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'''Dita von Teese''' (born Heather Renée Sweet on September 28, 1972) is an [[American]] [[burlesque]] performer, [[pin-up]], [[fetish]] and [[adult model]]. In [[2001]], she appeared on the cover of ''[[Marquis (magazine)|Marquis]]'' magazine, with her body and a [[corset]] completely in silver [[bodypainting]]. She is of partial [[Armenian]] origin.
'''Dita Von Teese''' (born '''Heather Renée Sweet''' on September 28, 1972) is an American [[burlesque]] dancer, [[model]], costume designer, [[author]] and [[actress]].<ref>[http://www.dita.net/bio.php] Official Biography Page.</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Dita Von Teese was born '''Heather Renée Sweet'''<ref name=vonTeeseParis>{{cite news |title=Striptease queen Dita von Teese back at Paris revue |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE50L5IN20090122 |accessdate=2009-01-25 |date=2009-01-22 |last=Mackenzie |first=James |work=Reuters}}</ref> on September 28, 1972, in Rochester, Michigan, the middle child of three daughters.<ref name=TimesNakAmb>{{cite news|url= http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/celebrity/article4757809.ece|title= Dita von Teese's naked ambition|accessdate= 2008-09-20|author= Craig McLean|date= 2008-09-20|work= The Times | location=London}}</ref> Her mother was a manicurist and her father was a machinist<ref name="artteese">{{cite news|url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2006/03/06/efdita04.xml|title = Art of the Teese|accessdate = 2007-02-17|author = Naomi West|date = 2006-06-03|work = Telegraph.co.uk | location=London}}</ref> at a company that made graphite.<ref name=TimesNakAmb/> She is of partly [[Armenian]] heritage.<ref>[http://twitter.com/DitaVonTeese/status/1808509968 Official Twitter]. Twitter.com (2009-05-15). Retrieved on 2011-08-22.</ref>
Dita Von Teese was born in Rochester, Michigan and raised in an historic, antique filled home. Her mother was a manicurist and her father was a machinist.
 
Von Teese is well known for her fascination with 1940s cinema and classic retro style. This began at a young age and was fostered by her mother, who would buy clothes for her daughter to dress up in. Her mother was a fan of old, golden-era Hollywood films, and it was from her that Von Teese developed a fascination with the actresses of that day, especially [[Betty Grable]].
 
She was classically trained as a ballet dancer from an early age, and danced solo at age thirteen for a local ballet company. Though she originally wanted to be a ballerina, Von Teese states that "By 15 I was as good as I’d ever be."<ref name="artteese"/> She was later to incorporate this element into her burlesque shows, where she frequently goes en pointe.
 
The family relocated from Michigan to Orange County, California, when her father's job moved.<ref name=TimesNakAmb/> Von Teese attended University High School in Irvine.<ref name="ocregister">{{cite web|url = http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/life/features/lifestyle/article_1086656.php|title = Dita von Teese: Call her old-fashioned|accessdate = 2007-02-17|author = Katherine Nguyen|date = 2006-04-06|work = ocregister.com}}</ref>
 
As a teenager, Von Teese's mother took her to buy her first [[Brassiere|bra]], made from plain white cotton, and gave her a plastic egg containing a pair of wrinkly, flesh-colored tights.<ref name="ocregister"/> Von Teese says she was disappointed as she had been hoping to receive beautiful lacy garments and stockings, of the type she had glimpsed in her father's ''[[Playboy]]'' magazines. This fueled her passion for lingerie. She worked in a [[lingerie]] store as a salesgirl when she was fifteen, eventually as a buyer. Von Teese has been fond of wearing elaborate lingerie such as [[corset]]s and basques with fully fashioned stockings ever since.
 
In college Von Teese studied historic costuming and aspired to work as a stylist for period films. She is a trained costume designer, often designing (and copyrighting) the photoshoots herself.<ref name="burlesqueisback">{{cite web|url = http://www.seattlepi.com/theater/160251_burlesque12.html|title = Burlesque is Back|accessdate = 2007-03-24|author = Kristen Dizon|date = 2004-02-12|work = seattlepi.com}}</ref>


Von Teese is well known for her fascination with 1940s cinema and classic retro style, and this began at a young age and was fostered by her mother, who would buy clothes for Dita to dress up in. Her mother was a fan of old, Golden-era Hollywood films, and it was from her that Dita developed a fascination with the actresses of that day, especially Betty Grable, an actress that she frequently cites as her favorite.
She was classically trained as a ballet dancer from age five, and danced solo at age thirteen for a local ballet company. Though she originally wanted to be a ballerina, Von Teese states that "By 15 I was as good as I’d ever be". She was later to incorporate this element into her burlesque shows, where she frequently goes en pointe.
At age twelve she moved from Michigan to Orange County, California with her parents and her two sisters. Von Teese attended University High School in Irvine.
As a teenager, Von Teese's mother took her to buy her first bra, made from plain white cotton, and gave her a plastic egg containing a pair of wrinkly, flesh-coloured tights. Von Teese says she was disappointed as she had been hoping to receive beautiful lacy garments and stockings, of the type she had glimpsed in her father's Playboy magazines. This fueled her passion for lingerie. She worked in a lingerie store as a salesgirl when she was fifteen, and eventually as a buyer. This was where she got her first corset. Von Teese has been fond of wearing elaborate lingerie such as corsets and stockings since.
In college Von Teese studied historic costuming and aspired to work as a stylist for period films. She is a trained costume designer.
==Career==
==Career==
===Fetish and glamour modeling===
Von Teese began her career in a local strip club when she was nineteen. Disappointed with the lack of originality in all the other strippers' acts, Von Teese created a vintage-inspired look, with bee-hive hairstyle and elbow-length gloves, confusing and fascinating the clientele. During this time she began some glamour modelling, before she eventually became a fetish model. Her retro pin-up look, frequently emulating Bettie Page in photo shoots, set her apart from most other fetish models.
Von Teese achieved some level of recognition in the fetish world as a tightlacer. Through the wearing of a corset for many years, she had reduced her natural waistline to {{convert|22|in|cm}}, and can be laced down as far as {{convert|16.5|in|cm}}.<ref>[http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/central-leeds/more_teese_if_you_please_1_2076457 More Teese if you please], ''Yorkshire Evening Post'', October 20, 2006. Accessed November 5, 2011.</ref> Von Teese stands at 5&nbsp;ft 5" (165&nbsp;cm.)<ref>[http://twitter.com/DitaVonTeese/status/1815031469 Dita Von Teese's official Twitter]. Twitter.com (2009-05-16). Retrieved on 2011-08-22.</ref> and weighs {{convert|114|lb|kg}}.<ref>[http://www.celebheights.com/s/Dita-Von-Teese-4005.html Dita Von Teese Height – Von Teese's]. Celebheights.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-22.</ref><ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/von-teeses-drug-ravaged-boobs_1120345 Dita Von Teese | Von Teese's Drug-Ravaged Boobs]. Contactmusic (2009-10-27). Retrieved on 2011-08-22.</ref>
 
