We lost an icon last week. 50’s pin-up girl Bettie Page passed away from complications from a heart attack. She was 85.

Page had a rough childhood, according to her website, but managed to get a college education (and later a master’s degree), and rose to stardom as the 50’s most ubiquitous pin-up girl.

She mysteriously disappeared from the public eye in 1958. The details of that time are all now available, from her religious epiphany to her eventual mental breakdown.

But, here, in all her glory, is Page exhibiting the uninhibited sexuality and enjoyment that made her famous (along with all the naked pictures):

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