Ash Mariee
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PinUp Girl Retro Glam
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I am a small town Minnesota single mom of two great kids who are my life. I began modeling 3 years ago for a photographer ho saw something in me I never did. Ice told me I should do one shoot with him and let that be the guide. I reluctantly agreed, and scheduled our date. I was sacred to death when he told me we would be doing a remake of the publicity stills of the 1956 movie Bus Stop, staring Marilyn Monroe. How in the world could I halfway resemble or pull off an icon the likes of Marylin Monroe in my first step in front of camera? Well, 2 hours later we had a nice set of images and I've been hooked ever since. We've done some really cool things and are looking hard at the future ahead to expand and get me out there a little more.

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Circle Pines
Published in the Following Publications
Pho-Mo Magazine
Gypsy Rose Lee – Historical Pin Up
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Born

Rose Louise Hovick
January 8, 1911
Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Died
April 26, 1970 (aged 59)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Occupation
Actress, author, playwright, vedette, dancer, entertainer

Years active
1928–69

Spouse(s)

Robert Mizzy
(m. 1937; div. 1941)
Alexander Kirkland
(m. 1942; div. 1944)
Julio de Diego
(m. 1948; div. 1955)

Children
1

Parent(s)
John Olaf Hovick
Rose Thompson Hovick

Relatives
June Havoc (sister)

Gypsy Rose Lee was born in Seattle, Washington, on January 8, 1911; however, she always gave January 9 as her date of birth. She was known as Louise to her family. Her sister, actress June Havoc, was born in 1912. Their mother, Rose Thompson Hovick, forged various birth certificates for each of her daughters—older when needed to evade varying state child labor laws, and younger for reduced or free train fares. The girls were unsure until later in life what their years of birth were.
Career
Louise's singing and dancing talents were insufficient to sustain the act without June. Eventually, it became apparent that Louise could make money in burlesque, which earned her legendary status as an elegant and witty striptease artist. Initially, her act was propelled forward when a shoulder strap on one of her gowns gave way, causing her dress to fall to her feet despite her efforts to cover herself; encouraged by the audience's response, she went on to make the trick the focus of her performance.

Her innovations were an almost casual stripping style compared to the herky-jerky styles of most burlesque strippers (she emphasized the "tease" in "striptease"), and she brought a sharp sense of humor into her act as well. She became as famous for her onstage wit as for her stripping style, and—changing her stage name to Gypsy Rose Lee—she became one of the biggest stars of Minsky's Burlesque, where she performed for four years. She was frequently arrested in raids on the Minsky brothers' shows. During the Great Depression, Lee spoke at various union meetings in support of New York laborers. According to activist Harry Fisher, her talks were among those that attracted the largest audiences.

In 1937 and 1938, billed as Louise Hovick, she made five films in Hollywood. But her acting was generally panned, so she returned to New York City where she had an affair with film producer Michael Todd and co-produced and appeared in his 1942 musical revue, Star and Garter.

Lee viewed herself as a "high-class" stripper, and she approved of H. L. Mencken's term "ecdysiast", which he coined as a more "dignified" way of referring to the profession. Her style of intellectual recitation while stripping was spoofed in the number "Zip!" in Rodgers and Hart's Pal Joey, a musical in which Havoc had appeared on Broadway, opposite Gene Kelly. Lee performed an abbreviated version of her act (intellectual recitation and all) in the 1943 film Stage Door Canteen.

In 1941, Lee authored a mystery thriller called The G-String Murders, which was made into the sanitized 1943 film, Lady of Burlesque starring Barbara Stanwyck. While some assert this was in fact ghost-written by Craig Rice, there are those who claim that there is more than sufficient written evidence in the form of manuscripts and Lee's own correspondence to prove that she wrote a large part of the novel herself under the guidance of Rice and others, including her editor George Davis, a friend, and mentor. Lee's second murder mystery, Mother Finds a Body, was published in 1942. In December 1942, preliminary papers alleging breach of contract were filed in the Supreme Court against Lee by Dorothy Wheelock, associate editor of Harper's Bazaar, alleging that in August 1940 she and Gypsy entered into what Wheelock described as "an oral agreement to collaborate on a joint venture involving the conception, construction, development, writing, and exploitation of a literary work with a burlesque background. The agreement, Miss Wheelock went on, called for a 50:50 split on all income from sale of the book. She charged that she had lined up a publisher for the book when, in November 1940, Gypsy called off the collaboration ... Lee said she turned over notes and other material to Miss Wheelock and that the latter had then written 'a sample book'. However this sample book is not the book that was published, Gypsy declared. She denied any resemblance between Miss Wheelock's book and the book published under her own name, except such similarities might stem from the notes Gypsy turned over to Miss Wheelock. Simon & Schuster agreed to publish the book, Gypsy said, after the first three chapters were shown to them by Janet Flanner, a New York writer". The case was settled out of court.

