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In my opinion, Madonna is the most influential artist of my generation (80’s -90’s). She managed to set her own fashion trends. Sometimes blond, sometimes brunette, she incarnated different styles, that all had one thing in common: the provocative factor. Corset, lingerie, bodies, high heels, fish nets, Madonna likes everything sexy which makes me think of her as modern pin-up.

Here is a TOP 5 that proves the influential look of « my star » of all times, is also inspired by sex symbols of older times.

TOP 1: JAYNE MANSFIELD

American actress, and one of the most famous sex symbols of the 1950’s. She was a playmate for playboy. She is obsessed with pink and hearts.

TOP 2: GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA

Italian actress that participated in many beauty pageants. She was famous for her talent, her tiny waist, and her outfits in the 40’s – 60’s

TOP 3: MARLENE DIETRICH

German origins actress and singer, she was one of the most devoted stars to bring up the spirit of the troops with her songs and presence on the front during the war. She is mostly known by her masculine look and her thin long eyebrows. She is also considered a pin-up.

TOP 4: BRIGITTE BARDOT

French actress and singer. A myth, and a sex symbol of the 1950’s and 1960’s.
Emblem of women’s emancipation and of sexual freedom. She revolutionized the moral standards by making the jumping from “femme enfant” to “femme fatale” in an ultra conservative post war era.

TOP 5: MARILYN MONROE

American actress and singer, she started her career as a model. She became a Hollywood star, and a sex symbol in the 1950’s. She is considered one of the top 10 actresses of all times, and after her death, she still generates a revenue of 9 million dollars a year, which makes her the most lucrative feminine icon.

How about you? Who do you consider the sex symbol of all times?