Her official website, often referred to as one of the first model sites on the internet, was created in 1992. Since, Von Teese has maintained meticulous care to own the copyright to the majority of her images, very aware of what became of models, such as Bettie Page, who did not.
Von Teese appeared on a number of fetish magazine covers, including ''[[Bizarre]]''<ref name="Bizarre Magazine">{{cite web|url = http://www.bizarremag.com/bizarre_girls/cover_girls/7221/dita_von_teese.html|title = Viva La Dita!|accessdate = 2007-02-17|author = Kate Hodges|date = 2008-07-06|work = Dennis Publishing}}</ref> and ''[[Marquis]]''.<ref>[http://www.dita.net/credits.php Dita Von Teese – Credits and Appearances]. Dita.net. Retrieved on 2011-08-22.</ref> It was around this time when she appeared on the cover of [[Midori (author)|Midori]]'s book, ''The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage''.<ref>[http://pocketvenus.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/the-seductive-art-of-japanese-bondage-by-midori-2002/ The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage by Midori (2002) « pocket venus: dita von teese]. Pocketvenus.wordpress.com (2008-03-05). Retrieved on 2011-08-22.</ref>
 
Von Teese achieved some level of recognition in the fetish world as a tightlacer. Through the wearing of a corset for many years, she had reduced her natural waistline to 22 inches, and can be laced down as far as 16 and a half inches. A diminutive person already, Von Teese stands at only 5'3" and weighs 105 pounds.
Von Teese was featured in ''[[Playboy]]'' in 1999, 2001 and 2002, with a cover-featured pictorial in 2002.
 
Von Teese appeared on a number of fetish magazine covers, including Bizarre and Marquis. It was around this time when she appeared, bound and gagged, on the cover of Midori's book:The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage.
The German metal band Atrocity chose her as the cover model for their 2008 album, ''Werk 80 II''.<ref>[http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=26469_0_2_1_C Ex-Marilyn Manson featured on Atrocity cover]. Side-line.com (1999-02-22). Retrieved on 2011-08-22.</ref>
 
Von Teese was featured in Playboy magazine in 1999, 2001 and 2002. It was her Playboy cover in December of 2002 that gave her her last name. Originally known simply as "Dita", a tribute to silent film actress Dita Parlo, Playboy insisted she use a last name. She picked "Von Treese" out of the phonebook, but it was misspelled "Von Teese". Dita, preferring the typo, adopted it as her name. Dita says that it is her appearances in Playboy that finally won her father's respect for her profession.
===Burlesque===
Von Teese is best known for her burlesque routines and is frequently dubbed "the Queen of Burlesque"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/show_coverage/2007/2007_2008_rafw_spring_summer/the_buzz/dita_von_teese_my_fashion_life|title = My Fashion Life: Dita Von Teese|accessdate = 2007-05-25|author = Melissa Maynard|date=2005-06-01|work=Vogue.com. |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070503164544/http://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/show_coverage/2007/2007_2008_rafw_spring_summer/the_buzz/dita_von_teese_my_fashion_life <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.factio-magazine.com/womanofstyle/des_DitaVonTeese.cfm|title = Woman of Global Style: Dita Von Teese|accessdate = 2007-03-20|author = Isabelle-Marie Créac'h|work=Vogue.com |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070309154648/http://www.factio-magazine.com/womanofstyle/des_DitaVonTeese.cfm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-03-09}}</ref> in the press. Von Teese began performing burlesque in 1992<ref name="suicidegirls">{{cite web|url = http://tribes.tribe.net/ditavonteese/thread/43c6a563-9800-4960-aae2-712e76956a9e|title = Suicide Girls Interview|accessdate = 2007-03-19|author = Daniel Robert Epstein |date = 2006-03-10|work = Tribe.net}}</ref> and, as a proponent of New Burlesque, has helped to popularize its revival. In her own words, she "puts the tease back into striptease" with long, elaborate dance shows with props and characters, often inspired by 1930s and 1940s musicals and films. Some of her more famous dances have involved a carousel horse, a giant powder compact, a filigree heart and a clawfoot bathtub with a working shower head. Her feather fan dance, inspired by burlesque dancer [[Sally Rand]], featured the world's largest feather fans, now on display in Hollywood's Museum Of Sex.<ref name="burlesque">{{cite web|url = http://www.dita.net/shows.php|title = Dita Von Teese – Shows and Performances|accessdate = 2007-05-28|work = Dita.net}}</ref>  Her signature show features a giant martini glass.
However, it is her burlesque routines that she is best known for. Von Teese began performing burlesque in 1993[8] and, as a proponent of New Burlesque, has helped to popularize its revival. In her own words, she "puts the tease back into striptease" with long, elaborate dance shows with props and characters, often inspired by 1930s and 1940s musicals and films. Some of her more famous dances include a feather fan dance, inspired by burlesque dancer Sally Rand, and numbers involving a carousel horse, a giant powder compact, a filigree heart and a claw-toe bathtub with a working shower head. Her signature show features a giant martini glass.
 
