"When I was eleven, the whole world was closed to me, and I just felt I was on the outside of the world. Suddenly, everything opened up... It was just sheer pleasure."
"Monroe was so famous that she was an ongoing event, no matter what she had on; she was pursued, ceaselessly, by cameras, by journalists, by powerful men."
Kim Kardashian wore a historic dress originally donned by Marilyn Monroe at the 2022 Met Gala. The dress, made for Monroe by Jean Louis, was worn during a performance for President John F. Kennedy's birthday in 1962. Monroe, at the height of her fame, was constantly pursued by media and fans. Despite being seen as just another blonde by executives, her ability to captivate was evident from a young age, as she received thousands of fan letters weekly and felt a connection with the world around her.
Read at The New Yorker
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