This era of her career features her natural hair color (light brown/dark blonde) and a more "girl-next-door" aesthetic before she transitioned into the platinum blonde bombshell persona that defined her Hollywood stardom.
At the time of this photo, she was still known by her birth name, Norma Jeane Baker (or Norma Jeane Dougherty, as she was married to James Dougherty at the time). This session took place at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles and is often cited as one of the pivotal moments that helped launch her modeling career.
André de Dienes was one of the first professional photographers to recognize her potential. He took many famous early portraits of her, including shots on the beach and in more intimate, candid settings like this one.
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Wonderful Pic!
Enhance!
As is tradition.
The woman never took a bad picture 🥰
Yew!
Had to be a little airbrushing here.