Biography
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 112 lbs
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Measurements: 32C-24-36
Shoe Size: 6.5
Astrological Sign: Libra
Born Heather Sweet on September 28, 1972, in Rochester, Michigan, Dita Von Teese was a performer right from the start. She loved the old MGM Technicolor musicals and would emulate the stars of Hollywood's Golden Age as a child. It didn't take much prodding from her parents to take part in dancing lessons and other forms of performance artDita von teese as a young girl As early as 16 years old, Dita Von Teese was obsessed with fashion. While working at a lingerie store, she fell in love with all the fancy accoutrements a woman could wear. Then and there, an erotic entertainer was born. She knew right away that if fate would allow her to flourish as a model, she would do things her own way. This maxim has remained with her until the present day and still holds true.
Dita von teese in playboy After doing some modeling, over-the-top erotic shows and even a few movies that are probably not available at your local Blockbuster, Dita Von Teese -- as she was now officially known -- was ready to emerge. After audience members at certain shows noticed her unique taste and abilities, questions arose about her availability to do functions on her own. As a result, Dita's opportunity to make a name for herself finally arrivedShe became a party entertainer by the time she was in her early 20s, and she was so good at it that Playboy took notice of her talent. As early as 1997, the magazine began to publish Dita's photos, which naturally only increased the male public's desire for her. She became known as a burlesque and fetish queen -- a veritable pinup model. This allure filled a niche and helped spurn some 30 Playboy appearances, including her first cover in December 2002.
Dita Von Teese was featured prominently in videos that were released under Hugh Hefner's bunny rabbit logo, including Wet & Wild Live and Girlfriends 2. Her popularity spread to international fetish publications such as Marquis and BizarreDita von teese and the pussycat dolls Still, it was her live shows that captured the most attention, with their extravagant sets, sexy music and beautifully raunchy costumes. Dita Von Teese's gigs began to receive much more attention, especially after her performances with the famous Pussycat Dolls Live at The Roxy (along with performers like Charlize Theron, Christina Aguilera and Christina Applegate), as well as at a Louis Vuitton event at the Bellagio in Las Vegas and for the Osbournes (Ozzy included), at their 2002 New Year's Eve Gala, which was broadcast on MTV. She was also the center of more risque erotic balls, dating back as early as 1999.
Dita Von Teese's romantic relationship with highly controversial and oft-vilified rocker Marilyn Manson increased her time in the spotlight. They could be seen going to movie premieres together, which never hurt Dita's exposure. Their divorce, however, shortly ensued and was finalized in January 2007Dita von teese in the boom boom room Dita Von Teese has appeared in several movies. She appeared in The Death Of Salvador Dali (2005) and won Best Actress at Beverly Hills Film Festival. She also had a role in Saint Francis (2006). And Dita Von Teese was cast in the 2008 flick The Boom Boom Room. dita von teese is named no. 72 in 2008 top 99 In 2007, Dita Von Teese ranked No. 85 on AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women list. But it seems she's remained on men's minds as she returned on AskMen.com's Top 99 list, beating her previous ranking, at No. 72 in all her burlesque beauty.
On one side, Dita Von Teese shares the beauty of the burlesque world, with bubblegum dreams and show tunes to strip to. Flip over for fantasies in fetish with dramatic costumes and the allure of submission. "I advocate glamour. Every day. Every minute." I‘m a good dancer and a nice girl, but I‘‘m a great showgirl. I sell, in a word, magic. Burlesque is a world of illusion and dreams and of course, the striptease. Whether I am bathing in my martini glass, riding my sparkling carousel horse, or emerging from my giant gold powder compact, I live out my most glamorous fantasies by bringing nostalgic imagery to life. Let me show you my world of gorgeous pin–ups, tantalizing stripteases, and femmes fatales. I‘‘ll give you a glimpse into my life, but a lady never reveals all. You may have come for the fetish. Or you may just be sneaking a peek at this mysterious and peculiar other side. No matter what you‘‘ve come for, there is something for you to indulge in. My world of fetish may not be the one that you would expect. As a burlesque performer, I entice my audience, bringing their minds closer and closer to sex and then –– as good temptress must –– snatching it away. As a fetish star, I apply the same techniques. . . . An opera–length kid leather glove, a strict wasp waist, an impossibly high patent leather heel, a severely painted red lip. Come with me into my world of decadent fetishism.
People often ask me if there is an element of feminism in my burlesque performances or even in my boldly sexual photographs. Yes, if you define feminism the way I do: being as feminine as possible. Now, I know a lot of people won’t like that answer, and they won’t find anything liberated in my representing myself as bound, weak, vulnerable -- stereotypically female. John Willie called it “the realization of helplessness.†There is strength in submission. Why, I have to wonder, is it more acceptable to play a dominatrix than a damsel in distress? As my friend Ernest Greene says, “Feminine submission is the stereotype to be liberated.†So, perhaps, I am interested in liberation. Leopold von Sacher-Masoch put it this way: “Man is the one who desires, woman the one who is desired. This is woman’s entire but decisive advantage.†Perhaps things have changed -- Sacher-Masoch wrote in the late 1800s, after all. But once in a while, it’s a devious lot of fun to pretend that they haven’t.
