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One of the most famous scenes in Hollywood history happened in one of the most conservative times in American history, the 1950s, when women weren’t expected to show off their physical beauty and were looked down upon when they did. In this scene, the goddess of Hollywood, Marilyn Monroe, showed millions of people around the world part of what she had to work with from a physical standpoint and a big reason why she was so popular.