Her burlesque career has included some memorable performances.  She once appeared at a benefit for the New York Academy of Art wearing nothing but $5 million worth of diamonds.<ref name="diamonds">[http://www.queerty.com/diamonds-are-a-queens-best-friend-20051018/ Diamonds Are a Queen's Best Friend], ''Queerty'', October 18, 2005. Accessed November 5, 2011.</ref> Additionally, Von Teese became the first guest star to perform at the Parisian Crazy Horse cabaret club with her appearance in October 2006.<ref>[http://www.lecrazyhorseparis.com/doc/Dita-uk.pdf DITA VON TEESE PERFORMS AT AT THE LEGENDARY CRAZY HORSE DE PARIS]{{dead link|date=August 2011}}</ref> Also in 2006, Von Teese appeared on an episode of ''America's Next Top Model'' cycle 7 doing a workshop to teach the contestants about sexiness by means of burlesque dancing and posing. In 2007 Von Teese performed at the adult entertainment event Erotica 07 in London alongside Italian rock noir band Belladonna.
Her burlesque career has included some memorable performances, including once performing at a benefit for the New York Academy of Art wearing nothing but $5 million worth of diamonds. Additionally, Von Teese became the first ever guest star to perform at the Crazy Horse cabaret club in the show's history when she appeared there in October, 2006.
 
Von Teese's first book, which consisted of her opinions on the history of burlesque and fetish, ''Burlesque and the Art of the Teese/Fetish and the Art of the Teese'', was published in 2006 by HarperCollins. ''Vanity Fair'' called her "a Burlesque Superheroine."
 
Von Teese participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia as part of the stage performance for the German entry "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang." The act placed 20th out of 25 participants in the final round of the contest.<ref>[http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/13830 Burlesque star in German line-up]. Esctoday.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-22.</ref> Later, she said her cleavage was censored during the show because of her voluptuous figure.<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a180160/teese-eurovision-censors-picked-on-me.html Von Teese: 'Eurovision censors picked on me' – Showbiz News]. Digital Spy (2009-10-02). Retrieved on 2011-08-22.</ref>
 
===Acting===
Von Teese is also an occasional actress. In her early years she appeared in fetish-related, [[soft-core]] pornographic movies, such as ''Romancing Sara'', ''Matter of Trust'', in which she is billed as Heather Sweet, and also in two [[hard-core]] fetish films by [[Andrew Blake]]: ''Pin Ups 2''<ref>[http://www.thenewsvault.com/cgi/news.pl?t=1359 Dita Von Teese Lesbian Sex Video Surfaces]. Thenewsvault.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-22.</ref> and ''Decadence''.
 
In recent years she has appeared in more mainstream features, such as the 2005 short film, ''The Death of Salvador Dali'', written by Delaney Bishop, which won best screenplay and best cinematography at recent festivals, including SXSW, Raindance Film Festival and Mill Valley Film Festival,  and Best Actress for Von Teese at Beverly Hills Film Festival. She appeared in the feature films ''Saint Francis'' and ''The Boom Boom Room'', both in 2007.
 
In addition to this, she has appeared in a number of music videos, including the video for the Green Day song "Redundant,"<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.greendayauthority.com/TheBand/didjaknow.php?section=all|title = Didja Know: Useless Green Day facts|accessdate = 2007-02-17|work = The Green Day Authority}}</ref> the video for "Zip Gun Bop" by swing band Royal Crown Revue, Agent Provocateur's video for their cover of Joy Division's "She's Lost Control," and (performing her martini-glass burlesque routine) the video for "Mobscene" by Marilyn Manson.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.playboy.com/arts-entertainment/celebphoto/marilynmanson/index.html|title = Sweet (wet) dreams are Made of this: Marilyn Manson snaps nudes of modern-day fetish queen/girlfriend Dita von Teese|accessdate = 2007-02-17|author = Blair R. Fischer|work = Playboy}}</ref> She has also been featured in a striptease/burlesque act in George Michael's live tour 2008, for the song "Feelin' Good."<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iT-oweszAI Dita von Teese and George Michael live in Madison Square Garden, August 24, 2008]. Youtube.com (2008-08-24). Retrieved on 2011-08-22.</ref>
 
However, Von Teese has said that acting is not at the top of her agenda and she would only take roles that she feels are right for her, stating, "I don't understand why women feel the need to go into acting as soon as they become famous...But I suppose if the part were aesthetically correct, then maybe I could consider it."<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2006/02/18/dp1801.xml|title = Spy: Not an Act|accessdate = 2007-05-27|author = Jonathan Isaby|work = Telegraph | location=London |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071025075547/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2006/02/18/dp1801.xml <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-10-25}}</ref>
 
In early 2011, Von Teese guest-starred in ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' in season 11: episode 12 called "A Kiss Before Frying" where she played a ''femme fatale'' version of herself under the stage name ''Rita von Squeeze''.  Her character seduces Greg Sanders (Eric Szmanda) in a plot inspired by film noir.
 
===Fashion and modeling===
Von Teese has appeared on a number of best-dressed lists<ref>[http://www.factio-magazine.com/profiles/detail.cfm?article_id=13021837 Dita Von Teese], ''Factio Magazine''. Accessed November 5, 2011.</ref> and frequents the front row of fashion shows, particularly Christian Dior and Marc Jacobs, labels she is often seen wearing.
 
She has also done various catwalk work. During Los Angeles Fashion Week, Spring 2004, she modeled for former club kid Richie Rich's fashion label, Heatherette. In 2005 she appeared in the Autumn/Winter Ready-to-Wear show for Giambattista Valli, a former designer for Ungaro, in Paris. In the 2006 Milan Fashion Week, Von Teese was on the runway, opening for the Moschino diffusion label, Moschino Cheap & Chic, autumn/winter 2006/7 show. In 2007, she appeared twice in the Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture show during the Paris Fashion Week. Additionally, she has starred in several ad campaigns. She appeared in Vivienne Westwood's spring/summer 2005 collection adverts and became the face of Australian clothing range ''Wheels and Dollbaby'' for their 2006/7 Spring/Summer advertising campaign. She was an ambassador/spokesmodel for HIV/AIDS awareness when she was selected (along with [[Eve]], [[Deborah Harry]], and [[Lisa Marie Presley]]) for MAC Cosmetics' Viva Glam VI campaign (a collection of lipsticks and lipgloss where 100% of the proceeds are for worldwide AIDS charities and to raise awareness for HIV/AIDS). Von Teese has appeared in ''Vanity Fair'', ''Vogue'', ''Elle'',<ref>Annika Suvi Johanna Vaisanen: Dita Von Teesen Tyylivinkit] – Elle Finland Jan 2009</ref> and international issues of nearly every fashion magazine. She has also campaigned on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), and appeared in their ads. Most recently she has designed a new lingerie range with [[Wonderbra]].<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1576152/Dita-von-Teese-named-new-Wonderbra-model.html Dita von Teese named new Wonderbra model], ''The Telegraph'', January 21, 2008. Accessed November 5, 2011.</ref>
 
