| Only 13 years old, Grable lied about her age and landed chorus girl parts in several Hollywood musicals. |
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| Indeed, American servicemen voted Grable their favourite pinup, and her image could be seen adorning the sides of bomber planes. |
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| Skinhead girls ceased to grow and were combing their hair like Betty Grable. |
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| Derived from the 1930s film star Betty Grable, the original pin-up girl. |
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| Grable was set on the road to stardom by her mother, who enrolled her from an early age in dance and music classes and in 1929 moved with her to Hollywood. |
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| The chorus line included Paulette Goddard and Betty Grable. |
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| The famous pinup photo of the leggy, blonde, bathing-suit-clad Grable, back to the camera, glancing over one shoulder, did not contradict her persona as the girl next door and became an icon of the era. |
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