Episode 250: Bettie Page

Morbid

Morbid Network | Wondery

Comedy, Society & Culture, True Crime, Exhibit C

4.5 • 89.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Bettie Page became known for her direct gaze into the camera and iconic pin-up girl bangs as a model, but there are so many things that people don’t know about her. And boy, is her life a whirlwind. Bettie went through a lot in her early years as a child, more when she started modelling and her later life was filled with such violence and trauma. We thought we knew the whole story, but wow these layers.

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