Line #36 Creator/DitaVonTeese


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2	->''"Me personally, I want to entertain people above all. When you look back at burlesque in history and the real golden age of burlesque, those entertainers were there to entertain, and there wasn't usually some big political message behind what they were doing."''
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4	Dita Von Teese (born Heather Renée Sweet, September 28, 1972, in Rochester, Michigan) is a burlesque dancer, fashion model, author, and some-time actress, who played a large part in [[{{Reconstruction}} popularising the burlesque genre and retro fashions in the modern age.]]
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6	She's also a famed sex symbol, and the ex-wife of Music/MarilynManson.
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8	The poster girl for RavenHairIvorySkin, although she dyes it.
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10	Her appearances include:
11	* The ''Series/{{CSI}}'' episode "A Kiss Before Frying" as a school teacher who becomes Greg's newest love interest, before becoming a murder suspect. She also has a side hustle as a burlesque dancer named "Rita von Squeeze".
12	* The upcoming film '' The Boom Boom Room'' about a naive newcomer to the world of burlesque modeling.
13	* She also appeared in one episode of ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' as a guest judge.
14	* She has had some acting gigs in films ranging from cameos to relatively long on-screen roles.
15	* She was a SpecialGuest at the [[Theatre/CrazyHorse Crazy Horse Paris]] cabaret in 2006 and 2016.
16	* Other than TV appearances, she was featured in electronic duo, Monarchy's song, "Disintegration" and in two of Monarchy's music videos. The first being [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhkZGqkIjPg "Disintegration"]] and the other being, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzmSotAhLIo "Black Widow".]]
17	* She has recently authored a beauty book, ''Your Beauty Mark'', containing many of her secrets and tips to her style.
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19	!!Provides examples of:
20	* AwesomeAnachronisticApparel: Her style is very much inspired by TheForties era.
21	* BoundAndGagged : She ''is'' a fetish icon as well as a burlesque one, by her own admission,
22	-->'''Dita''': I'm into bondage. I think it's really fun, and I love playing the part of the DamselInDistress.
23	%%* {{Burlesque}}
24	* DarknessVonGothickname: Dita ''von'' Teese
25	%%* DyeHard: She's a natural blonde.
26	* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Dita has [[http://www.bustle.com/articles/65629-dita-von-teese-talks-feminism-the-role-that-burlesque-plays-in-the-movement-today noted]] that a large amount of her audience is actually female, not male.
27	%%* FiftiesHair: A prominent wearer.
28	%%* {{Goth}}
29	* HighClassGloves: She frequently wears over-the-elbow gloves in her public appearances and photoshoots, in keeping with her [[AwesomeAnachronisticApparel retro-glamour]] image.
30	* HugeGuyTinyGirl: With both her current beau and ex-husband Marilyn Manson.
31	* KinkySpanking: Back to her status as a fetish icon, Dita is very open about her sensual desires, spanking being one of them. As she puts it, "the feeling is amazing when someone spanks me right".
32	%%* ModelCouple: She and Louis-Marie de Castelbajac make for a Gothic example of this trope.
33	%%* OfCorsetsSexy
34	* OlderThanTheyLook: She devotes a great deal of time and effort - wearing sunscreen whenever possible, watching her diet, removing her makeup before bedtime - to protecting her skin (writing on the subject at length in ''Your Beauty Mark'') to preserve her youthful look.
35	* PrettyInMink: Some of her glamour pics include her wearing furs.
36	%%* PunnyName: And [[FollowTheLeader an endlessly imitated one.]]
37	* RavenHairIvorySkin: As stated, her hair is dyed black, but her porcelain-like skin is natural and according to her, is a result of good skin care and having a top-notch dermatologist.
38	* StageName: Her real name is Heather Sweet. Yes, the one her parents gave her, and yes, they were Mr. and Mrs. Sweet. Yes, we know it sounds like someone else's stage name. For obvious reasons, she needed a more suitable name to go with her burlesque image.
39	%%* StockingFiller
40	%%* YouCanLeaveYourHatOn

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