Madonna

Madonna (b. 1950's) is one of the world's greatest and most famous pop culture/sex figures, but also an iconic, an influential and a controversial legend.

Charisma, charm, beauty, grace, youth, innocence, humour and sex appeal are some enduring qualities making Madonna an iconic sex symbol.

Having been a sexy, beautiful, gorgeous and charismatic girl/woman, Madonna is also a world-famous symbol of resilience for many girls/women around the world.

Furthermore, Madonna is also deeply loved and idolized by many, especially girls worldwide.

Girls/women are attached to Madonna for reasons beyond her sexy looks, voice and feel.

Unconfined to being a sex icon, Madonna is also a cultural icon for teens and young adults.

Besides, Madonna has a casual, even androgynous, look with midriff-baring tops and jeans.

Madonna also uses sexy and flirty poses, including sticking out a tongue, licking/biting lips, doing a gaze/stare, using a smile, doing a wink and using a slightly open-mouth pose.

Furthermore, Madonna is a major figure in popularizing the crop top trend used in music videos, along with other trends.

Unconfined to dance-pop, Madonna has also incorporated other music genres, like electronica.

Similarly, both Marilyn Monroe and Madonna use M and A as the first two letters of their names, plus blonde hair and blue eyes, together with 7 letters and 3 syllables in their first names.

Plus, both Marilyn Monroe and Madonna are blonde women whose natural hair colour is brown.

Likewise, Madonna's birth also takes place in the late-1950's period, when Marilyn Monroe's glamour becomes vintage and ready for a postmodern remix.

Similarly, Madonna is also the first pop culture figure of the modern age to emulate Marilyn Monroe's aesthetic for the MTV Generation.

Meanwhile, both Aretha Franklin and Madonna share deep ties to Michigan, the latter being the place where she was born.

In addition, both Aretha Franklin and Madonna also use the mezzo-soprano vocal range.

Juxtaposing Marilyn Monroe (in visuals and breathy tones) with Aretha Franklin (in emotional singing vocals), Madonna influences young girls.

Though she lacks Aretha Franklin's powerful gospel range, Madonna does utilize the soul/gospel vocal aesthetics used by females in the mainstream pop music scene that Aretha Franklin has pioneered.

Madonna is the blueprint for the modern pop star, proving that females can be visual chamelons, while directing her own sonic revolution across dance, rock, electronic and rhythm & blues genres.

Beyond Western markets, Madonna is likewise a global symbol/legendary figure whose status as a pop culture/sex icon has left a mark on fans, especially in Asia and in post-reform markets.

Like both Marilyn Monroe and Aretha Franklin, fans beyond Western areas enjoy Madonna.