Bombshell

This article is about the term bombshell. For the 1933 movie, see Bombshell.

The term bombshell is a forerunner to the sex symboland originally used to describe popular female sex icons.

Bombshells are a special kind of sex symbol. Whereas nearly any notable entertainer can qualify as a sex symbol, bombshells are popular iconswho became legends after they die. They are "entertainers with a sensational effect."

Other bombshell legends

Deceased

• Theda Bara(1910's)
• Josephine Baker(1920's - 1930's)
• Clara Bow(1920's)
• Joan Crawford(1920's - 1930's)
• Greta Garbo(1920's - 1930's)
• Gloria Swanson(1920's)
• Marlene Dietrich(1930's - 1940's)
• Jean Harlow(1930's)
• Ann Sheridan(1930's - 1940's)
• Mae West(1930's)
• Betty Grable(1940's)
• Rita Hayworth(1940's)
• Carole Landis(1940's)
• Veronica Lake(1940's)
• Hedy Lamarr(1940's)
• Dorothy Lamour(1940's)
• Carmen Miranda(1940's)
• Gene Tierney(1940's)
• Lana Turner(1940's - 1950's)
• Diana Dors(1950's)
• Audrey Hepburn(1950's - 1960's)
• Jayne Mansfield(1950's - 1960's)
• Marilyn Monroe(1950's - 1960's)

Living

• Jane Russell(1940's - 1950's)
• Brigitte Bardot(1950's - 1960's)
• Cher(1960's - 2000's)
• Mamie Van Doren(1950's)
• Bettie Page(1950's)
• Elizabeth Taylor(1950's - 1960's)
• Ann-Margret(1960's)
• Tina Louise(1960's)
• Julie Newmar(1960's)
• Raquel Welch(1960's - 1970's)
• Farrah Fawcett(1970's)
• Suzanne Somers(1970's - 1980's)
• Heather Locklear(1980's - 1990's)
• Madonna(1980's - 2000's)
• Beyoncé Knowles(1990's - 2000's)
• Britney Spears(1990's - 2000's)
• Jessica Simpson(1990's - 2000's)
• Gwen Stefani(1990's - 2000's)
• Paris Hilton(2000's)

See also

• Pin-up girl
• Sex symbol
• Sex appeal
• Supermodel

External links

• Wordnet

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