Queen of Pinups Bettie Page (April 22, 1923 – December 11, 2008)

Queen of Pinups Bettie Page
Bettie Page’s life was filled with cult myth, mystery and sadness. The Girl with the Perfect Figure Betty Mae Page was born on April 22, 1923 in Nashville, Tennessee. Betty’s parents divorced when she was 10 years old. She had to take care of her sisters. During the year, she and her sisters lived in an orphanage until their mother had earned money to support the family. With the success of graduating from school, Betty went to college. She was going to be a teacher. But in the fall of 1940 Betty changed the decision and began to engage in acting school. In 1947, Bettie Page moved to New York. Here she was trying to become an actress, but it did not bring any results, and she works as a secretary.
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Beautiful ballerina Michaela DePrince

Beautiful ballerina Michaela DePrince
This story is simply heart touching. Michaela DePrince, born Mabinty Bangura, was orphaned in war-torn Sierra Leone at the age of three, when her father was shot dead and her mother died of starvation. In the orphanage the three-year-old girl had to face tough life. She remembers being called “the devil’s child” and being ill-treated by the orphanage’s carers because she had vitiligo – a skin condition that causes blotches of lightening skin. Children in the orphanage were given numbers ranking them from the most favored to the least. DePrince was ranked 27th out of 27 children. Michaela DePrince was just three years old when she saw a ballerina for the first time. “I was just so fascinated by this person, by how beautiful she was, how she was wearing such a beautiful costume,” she remembers. “So I ripped the cover off and I put it in my underwear.” The girl was told – ‘Black dancers can’t be ballerinas’
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Sand animated art by Alyona Voynova

Sand animated art by Alyona Voynova
Born on 7th July, 1975 in Samara, Alyona Voynova (maiden name Gradova) is a talented sand artist. According to the girl, she loves sand painting most of all. Also, she participates in sand shows, creating sand animation, or sand art. Alyona draws with sand on the illuminated glass, and projected on the screen pictures – accompanied by music. Undoubtedly, the show is impressive. Alyona is a participant of numerous TV programs, shows, art exhibitions. She has more than 200 performances in 10 countries. In particular, Germany, Switzerland, France, Czech Republic, Greece, England, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, and Russia. She is the winner of the European award «Krone der Volksmusik» (Chemnitz, Germany 2011) in the “Intersection of Art.” Noteworthy, in 2012 she performed at the official opening ceremony of German House at XXX Olympiad in London.
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Age 7, photo by Lewis Carroll, 1859. Alice Liddell from Wonderland

Alice Liddell from Wonderland.
Alice Pleasance Liddell was born on May 4, 1852 in Westminster, London. The beautiful girl was the prototype of the character of Alice from “Alice in Wonderland”. “Alice in Wonderland” – one of the most famous works in the world. The relationship between Liddell and Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) has been the source of much controversy. Many biographers have supposed that Dodgson was romantically or sexually attached to the child, though there has never been any direct proof for this and more benign accounts assume merely a platonic fondness.
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10-year-old girl from St. Petersburg. Talented and beautiful, ballerina Lada Sartakova

Ballerina Lada Sartakova

Undoubtedly, St. Petersburg based 10-year-old Lada Sartakova is a new name of Russian ballet. She has won two first prizes at the International Ballet Competition in France, in the categories of classical and modern dance. Even during her performance it became clear for the judges – they face a real professional. Meanwhile, this competition brought together more than 500 young ballet dancers from America, Europe and Asia. In addition, not only Lada, but two more participants from St. Petersburg will go to the final competition. Noteworthy, the competition will take place in New York, April 2013.
The teachers and school leaders Vladislav Kuramshin and Tatiana Petrova prepared the girls for the competition. According to them, Lada has a great dance future. Also, the teachers said, that there are enough young talents in the St. Petersburg ballet school, which creates healthy competition. “As a result, children quickly grow up. Lada even argues now as an experienced artist”. The girl now is a leading solo dancer in such performances as “Swan Lake”, “Nutcracker”, “Don Quixote”, and “Snow Queen”.
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Combination of elements of glamour and jewelry art. Making exclusive dress for Rihanna

Making exclusive dress for Rihanna
It’s amazing to see the creative process of making such exclusive dress that combines elements of glamour and jewelry art. New York City based fashion designers Phillipe and David Blond have designed outfits for celebrities like Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Britney Spears, and Katy Perry. The creative duo had a vision and a sketch of a dress for Rihanna. They based their sketch of dress on a necklace made by Jewelry house NOir.
Founded by fashion designer and stylist Leeora Catalan, Jewelry house NOir has a high reputation. Also, it has established itself not only as a manufacturer of stylish ladies’ jewelry, but also as a brand exclusive, unusual, sometimes even outrageous jewelry.
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Born on April 24, 1993, beautiful Russian model Anastasia Klepneva (Nastia Klepnjova), Nizhny Novgorod

Beautiful Russian model Anastasia Klepneva

Stunningly beautiful blonde Anastasia Klepneva (Nastia Klepnjova) is one of the most naturally beautiful girls in Russia, and, in my opinion, in the world. Born on April 24, 1993, Anastasia Klepneva grew up in the old Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod, which is on the Volga. Crowned Miss Nizhny Novgorod, she got the opportunity to be a participant of beauty pageant Miss Russia 2011. The future economist Anastasia is currently a 3rd year student of University in her native Nizhny Novgorod. Besides, she is a model and TV presenter. In one of her interviews, Anastasia told about her interests and hobbies. According to Anastasia, her most insane action in life has become parachute jumping. What a brave and active girl! Also, Anastasia likes doing sports, and discovering new things. In particular, she enjoys traveling, loves European culture, art, architecture and Italian cuisine. Noteworthy, in 2014, Anastasia got married, and changed her family name to Suzdaltseva.
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Aristide Maillol and Dina Vierny, his favorite model. History of twentieth-century art in Dina Vierny

History of twentieth-century art in Dina Vierny

Dina Vierny was called “the history of twentieth-century art in one woman”. And so it was. Her fate – a novel with so rich exciting events and incredible encounters that her biography seems unbelievable, unthinkable. Dina Vierny belongs to the category of outstanding people. Dina Vierny was born on January 25, 1919 in Kishinev, Bessarabia (now Moldova) into a Jewish family. Her father, Jacob Aybinder (December 9, 1889, Kishinev, Bessarabia – December 12, 1943, the concentration camp in Auschwitz, Poland) was a pianist, her mother – a musician. In 1925, the family left Romania for Paris, where her father got a silent film accompanist sessions. There, when she was 15, a friend of her father, architect Jean-Claude Dondel introduced her to the famous sculptor, aged 73, Aristide Maillol, and Dina Vierny became his favorite model. She was Maillol’s muse for the last ten years of his life. Aristide Maillol saw in her the embodiment of his ideas about the woman, or the “eternal feminine”.
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Real life mermaid beautiful Linden Wolbert

Real life mermaid beautiful Linden Wolbert
Born in Los Angeles, California, in 1981, Linden Wolbert works as a professional rusalka (Russian for “mermaid”). Noteworthy, she can hold breath under water for up to five minutes! The American beauty says that she grew up as a water baby, her mum and dad are both professional swimmers. The beautiful free-diver and model travels the world and uses her skills to promote ocean education and conservation. She admits that she has always had magnetism to the water. The professional mermaid can swim to depths of 115ft, using her hand-made tail to propel through the water.
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