Rare Facts You Never Knew About Marilyn Monroe

Hard Worker

Jean Norman wasn't just any model, she was prolific in the field. Her agent, Emmeline Snively, described her client as one of the most hard-working models in the industry, ambitious beyond belief, and of course, beautiful.  By the year 1946, publications like Pageant, U.S. Camera, Laff, and Peek had all featured the blondie.

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