Happy (Belated) Birthday Dita Von Teese

• Tweet
• Email

Dita Von Teese, born Heather Renee Sweet, a modern day burlesque performer, celebrated her 37th birthday on September 28.

Von Teese began her career in a local strip club when she was eighteen. It was during this time at the strip club that she began some glamour modeling, before she eventually became a fetish model.

Her retro pin-up look, frequently emulating Bettie Page in photo shoots, set her apart from most other fetish models.

Von Teese was featured in Playboy magazine in 1999, 2001 and 2002, with a cover-featured pictorial in 2002.

Her burlesque career has included some memorable performances. She once appeared at a benefit for the New York Academy of Art wearing nothing but $5 million worth of diamonds.

Cameron Diaz performed a tribute to Von Teese’s martini glass routine in the film Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle.

Von Teese spent a good portion of her early career doing nude modeling for various Internet sites. As you might suspect, we didn’t post those photos in the gallery below but you can download a nice collection of her nudes here.

Enjoy the photos and here’s hoping Dita Von Teese had a very happy birthday.

1234►