Marilyn Monroe’s Most Iconic Looks

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Updated June 1, 2015 at 11:06 PM

Marilyn Monroe on the cover of Family Circle, 1946

Marilyn Monroe as a young brunette, 1947

Marilyn Monroe in a white dress, circa 1950

Marilyn Monroe entertains the troops, 1954

Marilyn Monroe as a “sweater girl,” 1940

Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, and Lauren Bacall in “How to Marry a Millionaire,” 1953

Marilyn Monroe as a pin-up star, mid-1950s

Marilyn Monroe wears a potato sack, 1952

Marilyn Monroe at Idlewild Airport, 1956

Marilyn Monroe’s white dress in “The Seven Year Itch,” 1955

Marilyn Monroe stars in “Some Like it Hot,” 1959

Marilyn Monroe in “Some Like It Hot,” 1959

Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell in "The Seven Year Itch,” 1955

Marilyn Monroe’s bathtub scene in “The Seven Year Itch,” 1955

Marilyn Monroe has champagne and potato chips in “The Seven Year Itch,” 1955

Marilyn Monroe as a Valentine Cowgirl, 1951

Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell leave their handprints, 1953

Marilyn Monroe Appears in “Love Nest,” 1951

Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio at the premiere of “The Seven Year Itch,” 1955

Marilyn Monroe Dazzles in “How to Marry a Millionaire,” 1953

Marilyn Monroe stars in “How to Marry a Millionaire,” 1953

Marilyn Monroe looking luminous in “All About Eve,” 1950

Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall hit the town, 1953

Marilyn Monroe and Lauren Bacall share a joke, 1953

Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” 1953

Marilyn Monroe’s in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” 1953

Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell wear red in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” 1953

Norma Jeane Mortenson, aka Marilyn Monroe, was born on June 1 in 1926. The actress would have been 89 years old today. Decades after her untimely death at age 36, Monroe continues to reign as one of the most iconic beauties in the world. No other actress is so closely associated with “blonde bombshell” than Monroe. In honor of her birthday, we’re taking a look at some of her most iconic looks, from fresh-faced pin-up girl to sex symbol to big screen queen.

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