In spite of this, Von Teese states that she never uses a stylist. "The one time I hired a stylist, they picked up a pair of my 1940s shoes and said, 'These would look really cute with jeans.' I immediately said, 'You’re out of here.'" She does her own make-up, and dyes her naturally blonde hair black at home.<ref name="artteese"/> Von Teese's unique style is "inspired by eccentric women like Luisa Casati, Anna Piaggi, and Isabella Blow."<ref name="Showgirl">{{cite web|url = http://www.venuszine.com/articles/fashion/features/2670/Dita_Von_Teese_the_showgirl |title = Dita Von Teese the Showgirl|accessdate = 2009-07-13|author = Amy Schroeder & Constanze Lyndsay Han
|date = 2007-12-01|work = Venuszine.com}}</ref>


Von Teese's first book which consisted of her opinions on the history of burlesque and fetish, Burlesque and the Art of the Teese/Fetish and the Art of the Teese, was published in 2006 by HarperCollins. Vanity Fair called her "a Burlesque Superheroine."
She is also an actress. In her early years she appeared in fetish-related movies, such as Romancing Sara, Matter of Trust, in which she is billed as Heather Sweet, and also in two films by Andrew Blake: Pin Ups 2 and Decadence. Later, she appeared in more mainstream features, such as the 2005 short film, The Death of Salvador Dali, written by Delaney Bishop, which won best screenplay, best cinematography, and best Actress for Von Teese at recent festivals, including SXSW, Raindance Film Festival and Mill Valley Film Festival. She is due to appear in the upcoming feature films Saint Francis and The Boom Boom Room, expected in 2007.
In addition to this, she has appeared in a number of music videos, including the video for the Green Day song "Redundant"[11] and the video for "mOBSCENE" by Marilyn Manson.[12]
In recent years the fashion world has come to accept her and her retro look, and she has appeared on a number of best-dressed lists.[13] Von Teese frequents the front row of fashion shows, particularly Moschino and Marc Jacobs, labels she is often seen wearing. She has also done various catwalk work. During Los Angeles Fashion Week, Spring 2004, she modeled for former-club kid Richie Rich's fashion label, Heatherette. In 2005 she appeared in the Autumn/Winter Ready-to-Wear show for Giambattista Valli, a former designer for Ungaro, in Paris. In the 2006 Milan Fashion Week, Von Teese was on the runway, opening for the Moschino diffusion label, Moschino Cheap & Chic, autumn/winter 2006/7 show. In 2007, she appeared twice in the Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture show during the Paris Fashion Week. Additionally, she has starred in several ad campaigns. She appeared in Vivienne Westwood's spring/summer 2005 collection adverts and became the face of Australian clothing range Wheels and Dollbaby for their 2006/7 Spring/Summer advertising campaign. Currently, she is a spokesmodel for MAC Cosmetics. Von Teese has appeared in Vanity Fair, Vogue, Elle, and international issues of nearly every fashion magazine.
In spite of this, Von Teese states that she never uses a stylist. "The one time I hired a stylist, they picked up a pair of my 1940s shoes and said, "These would look really cute with jeans." I immediately said, 'You’re out of here.'" She does her own make-up, and dyes her naturally blonde hair black at home.
==Personal life==
==Personal life==
   
Von Teese currently splits her time between her homes in Hollywood<ref name=EducaDita>{{cite news|url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2007/04/22/stdita122.xml&page=3|title = Educating Dita|accessdate = 2007-04-22|author = Kimberly Cutter|date = 2007-04-22|work = The Sunday Telegraph | location=London}}</ref> and Paris.<ref>{{cite web
Von Teese is a collector of vintage china, particularly eggcups and tea sets,[14] and she drives a 1939 Chrysler New Yorker and a 1965 Jaguar S-type[15]
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Prior to her marriage, Von Teese had been romantically linked to guitarist Mike Ness of Social Distortion[16] and to actor Peter Sarsgaard.[17] She has also admitted to having several lesbian experiences including a long-term relationship with a woman when she was 20.[18]
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Marilyn Manson had been a long time fan, and was a member of her website. They first met when he asked her to dance in one of his music videos. Though she was unable to, the two kept in contact. On Manson's 32nd birthday, in 2001,[19] she arrived with a bottle of absinthe, and they became a couple.
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Manson proposed on March 22, 2004 and gave her a 1930s, 7-carat, European round-cut diamond engagement ring.
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On December 3, 2005, they were married, in a non-denominational ceremony at Gurteen Castle in Kilsheelan (County Tipperary), Ireland, the home of their friend, Gottfried Helnwein. The wedding was officiated by surrealist film director and comic book writer Alejandro Jodorowsky. They reportedly exchanged vows in front of approximately 60 guests, including burlesque sensation Catherine D'lish, Keanu Reeves, Lisa Marie Presley, Eric Szmanda, Jessicka of Jack Off Jill and Christian Hejnal of Scarling. She wore a royal purple silk taffeta gown, made by Vivienne Westwood plus a tri-corned hat designed by Stephen Jones and matching Mr. Pearl corset. Moschino designed an additional wardrobe for the rest of the weekend, exclusively for Von Teese. The reception music was provided by the retro German band "Palast Orchester mit Max Raabe". Guests were invited to participate in skeet shooting, archery and falconry in the days following the wedding.
She is a collector of vintage china, particularly eggcups and tea sets,<ref name="vintage">{{cite web|url = http://www.exposay.com/ditas-vinage-obsession/v/7159/|title = Dita's Vintage Obsession|accessdate = 2007-03-24|date = 2006-12-27|work = exposay.com}}</ref> and drives a 1938 Packard One Twenty Eight, a 1946 Ford Super De Luxe<ref>[http://www.heavy.com/moto/moto-video/2011/11/driving-with-dita-von-teese/] http://www.heavy.com/moto/moto-video/2011/11/driving-with-dita-von-teese</ref>, a BMW Z4 and a 1965 Jaguar S-type.<ref>[http://www.dita.net/bio.php Dita Von Teese – Biographical Information]. Dita.net. Retrieved on 2011-08-22.</ref> She also owned a 1939 Chrysler New Yorker from 1997 to December 2010.<ref>[http://www.streetlegaltv.com/news/dita-von-teeses-1939-chrysler-new-yorker-sells-for-23403/ Dita Von Teese’s 1939 Chrysler New Yorker Sold For $23,403]. Streetlegaltv.com (2010-12-23). Retrieved on 2011-08-22.</ref><ref>[http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chrysler-New-Yorker-1939-Chrysler-New-Yorker-belongs-Dita-Von-Teese-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem3f057bbf57QQitemZ270674935639QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks#ht_5057wt_1167 eBay listing of 1939 Chrysler New Yorker belonging to Dita Von Teese]{{dead link|date=August 2011}}</ref>
 