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Seattle
Lady Scarlet
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A lover of all things glam. About a year and a half ago I was introduced to this incredible world through my hair and makeup craft. With over 12 years in the beauty industry, I’ve worked with multiple designers, celebrities, and my work has been published both internationally and domestic, In addition I have a bridal team in multiple cities. My story with Pinup started when I partnered with Glitter Glam Studios for a session and we quickly became her official hair and makeup team. It’s been an incredible journey, with multiple magazine spreads and cover, fulfilling a dream to become a model. Fully immersed, I now have a Retro hair and makeup team with goals to keep expanding and become the go to glam at all pinup events, we have had the honor to work with published pinups and our work can be seen in Retro Lovely, Modern Day PinUp, Bombshell, Holidays, NYLON, and so much more.

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Kissimmee
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Florida
Mayzie Mac
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The Luscious Ladies
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Hi! I’m Mayzie! I'm a vintage/retro pinup model based in Tampa Bay, Florida
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I have always had a love of vintage, and with finding the pinup/rockabilly lifestyle, I feel like I have finally found my place in this crazy world!

I'm a mom of six - 3 human kids and 3 dachshund puppies! When I'm not busy at home or modeling, I'm also a professional photographer. My Husband & I own Clearwater Pinup and Boudoir Photography.

Why "Mayzie"?
I am a HUGE Dr. Seuss fan. I have always loved all of his books - I grew up loving thim & have passed the love down to my children. I really wanted to use a name from one of his books, but unfortunately, there were only a handful of names I thought would fit for a pinup name. I ultimately settled on "Mayzie" from "Daisy-Head Mayzie" and "Mayzie La Bird"

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Clearwater
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The Luscious Ladies
Published in the Following Publications
Retro Lovely Magazine, Bombshell, Atomic Planet, Smitten Kitten Magazine
Photo by : Brooklyn Brat Images
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Georgia Pinup Posse
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♥ Shellie Schmals loves Retro! ♥
Pinup * Burlesque // Performer & Producer
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Shellie Schmals hearts the arts!! She's a pin up lovin' - microphone holdin' - event hustlin' - dynamo, who can be seen around town mixing up the worlds of film, art, fashion and comedy.

As a talent wrangler and producer/emcee, she's involved in many projects including Roxie Roz burlesque, Small Secret Things, #TheABCDShow; has collaborated as an emcee or worked on stage crew for productions by Syrens of the South, Ariel Allegro, Evangeline Laveau, The FANDom Nerdlesque, Sadie Hawkins, Glitter Goddess Productions, Trashy Diva, Trixie Minx Productions; and is a proud member of the Georgia Pinup Posse and Women in Film & Television Atlanta, where Shellie sits on the Board of Directors as Secretary, coordinates the WIFTA panels at Dragon Con 2020 (Film Track), and co-chairs the annual #WIFTAConfab (short film & talent showcase).

Shellie's column, "My Adventures in Burlesque" debuted in the March 2020 issue of The Georgia Hollywood Review.

As an internationally published pinup, Shellie has been featured in:
* VoyageATL, Art & Life section
* Cat's Pajamas Magazine
* Georgia Pinup Posse Calendar, 2018, 2019, 2020
* Tres' Jolie Magazine
* DeVoe Magazine (Cover Model)
* The Cat's Meow Magazine
* Classy Keen Issue #2
* Girls of Relapse Calendar 2012, 2013
* Vintage Vixens Magazine, Premiere Issue
* The Cat's Meow Magazine: Pre-Furred Pin-up
* Jezebel Magazine: "Street Style" Featured Model
* Atlanta Street Fashion: Featured Model
* Portraits By Shannon Jenkins: Featured Model
* The Cat's Meow Magazine: Featured Pin-Up
* ScoutMob Atlanta: Creative Eye
* CommonCreativ Magazine: 50 Most Creative Atlantans
* ATLRetro.com: Kool Kat of the Week

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City
Atlanta
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GA
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Georgia Pinup Posse
Unicorn bitch
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Hi! I live in Cuba and I'm a big fan of pin-up and rockabilly aesthetics, which is very rare here, I'll love to meet more people who are interested in the vintage style.
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From Cuba, age 31, work as a bartender in Havana in bar melodrama, love books and music, and of course everything that smells vintage.

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Havana vieja
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La Habana
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Completely amateur!