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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...contracts rival those of tennis queen Maria Sharapova, even though she's spent more time trying to qualify (unsuccessfully) for men's tourneys. "These women aren't afraid to exploit their sexuality a little bit," says Rob McNamara, golf professional at Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville, Va. "But these pinup girls can play championship-level golf, and that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Driver at the LPGA | 4/26/2007 | See Source »

Betty Grable Her shapely legs were showcased in many Technicolor musicals during the World War II era, when she became an iconic pinup girl...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Now You See Them, Now You Don't | 1/4/2007 | See Source »

...iconic Coppertone suntan lotion ad featuring a young girl whose bathing suit is being pulled down by a dog, exposing tan lines, accompanied by the slogan, "Don't be a paleface"; in Ocala, Florida. The illustrator, who did campaigns for Pampers and Coca-Cola and also painted pinup girls , employed her daughter Cheri, then 3, as the model for the famous ad. Cheri "worked cheap and was convenient," Brand said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 5/22/2006 | See Source »

...iconic Coppertone suntan-lotion ad featuring a young girl whose bathing suit is being pulled down by a dog, exposing tan lines, accompanied by the slogan, "Don't be a paleface"; in Ocala, Fla. The illustrator, who did campaigns for Pampers and Coca-Cola and also painted pinup girls, employed her daughter Cheri, then 3, as the model for the famous ad. Cheri "worked cheap and was convenient," Brand said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones May 29, 2006 | 5/21/2006 | See Source »

...Irving was dead, but Paula still presided at the front desk, and her son Ira Kramer helped out. If I knew the name Bettie Page in those days, and I couldn't swear to that, I was unaware of the role Paula and her brother had played in the Pinup Queen's career. It was crucial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Garbo of Bondage | 4/25/2006 | See Source »

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