The wedding pictures appeared in the May 2006 edition of Vogue under the heading "The Bride Wore Purple".
Prior to her marriage, Von Teese had been romantically linked to vocalist/guitarist Mike Ness of Social Distortion<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/dita.%20manson%20is%20wonderful|title = Dita: Manson is Wonderful|accessdate = 2007-02-17|date=2003-10-10|work=contactmusic.com}}</ref> and to actor Peter Sarsgaard.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,5-2005220696,00.html|title = Dita has explosive sex|accessdate = 2007-02-17|work = The Sun Online|location=London}} {{Dead link|date=May 2011|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> She has also spoken of several lesbian experiences including a long-term relationship with a woman when she was 20.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,1937482,00.html|title = Q&A: Dita Von Teese|accessdate = 2007-02-17|author = Rosanna Greenstreet|date = 2006-11-02|work = Guardian Unlimited | location=London}}</ref> She is currently dating French aristocrat Louis-Marie de Castelbajac.<ref>[http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/pictures-today/2011/03/09/dita-von-teese-louis-marie-de-castelbajac-in-paris Dita Von Teese and boyfriend Louis Marie de Castelbajac in Paris Daily Celebrity Photos – Glamour.com (Glamour.com UK)]. Glamourmagazine.co.uk (2011-03-09). Retrieved on 2011-08-22.</ref>
 
The couple lived in Laurel Canyon with their four Devon Rex cats, Lily, Aleister, Edgar and Hermann, and two dachshunds, Greta and Eva.
She has been open about the plastic surgery she has undergone, having had [[breast implants]] and her beauty mark being artificial.<ref name=TimesNakAmb/>
 
On December 29, 2006 Von Teese filed for divorce from Manson citing "irreconcilable differences." It is rumored they broke up on Christmas Eve, and that Von Teese was not able to get in touch with Manson to inform him of her intentions of divorce. It is also rumored that the split was due to Manson's alcohol consumption. Von Teese is not seeking spousal support and seems to have no interest in his assets. The news broke for the public and for Manson on his birthday on January 5, 2007, when he was served the divorce papers.
She participated at the PETA's campaign "Animal Birth Control (ABC)."<ref>[http://www.helpinganimals.com/f-dita-von-teese.asp Dita] for Peta's ABC campaign</ref>
 
===Relationship with Marilyn Manson===
Marilyn Manson had been a long time fan, and was a member of her website. They first met when he asked her to dance in one of his music videos. Though she was unable to, the two kept in contact. On Manson's 32nd birthday, in 2001,<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.mansonusa.com/php-bin/news/fullnews.php?id=369|title = Marilyn Manson and Dita Von Teese Wed in Ireland|accessdate = 2007-02-17|date = 2005-12-03|work = The Heirophant (originally People Magazine)}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> she arrived with a bottle of absinthe, and they became a couple.  Manson proposed on March 22, 2004 and gave her a 1930s, 7-carat (1.4 g), European round-cut diamond engagement ring. On November 28, 2005, they were married in a private, non-denominational ceremony in their home.


==Appearances in Playboy Special Editions==
A larger ceremony was held on December 3 at Gurteen Castle in Kilsheelan (County Tipperary), Ireland, the home of their friend, Gottfried Helnwein. The wedding was officiated by surrealist film director and comic book writer Alejandro Jodorowsky.
* Playboy's Lingerie Model Search February 1997.
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 58 November 1997 (Mizuno, pages 8-9).
* Playboy's Real Sex February 1998.
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 62 July 1998 (Mizuno, pages 14-15).
* Playboy's Body Language October 1998.
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 64 November 1998 (pages 84-85).
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 66 March 1999.
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 67 May 1999 - Mizuno (pages 28-29).
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 69 September 1999.
* Playboy's Girlfriends September 1999 (pages 76-81).
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 70 November 1999.
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 72 March 2000.
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 74 July 2000 (pages 68-69).
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 75 September 2000.
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 78 March 2001.
* Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 84 March 2002.  
* Playboy's Sexy 100 February 2003.  


==References and further reading==
On December 29, 2006, Von Teese filed for divorce from Manson citing "irreconcilable differences."<ref name="bbcdivorce">{{cite news|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6236663.stm|title = Rock star Manson set to divorce|accessdate = 2007-02-17|date = 2007-01-06|work = BBC News
  Von Teese, Dita (2006). Burlesque and the Art of the Teese, Regan Books. ISBN.  
}}</ref> Von Teese left their house empty-handed on Christmas Eve, and was not able to get in touch with Manson to inform him of her intention to divorce him. In an interview with ''The Daily Telegraph'', Von Teese says "I wasn't supportive of his partying or his relationship with another girl. As much as I loved him I wasn't going to be part of that." Von Teese also stated that she gave Manson an ultimatum, but says "It didn't work. Instead, it made me the enemy."<ref name=EducaDita/> Von Teese did not seek spousal support and seemed to have no interest in his assets.<ref name="bbcdivorce"/> The news broke for the public and for Manson on his birthday on January 5, 2007, when he was served the divorce papers.


