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  2. Frances Vorne - Wikipedia

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    Vorne was raised in New York. She spoke and read Russian and Ukrainian fluently. [4] In his book, The Pin-Up Girls of World War II, Brett Kiser wrote that Vorne was a "simple" and "modest" girl with an "awe-inspiring anatomy" who never drank alcohol, never visited night clubs, and avoided staying out late.

  3. Pin-ups of Yank, the Army Weekly - Wikipedia

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    The Statue of Liberty featured as the "Yank pin-up girl" at the end of the war. The women who posed for the pin-ups included both famous and unknown actresses, dancers, athletes, and models. Betty Grable and Rita Hayworth, the most famous pin-up models of World War II, both appeared in Yank pin-ups. Grable appeared in June 1943 wearing a ...

  4. Yank, the Army Weekly - Wikipedia

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    Collage of Yank pin-ups, published in the final issue, December 28, 1945. 4. Ingrid Bergman was the Pin-up Girl on 16 March 1945. 5. Deanna Durbin was the Pin-up Girl on 19 January 1945. 6. The Statue of Liberty featured as the Pin-up Girl at the end of World War II. 7.

  5. Chili Williams - Wikipedia

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    Marian Uhlman [1] (née Sorenson; December 16, 1921 – October 17, 2003), known as Chili Williams or the Polka Dot Girl, was an American pin-up model and actress. A photograph of her wearing a polka-dot two-piece bathing suit appeared in Life magazine in 1943 and became one of the most popular pin-up photographs of World War II. Following the ...

  6. Marie McDonald - Wikipedia

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    During World War II, McDonald became one of Hollywood's most popular pin-up girls and posed for the United States military magazine Yank. While she initially did not mind being called "The Body", McDonald soon grew tired of the nickname and focus on her body, and she expressed a desire to be known for her acting and singing skills. [1]

  7. Dusty Anderson - Wikipedia

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    During World War II, she was one of a number of actresses who became a pin-up girl, appearing in the October 27, 1944, issue of the United States Military's YANK magazine. Anderson was featured in the mystery films Crime Doctor's Warning (1945), which was one in the popular Crime Doctor series, and The Phantom Thief (1946), from the Boston ...

  8. Pin-up model - Wikipedia

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    Betty Grable's famous pin-up photo from 1943. A pin-up model is a model whose mass-produced pictures and photographs have wide appeal within the popular culture of a society. . Pin-up models are usually glamour, actresses, or fashion models whose pictures are intended for informal and aesthetic display, known for being pinned onto a w

  9. Candy Jones - Wikipedia

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    She was one of the leading pin-up girls of the World War II era: In one month in 1943, she appeared on 11 magazine covers. During a lengthy United Service Organizations (USO) tour in the Philippines , Jones fell ill in 1945, and was treated by a doctor who was still alive when Candy publicized her mind-control claims; biographer Donald Bain ...