"Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition."
-Marilyn Monroe
On the occasion of Marilyn Monroe's white dress selling for 4 million dollars, here's a nod to a very savy woman, who parlayed a little bit of peroxide and red lipstick into a stratospheric career. And her having been the epitome of glamour for a time, you might think she was awash in pearls. But in looking through photos of Marilyn, it is interesting to note that she rarely wore necklaces. I rather suspect this was because she didn't want anything interfering with the eye plummeting straight to her cleavage. When she did wear jewelry, it was usually diamonds the size of softballs.
But the one strand of pearls that Marilyn owned were bought for her by Joe DiMaggio on their honeymoon in Japan.
Never mind that the marriage lasted for 9 months and most of the time Joe looked decidedly confused and embarrassed when photographed with her. Never mind that this is one of the primmest looks of Marilyn's career.
I think she looked happy in her honeymoon pearls. So I'm taking the liberty of rewriting her famous quote, and saying that Pearls, not diamonds, are a girl's best friend.
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