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The Material Girl spent a large portion of her early career emulating the iconic Marilyn Monroe. And her look at the Academy Awards in 1991 was particularly memorable—not only because she was arm-in-arm with Michael Jackson on the red carpet, but also because of her sultry performance of “ Sooner or Later” from the Dick Tracy soundtrack for which she dressed head-to-toe as Monroe, from the platinum blond locks to the luxurious fur stole draped on her shoulders. Madonna was rather convincing, too—after she blew kisses and strutted about the stage, host Billy Crystal called it the NC-17 portion of the evening. Crystal could not predict that nearly 20 years later, Madonna would cause a bit of a XXX scandal when an expert mistakenly identified a nude photo of the pop star as the late actress instead. “You're right; it's Madonna,” the Monroe expert later admitted. “If there ever was an embarrassing moment...”
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Six children, Brad Pitt, and many trips to the Middle East ago, Angelina Jolie was a blond romantic comedy star, channeling the one and only Marilyn Monroe. Although her 2002 film Life or Something Like It with Ed Burns tanked in the box office, it did inspire the impulsive Jolie (then known for getting way too close to her brother and wearing a vile of ex-husband Billy Bob Thornton’s blood around her neck) to chop of her long locks and sport a more Monroe-style bob instead. This past August, Jolie denied rumors that she was going to play the part of Monroe in the film adaptation of Andrew O’Hagan’s book The Life and Opinion of Maf the Dog, and of His Friend Marilyn Monroe. Perhaps she prefers herself as a brunette these days.
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Though this Playboy playmate long aspired to be “ the next Marilyn Monroe,” the late Anna Nicole Smith never quite made it. She tried her best with wild celebrity and sex-driven escapades and even did a PETA ad spoofing “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” and remade Monroe’s song “ My Heart Belongs to Daddy.” Smith also told her mother and the infamous Howard K. Stern that she wanted to be buried next to the iconic movie star, according to Fox News. Though she rests in peace in the Bahamas, shortly before her death in February 2007, Smith offered to empty her own pockets to star in and direct a movie about Monroe and her brief marriage to Joe DiMaggio. Sadly, despite her efforts, some did not think she was right for the role.
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For recently separated pop star Christina Aguilera, 2006 was the year of Marilyn. At the MTV Music Awards, Aguilera flaunted her best blonde bombshell look, which she carried through her performance of “ Hurt” at the ceremony. Plus, Aguilera’s album that year, Back to Basics, exuded a Monroe-theme. “The glamour from those eras was so amazing as well [as the music], so I'm referencing Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn [Monroe], Carole Lombard, Greta Garbo, Veronica Lake… there's so many,” Aguilera told VH1 at the album’s cover shoot. Her music video for “ Ain’t No Other Man” also combined a 1920s flapper ambiance with the sultry looks of the Seven Year Itch star. Though the record’s lyrics may not still hold true in regards to her marriage, Aguilera’s devotion to Monroe remains.
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Not every blonde is a Marilyn and vice versa. But redheaded, Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman pulled the look off nicely in a feature with Australian Harper’s Bazaar’s 10th-anniversary issue. In 2008, Kidman got sultry for the photo shoot just before she began showing her pregnancy with her daughter, Sunday Rose Kidman-Urban. Interestingly enough, the year prior, Kidman allegedly told reporters having a baby may be her last hope for looking like the 1950s icon. “Getting pregnant is the only way I'll ever get curves,” she said. “I've always longed to look like Marilyn Monroe but I've always had trouble putting weight on in the right places.” And at one point in 2007, the apparent Monroe admirer also planned to remake the actress’ 1953 film How to Marry a Millionaire.
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It’s hard to compare Lindsay Lohan to someone as legendary as Marilyn Monroe—even if you recreate the final photo shoot she did before she died. Monroe’s “ The Last Sitting,” as it since became known, was shot by photographer Bert Stern in 1962 and in February 2008, he emulated the original images for New York magazine featuring Lohan. The risqué photos carefully mimicked Monroe’s—Lohan was pictured nude, coyly posed with strategically placed rosettes, behind see-through scarves, and delicately lying down on white linens. Stern drew the parallel that both Monroe and Lohan are “controversial women,” but that may be where the similarities end.
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This 25-year-old actress certainly has the curves that lend themselves to a Marilyn Monroe photoshoot. Johansson posed for a Dolce & Gabbana advertisement in January 2009, looking quite similar to the Some Like It Hot star. Nevertheless, Michelle Williams managed to beat her out for the title role in My Week With Marilyn. Before the final casting was announced, however, some bloggers seemed to think she had the part in the bag. “Scarlett at least has the physical build to pull it off, and in some ways even a similar acting style,” Cinema Blend wrote. “Both she and Marilyn seem to regard acting as blank-eyed stares at the camera. Maybe ScarJo lacks the voice, but she can work on it.” Perhaps not?
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The fact that Paris Hilton holds Marilyn Monroe in such high esteem should not be a surprise. But interestingly enough, the heiress does pull the look off well. The 29-year-old socialite dressed up as Monroe for the launch of her new fragrance Tease in August and her wardrobe was seemingly fitting. “I always loved Marilyn Monroe since I was a little girl. I think she is such an icon,” Hilton told reporters. “So, I wanted to make the next fragrance totally about her. That is why I was inspired by her to do this.”
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John F. Kennedy Jr.’s George magazine (may the rest in peace) aimed to make politics sexy. In the September 1996 issue—commemorating then-President Bill Clinton’s 50th birthday—the magazine dolled up its cover with a Marilyn-looking Drew Barrymore. More than a decade later, at the 2009 Golden Globes, Barrymore brought back the Monroe-inspired guise in a cropped blond coiffure and gray, curve-hugging John Galliano gown.
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The 42-year-old has all the great makings of a Marilyn, except for the lack of curves. Still, the Australian actress was cast as the sex symbol in the upcoming film Blonde and this preliminary sneak peek at her in costume shows Watts’ seductive side. The movie, based on Joyce Carol Oates’ book of the same name, is expected to hit the big screen in 2012. “It's beyond the sort of sexual goddess… It covers a lot,” Watts told USA Today of playing Marilyn Monroe. “The tragedy, I think, is the big thing… She was able to manipulate the press, I think but she was a wounded soul, and that couldn't be hidden so well.”
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Before Naomi Watts and Michelle Williams tried their hand at Marilyn Monroe, Mira Sorvino played the icon alongside Ashley Judd in the HBO television movie Norma Jean and Marilyn in 1996. “Mira looked nothing like Marilyn when we started,” the movie’s makeup artist Deborah Larsen told Entertainment Weekly. To complete the transformation, Sorvino went blond, gained weight, affixed custom-made eyelashes, donned blue contact lenses, and even slipped into one of Monroe’s original gowns—the halter cherry-print dress from The Misfits. “Putting it on cemented the part,” Sorvino told EW. “It was a religious experience.” Sorvino gave such a solid performance as Monroe that she earned both an Emmy and a Golden Globe nomination.
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The former mayor of New York City proved that pink is not his color when he channeled Marilyn Monroe at a 1997 political roast. Giuliani dressed up as a character from the famed Victor-Victoria musical along with Julie Andrews, possibly in hopes of garnering more voters for the second term. Seemingly, New York voters loved seeing a politician in drag—Giuliani won the mayoral election and went on to host Saturday Night Live, where he also got decked out in lady-garb.
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