1.↑ About Dita. Dita.net. URL accessed on 2007-03-22.
==Filmography==
2.↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Naomi West. Art of the Teese. Telegraph.co.uk. URL accessed on 2007-02-17.
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3.↑ 3.0 3.1 Katherine Nguyen. Dita Von Teese: Call her old-fashioned. ocregister.com. URL accessed on 2007-02-17.
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4.↑ Kristen Dizon. Burlesque is Back. seattlepi.com. URL accessed on 2007-03-24.
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5.↑ More Teese if you please. Yorkshire Evening Post. URL accessed on 2007-02-17.
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6.↑ http://www.celebheights.com/s/Dita-Von-Teese-4005.html
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7.↑ http://www.dita.net/credits.php
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8.↑ Daniel Robert Epstein. Suicide Girls Interview. Tribe.net. URL accessed on 2007-03-19.
|-
9.↑ http://www.queerty.com/queer/drag/diamonds-are-a-queens-best-friend-20051018.php
| 1995 || ''Romancing Sara'' || Allison || Credited as 'Heather Sweet'
10.↑ DITA VON TEESE PERFORMS AT MGM GRAND'S CRAZY HORSE PARIS. freevegasguide.com. URL accessed on 2007-03-23.
|-
11.↑ Didja Know: Useless Green Day facts. The Green Day Authority. URL accessed on 2007-02-17.
| 1997 || ''Matter of Trust'' || Girl with C.T. || Credited as 'Heather Sweet'
12.↑ Blair R. Fischer. Sweet (wet) dreams are Made of this: Marilyn Manson snaps nudes of modern-day fetish queen/girlfriend Dita von Teese. Playboy. URL accessed on 2007-02-17.
|-
13.↑ Melissa Maynard. Woman of Global Style: Dita Von Teese. Factio-magazine.com.. URL accessed on 2007-03-20.
| 1999 || ''Pin-Ups 2'' ||  || Credited as 'Dita'
14.↑ Dita's Vintage Obsession. exposay.com. URL accessed on 2007-03-24.
|-
  15.↑ http://www.dita.net/bio.php
| 2000 || ''Decadence '' || || Credited as 'Dita'
16.↑ Dita: Manson is Wonderful. contactmusic.com. URL accessed on 2007-02-17.
|-
17.↑ Dita has explosive sex. The Sun Online. URL accessed on 2007-02-17.
|rowspan=2| 2001 || ''Slick City: The Adventures of Lela Devin'' || Lela Devin ||
18.↑ Rosanna Greenstreet. Q&A: Dita Von Teese. Guardian Unlimited. URL accessed on 2007-02-17.
|-
19.↑ Marilyn Manson and Dita Von Teese Wed in Ireland. The Heirophant (originally People Magazine). URL accessed on 2007-02-17.
| ''Tickle Party: Volume 2'' || || Credited as 'Dita'
20.↑ 20.0 20.1 Rock star Manson set to divorce. BBC News. URL accessed on 2007-02-17.
|-
21.↑ Richard Johnson; Paula Froelich and Bill Hoffman. Dita dumps messed-up Manson. New York Post. URL accessed on 2007-02-17.
|rowspan=2| 2002 || ''Bound in Stockings '' || ||
22.↑ http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?episodeid=5984793&tvobjectid=100032&more=ucepisodelist
|-
23.↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0931773/
| ''Naked and Helpless'' || ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2004 || ''Blooming Dahlia'' || Elizabeth Curt ||
|-
| ''Lest We Forget: The Video Collection'' || Girl In Martini Glass ||
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| 2005 || ''The Death of Salvador Dali'' || Gala || Won Best Actress at Beverly Hills Film Festival
|-
| 2006 || ''Saint Francis'' || Soul, Pica Bernard ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2007 || ''Indie Sex: Extremes'' || Herself || Documentary
|-
| ''The Boom Boom Room'' || Adeline Winter || Filming
|-
| 2011 || ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' || Agnes / Ellen Whitebridge / Rita von Squeeze || "A Kiss Before Frying" (season 11: episode 12)
|}


Additionally, Von Teese was a featured guest on the sixth episode (original air date: October 25, 2006) of Cycle 7 of ''America's Next Top Model''.<ref>[http://www.tvguide.com/detail/tv-show.aspx?episodeid=5984793&tvobjectid=100032&more=ucepisodelist Episodes – America's Next Top Model]. Tvguide.com. Retrieved on 2011-08-22.</ref> and as a coach in the Burlesque special ''Faking It''.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0931773/ "Faking It" Burlesque Special (2006)<!-- Bot generated title -->] .</ref> She also appeared as a guest judge on ''RuPaul's Drag Race''.


Dita Von Teese also appeared on stage at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest during the German entry.
==Gallery==
[[Image:Dita von Teese silver cover.jpg|999x190px|left|thumb|Dita von Teese in silver [[bodypainting]] on the cover of Marquis No. 25<br>Photo: {{photographer|Peter W. Czernich}} <br>Bodypainting: {{make-up artist|Walter Stein}}]]
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[[Image:Dita von Teese Sugar.jpg|999x190px|left|thumb|Dita von Teese wearing [[latex]] <br>Photo: {{photographer|Peter W. Czernich}} <br>Bra: [[Sugar (bra)|Sugar]]]]
[[Image:Dita von Teese Sugar.jpg|999x190px|left|thumb|Dita von Teese wearing [[latex]] <br>Photo: {{photographer|Peter W. Czernich}} <br>Bra: [[Sugar (bra)|Sugar]]]]
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==Big tit movies / pictures of Dita von Teese==
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* [http://www.89.gen.tr/dita-von-teese-topless-in-silver-and-gold-bodypainting-shoot.html Bodypainting gallery] from Marquis magazine


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Dita Von Teese

Dita von Teese Photo: Ken Marcus
Personal
Born September 28, 1972 (1972-09-28) (age 53)[2]
West Branch, Michigan, USA[1]
Ethnicity Caucasian
Nationality American, Armenian
Body
Measurements 32C-21-33[2]
Bra/cup size 32C (70C)
Boobs Enhanced[3]
Body type Slim
Underarm hair Shaved
Pubic hair Shaved
Performances
Shown Topless, Bush, Full frontal
Special Bondage
Official website  Official website
  X
Databases
  IMDb    IAFD    AFDB  

Dita Von Teese (born Heather Renée Sweet on September 28, 1972) is an American burlesque dancer, model, costume designer, author and actress.[4]

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Early life

Dita Von Teese was born Heather Renée Sweet[5] on September 28, 1972, in Rochester, Michigan, the middle child of three daughters.[6] Her mother was a manicurist and her father was a machinist[7] at a company that made graphite.[6] She is of partly Armenian heritage.[8]

Von Teese is well known for her fascination with 1940s cinema and classic retro style. This began at a young age and was fostered by her mother, who would buy clothes for her daughter to dress up in. Her mother was a fan of old, golden-era Hollywood films, and it was from her that Von Teese developed a fascination with the actresses of that day, especially Betty Grable.

