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51 years old (Born on September 28, 1972)

American burlesque dancer, model and actress; She is famous from Von Teese was featured in Playboy in 1999, 2001 and 2002, with a cover-featured pictorial in 2002.

Posed nude for the December 2002 issue of Playboy magazine. She was photographed by her then-future husband, Marilyn Manson. Started dancing at 19 in Captain Cream in Lake Forest. She would donne a crinoline skirt, gloves, and wore a bee hive. Ranked #82 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list. Thanked at the end of Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) because she helped train them for their dance routine. Trained in ballet from ages 3 to 15

At her wedding with Marilyn Manson, she wore a royal purple silk taffeta Vivienne Westwood gown complete with train and petticoats worn over a Mr. Pearl couture corset. Her outfit was accessorized with a tri-corn hat by Stephen Jones and shoes by Christian Louboutin.

Filed for divorce from Marilyn Manson, citing irreconcilable differences. [December 2006]

Named herself Dita after Dita Parlo.

Measurements: 32C-21-33 (Source:Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

Born at Crittenton Hospital in Rochester, Michigan.

Playboy insisted she use a last name so she picked "Von Treese" out of the phonebook, but it was misspelled "Von Teese". Dita preferred the typo, adopted it as her name

Often compared to Burlesque artist Gypsy Rose Lee, not only for their work in burlesque, but also for their shared love of haute couture fashions.

Is a popular dancer and pin-up model.

Her engagement ring from Marilyn Manson is a 7-carat, antique, European round-cut diamond.

In college Von Teese studied historic costuming and aspired to work as a stylist for period films