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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 18. Chapters: Bettie Page, Ashley Renee, Dita Von Teese, Aika Miura, Sakura Sena, Chloe., Danni Ashe, Sharon Mitchell, Van Darkholme, Stacy Burke, Jacklyn Lick, Michelle Bauer, Sarah Kozer, Amber Michaels, Jewell Marceau, Jasmine Sinclair, Porsche Lynn, Sharon Kane, Kristal Summers, Kiki Daire, Nikki Dial, Teri Diver, Alex Jordan, Tana Louise, Rene Bond, Kandi Barbour, List of bondage models by decade, List of Japanese bondage models. Excerpt: Bettie Mae Page (April 22, 1923 Nashville, Tennessee - December 11, 2008) was an American model who became famous in the 1950s for her fetish modeling and pin-up photos. She has often been called the "Queen of Pinups." Her look, including her jet black hair, blue eyes and trademark bangs, has influenced many artists. She was "Miss January 1955," one of the earliest Playmates of the Month for Playboy magazine. "I think that she was a remarkable lady, an iconic figure in pop culture who influenced sexuality, taste in fashion, someone who had a tremendous impact on our society," Playboy founder Hugh Hefner told the Associated Press. In 1959, she converted to born-again Christianity, and later worked for Billy Graham. Her later life was marked by depression, violent mood swings and several years in a state psychiatric hospital. After years of obscurity, she experienced a resurgence of popularity in the 1980s. Page was the second of six children born to Walter Roy Page and Edna Mae Pirtle. At a young age, Page had to face the responsibilities of caring for her younger siblings. Her parents divorced when she was 10 years old. (In the 1930 Census, a few weeks before Bettie's 7th birthday, her mother Edna Pirtle Page was already listed as being divorced.) After her father, whom Page would accuse of molesting her starting at age 13, was imprisoned, Page and her two sisters lived in an orphanage...