She was classically trained as a ballet dancer from an early age, and danced solo at age thirteen for a local ballet company. Though she originally wanted to be a ballerina, Von Teese states that "By 15 I was as good as I’d ever be."[7] She was later to incorporate this element into her burlesque shows, where she frequently goes en pointe.

The family relocated from Michigan to Orange County, California, when her father's job moved.[6] Von Teese attended University High School in Irvine.[9]

As a teenager, Von Teese's mother took her to buy her first bra, made from plain white cotton, and gave her a plastic egg containing a pair of wrinkly, flesh-colored tights.[9] Von Teese says she was disappointed as she had been hoping to receive beautiful lacy garments and stockings, of the type she had glimpsed in her father's Playboy magazines. This fueled her passion for lingerie. She worked in a lingerie store as a salesgirl when she was fifteen, eventually as a buyer. Von Teese has been fond of wearing elaborate lingerie such as corsets and basques with fully fashioned stockings ever since.

In college Von Teese studied historic costuming and aspired to work as a stylist for period films. She is a trained costume designer, often designing (and copyrighting) the photoshoots herself.[10]

Career

Fetish and glamour modeling

Von Teese achieved some level of recognition in the fetish world as a tightlacer. Through the wearing of a corset for many years, she had reduced her natural waistline to Template:Convert, and can be laced down as far as Template:Convert.[11] Von Teese stands at 5 ft 5" (165 cm.)[12] and weighs Template:Convert.[13][14]

Von Teese appeared on a number of fetish magazine covers, including Bizarre[15] and Marquis.[16] It was around this time when she appeared on the cover of Midori's book, The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage.[17]

Von Teese was featured in Playboy in 1999, 2001 and 2002, with a cover-featured pictorial in 2002.

The German metal band Atrocity chose her as the cover model for their 2008 album, Werk 80 II.[18]

Burlesque

Von Teese is best known for her burlesque routines and is frequently dubbed "the Queen of Burlesque"[19][20] in the press. Von Teese began performing burlesque in 1992[21] and, as a proponent of New Burlesque, has helped to popularize its revival. In her own words, she "puts the tease back into striptease" with long, elaborate dance shows with props and characters, often inspired by 1930s and 1940s musicals and films. Some of her more famous dances have involved a carousel horse, a giant powder compact, a filigree heart and a clawfoot bathtub with a working shower head. Her feather fan dance, inspired by burlesque dancer Sally Rand, featured the world's largest feather fans, now on display in Hollywood's Museum Of Sex.[22] Her signature show features a giant martini glass.

Her burlesque career has included some memorable performances. She once appeared at a benefit for the New York Academy of Art wearing nothing but $5 million worth of diamonds.[23] Additionally, Von Teese became the first guest star to perform at the Parisian Crazy Horse cabaret club with her appearance in October 2006.[24] Also in 2006, Von Teese appeared on an episode of America's Next Top Model cycle 7 doing a workshop to teach the contestants about sexiness by means of burlesque dancing and posing. In 2007 Von Teese performed at the adult entertainment event Erotica 07 in London alongside Italian rock noir band Belladonna.

Von Teese's first book, which consisted of her opinions on the history of burlesque and fetish, Burlesque and the Art of the Teese/Fetish and the Art of the Teese, was published in 2006 by HarperCollins. Vanity Fair called her "a Burlesque Superheroine."

Von Teese participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia as part of the stage performance for the German entry "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang." The act placed 20th out of 25 participants in the final round of the contest.[25] Later, she said her cleavage was censored during the show because of her voluptuous figure.[26]

Acting

Von Teese is also an occasional actress. In her early years she appeared in fetish-related, soft-core pornographic movies, such as Romancing Sara, Matter of Trust, in which she is billed as Heather Sweet, and also in two hard-core fetish films by Andrew Blake: Pin Ups 2[27] and Decadence.

In recent years she has appeared in more mainstream features, such as the 2005 short film, The Death of Salvador Dali, written by Delaney Bishop, which won best screenplay and best cinematography at recent festivals, including SXSW, Raindance Film Festival and Mill Valley Film Festival, and Best Actress for Von Teese at Beverly Hills Film Festival. She appeared in the feature films Saint Francis and The Boom Boom Room, both in 2007.

In addition to this, she has appeared in a number of music videos, including the video for the Green Day song "Redundant,"[28] the video for "Zip Gun Bop" by swing band Royal Crown Revue, Agent Provocateur's video for their cover of Joy Division's "She's Lost Control," and (performing her martini-glass burlesque routine) the video for "Mobscene" by Marilyn Manson.[29] She has also been featured in a striptease/burlesque act in George Michael's live tour 2008, for the song "Feelin' Good."[30]

However, Von Teese has said that acting is not at the top of her agenda and she would only take roles that she feels are right for her, stating, "I don't understand why women feel the need to go into acting as soon as they become famous...But I suppose if the part were aesthetically correct, then maybe I could consider it."[31]

In early 2011, Von Teese guest-starred in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in season 11: episode 12 called "A Kiss Before Frying" where she played a femme fatale version of herself under the stage name Rita von Squeeze. Her character seduces Greg Sanders (Eric Szmanda) in a plot inspired by film noir.

Fashion and modeling

Von Teese has appeared on a number of best-dressed lists[32] and frequents the front row of fashion shows, particularly Christian Dior and Marc Jacobs, labels she is often seen wearing.

