Well, you may or may not have heard this yet but beloved 50’s pin-up icon, Betty Page, passed away on December 11th, 2008 from pneumonia. She was 85 years old.

Whether you are full-figured or thin, conservative or free-spirited, sweet or sinful,  we all loved Betty Page. She was a leader in the women’s sexual revolution and helped to usher in a new era of awareness for our gender (and our admirers).

Betty truly knew how to walk that thin line between reality and fiction, the line between the sweet girl next door and the sinful woman of one’s dreams. Whether you want to admit it or not, she was everything that many woman dreamed to be.

Working with plus size lingerie, I have seen how important it is for us as women to possess confidence in all we do and all we are. It is so important for us to find the beauty within ourselves and let it shine outwardly. Not only our appearance, but in how we carry ourselves and the presence we carry with us wherever we go.

Some may call Betty scandalous, some may call her a sex goddess, but others would be perfectly content calling her a role model for women. She is a role model for those who seek to find that inner confidence and grace that we should all share as women, especially full figured women. No matter your size, color, or shape, we are all beautiful.

Betty, you will be missed.