betty Brosmer, misspelled
Brasmer).
Betty Blue was photographed often by Russ
Meyer, cult movie maker and one of the kings of classic glamour
photography. Through his lens, Blue had a look of sophistication
mixed with a playful innocence. Here is a bit of a write-up about her from
Adam
vol 2 no 1 (1957): "Hollywood is famed the world over for its fantastically
beautiful girls, but seldom, if ever, has the film capital known a girl
as all-over gorgeous as Betty Blue. This 21-year-old belle
from sunny Ten-Ten-Tennessee is not only blessed with a spectacularly beautiful
body (5' 4" and 39-23-35 where it matters, adding up to 112 pounds), but
she has a face that more than lives up to it. What's more, Betty has a
rare flair for style almost unique among pinup lasses!"
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