If one actress could be considered responsible for prototyping old Hollywood glamour, it's Rita Hayworth. Born in Brooklyn in 1918 as Margarita Carmen Cansino, by the age of 19 she had signed with Columbia Pictures and changed her name to Rita Hayworth. Four years later she dyed her naturally brown hair a fiery shade of auburn, and a femme fatale was born. Oozing sex appeal on screen, she quickly became known for her risqué roles as a seductress.
A Life magazine photo shoot in 1941 provided pinup fodder for nearly every serviceman in the military during WWII. A picture of her was even strapped to the nuclear warhead that was tested in the Marshall Islands, paying tribute to her "bombshell" status.
Hayworth is remembered as a feisty, red-headed screen siren who wasn't afraid to mix power and sex appeal. And her look continues to influence today's red-carpet styles; her signature face-framing soft curls are just as glamorous now as they were back in her day.
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She is gorgeous
1She was stunning, definitely.
2she was so gorgeous! the studio actually had her raise her hairline to make her look more 'white' and less ethnic. its interesting how much the studios played a part in a young starlets life back then..
3So gorgeous.
4I love her, she's so awesome!
5gorgeous!
6A true hollywood beauty...one of my all time favorites
Ciao Bella!
7A true hollywood beauty...one of my all time favorites
Ciao Bella!
8her facial features are classic for sure.
true hollywood beauty!
9She was definitely a beautiful woman, but it just saddens me that she couldn't be more forward with her heritage in trying to fit in with the old Hollywood standard.
10She was stunning and talented.
11She was so sultry and seemed carefree at the same time. She has a timeless face; it's hard to believe that she was born in the same year as my grandfather!
12I read that too Leilanic, apparently she was chubby and had a small forehead, so she underwent some "changes". The outcome is stunning, but I'd be curious to see her before.
13I adore her, Jayne Mansfield, Betty Grable and so on. I wish I grew up back then...
14There were so few redheads back then in old Hollywood. She always stood out to me.
15Gorgeous!
16what a beauty
17pretty!
18http://www.miss-vintage.com/icons/rita.htm
- A favorite of mine, also has information on the color red used for Rita's hair.
19Hey, this is just one picture of Rita before her "makeover," http://www.biggeststars.com/r/rita-hayworth-photo-1.html.
20Beautiful, gorgeous, and incredible bone structure - by today's standards, however, this is very softcore sex appeal, if you can call it that. Just amazing how much things have changed, and how risqué things have gotten (VS catalogs/ads, anyone?) in a matter of decades.
21Her long red hair may have been fierce and what made her a star, but her best role, both acting-wise and looks-wise, was as the white-blond siren Elsa Bannister in The Lady from Shanghai, with Orsen Welles. If you have not seen it, watch it - Rita Hayworth is and looks amazing with short, white-blond hair, Orson Welles dons a stunning Scottish accent, and the ending is a killer...
22This bothers me. She had her hairline lifted to make her look younger, and to show off her great face, her hairline was very low. She had this done via electrolysis, as well as her eyebrows. She had her hair dyed strawberry blonde. The dessert at her wedding to Prince Alli Khan(sp?) was called "Strawberry blonde" and was created just for her. Grace Kelly was not the only actress who married a prince. Only Hayworth was not made as big a deal probably because she didn't say it all the time every chance she got and her prince maybe was not as popular as the one kelly married.
23Rita also married Orson Welles and had a daughter, Rebecca with him.
Her other daughter Yasmin Aga or Ala Khan was with the prince and she is active in Alzheimers and Alcoholism issues in remembrance of her late mom.
Rita's dad was spanish american and her mom was irish american.
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