She has also done various catwalk work. During Los Angeles Fashion Week, Spring 2004, she modeled for former club kid Richie Rich's fashion label, Heatherette. In 2005 she appeared in the Autumn/Winter Ready-to-Wear show for Giambattista Valli, a former designer for Ungaro, in Paris. In the 2006 Milan Fashion Week, Von Teese was on the runway, opening for the Moschino diffusion label, Moschino Cheap & Chic, autumn/winter 2006/7 show. In 2007, she appeared twice in the Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture show during the Paris Fashion Week. Additionally, she has starred in several ad campaigns. She appeared in Vivienne Westwood's spring/summer 2005 collection adverts and became the face of Australian clothing range Wheels and Dollbaby for their 2006/7 Spring/Summer advertising campaign. She was an ambassador/spokesmodel for HIV/AIDS awareness when she was selected (along with Eve, Deborah Harry, and Lisa Marie Presley) for MAC Cosmetics' Viva Glam VI campaign (a collection of lipsticks and lipgloss where 100% of the proceeds are for worldwide AIDS charities and to raise awareness for HIV/AIDS). Von Teese has appeared in Vanity Fair, Vogue, Elle,[33] and international issues of nearly every fashion magazine. She has also campaigned on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), and appeared in their ads. Most recently she has designed a new lingerie range with Wonderbra.[34]

In spite of this, Von Teese states that she never uses a stylist. "The one time I hired a stylist, they picked up a pair of my 1940s shoes and said, 'These would look really cute with jeans.' I immediately said, 'You’re out of here.'" She does her own make-up, and dyes her naturally blonde hair black at home.[7] Von Teese's unique style is "inspired by eccentric women like Luisa Casati, Anna Piaggi, and Isabella Blow."[35]

Personal life

Von Teese currently splits her time between her homes in Hollywood[36] and Paris.[37]

She is a collector of vintage china, particularly eggcups and tea sets,[38] and drives a 1938 Packard One Twenty Eight, a 1946 Ford Super De Luxe[39], a BMW Z4 and a 1965 Jaguar S-type.[40] She also owned a 1939 Chrysler New Yorker from 1997 to December 2010.[41][42]

Prior to her marriage, Von Teese had been romantically linked to vocalist/guitarist Mike Ness of Social Distortion[43] and to actor Peter Sarsgaard.[44] She has also spoken of several lesbian experiences including a long-term relationship with a woman when she was 20.[45] She is currently dating French aristocrat Louis-Marie de Castelbajac.[46]

She has been open about the plastic surgery she has undergone, having had breast implants and her beauty mark being artificial.[6]

She participated at the PETA's campaign "Animal Birth Control (ABC)."[47]

Relationship with Marilyn Manson

Marilyn Manson had been a long time fan, and was a member of her website. They first met when he asked her to dance in one of his music videos. Though she was unable to, the two kept in contact. On Manson's 32nd birthday, in 2001,[48] she arrived with a bottle of absinthe, and they became a couple. Manson proposed on March 22, 2004 and gave her a 1930s, 7-carat (1.4 g), European round-cut diamond engagement ring. On November 28, 2005, they were married in a private, non-denominational ceremony in their home.

A larger ceremony was held on December 3 at Gurteen Castle in Kilsheelan (County Tipperary), Ireland, the home of their friend, Gottfried Helnwein. The wedding was officiated by surrealist film director and comic book writer Alejandro Jodorowsky.

On December 29, 2006, Von Teese filed for divorce from Manson citing "irreconcilable differences."[49] Von Teese left their house empty-handed on Christmas Eve, and was not able to get in touch with Manson to inform him of her intention to divorce him. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Von Teese says "I wasn't supportive of his partying or his relationship with another girl. As much as I loved him I wasn't going to be part of that." Von Teese also stated that she gave Manson an ultimatum, but says "It didn't work. Instead, it made me the enemy."[36] Von Teese did not seek spousal support and seemed to have no interest in his assets.[49] The news broke for the public and for Manson on his birthday on January 5, 2007, when he was served the divorce papers.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1995 Romancing Sara Allison Credited as 'Heather Sweet'
1997 Matter of Trust Girl with C.T. Credited as 'Heather Sweet'
1999 Pin-Ups 2 Credited as 'Dita'
2000 Decadence Credited as 'Dita'
2001 Slick City: The Adventures of Lela Devin Lela Devin
Tickle Party: Volume 2 Credited as 'Dita'
2002 Bound in Stockings
Naked and Helpless
2004 Blooming Dahlia Elizabeth Curt
Lest We Forget: The Video Collection Girl In Martini Glass
2005 The Death of Salvador Dali Gala Won Best Actress at Beverly Hills Film Festival
2006 Saint Francis Soul, Pica Bernard
2007 Indie Sex: Extremes Herself Documentary
The Boom Boom Room Adeline Winter Filming
2011 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Agnes / Ellen Whitebridge / Rita von Squeeze "A Kiss Before Frying" (season 11: episode 12)

Additionally, Von Teese was a featured guest on the sixth episode (original air date: October 25, 2006) of Cycle 7 of America's Next Top Model.[50] and as a coach in the Burlesque special Faking It.[51] She also appeared as a guest judge on RuPaul's Drag Race.

Dita Von Teese also appeared on stage at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest during the German entry.

Gallery

Dita von Teese in silver bodypainting on the cover of Marquis No. 25
Photo: Peter W. Czernich
Bodypainting: Walter Stein
File:Dita von Teese Sugar.jpg
Dita von Teese wearing latex
Photo: Peter W. Czernich
Bra: Sugar
Dita von Teese
Corset: Long Overbust with Plunge

Further reading

  • Von Teese, Dita (2006). Burlesque and the Art of the Teese. Regan Books. ISBN. 

Big tit movies / pictures of Dita von Teese

External links

References

  1. ↑ Biography page at Dita's website. Retrieved on 2008-08-18.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 IMDb biography page. Retrieved on 2008-08-18.
  3. ↑ Dita Von Teese - Von Teese's Drug-Ravaged Boobs, ContactMusic, 2009-10-27.
  4. ↑ [1] Official Biography Page.
  5. ↑ Mackenzie, James. "Striptease queen Dita von Teese back at Paris revue", Reuters, 2009-01-22. Retrieved on 2009-01-25.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Craig McLean. "Dita von Teese's naked ambition", The Times, 2008-09-20. Retrieved on 2008-09-20.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Naomi West. "Art of the Teese", Telegraph.co.uk, 2006-06-03. Retrieved on 2007-02-17.
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