Infamous pinup queen Bettie Page died Thursday night in a Los Angeles hospital. Bettie, who was 85, suffered a heart attack nine days prior to her death.

Bettie gained famed in the 1950’s with her ground-breaking modeling and personal style. She appeared in men’s magazines in bondage and fetish-themed photo sets, and became one of the first Playmates of the Month for Playboy in 1955, after being hand-picked by Hugh Hefner.

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