Marilyn Monroe's milestones

Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) is one of the greatest and most famous popular culture/sex figures in the world, but also an iconic, an influential and a controversial figure.

Some Marilyn Monroe trademarks are her platinum blonde hair in curls, her full red lips/blue eyes, her beauty mark, her soft, whispery and breathy voice, her curvaceous figure and her gaze.

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

Likewise, Marilyn Monroe exudes sex, rebellion and the post-war American experience.

Incidentally, Marilyn Monroe is the quintessential and ultimate American and global sex symbol of the 20th century and beyond.

Unconfined to being an actress, Marilyn Monroe is also a fashion model and a singer.

Norma Jeane Mortenson is the birth name for Marilyn Monroe, and Norma Jeane Baker is her baptized name.

June 1, 1926 is when Marilyn Monroe was born under the sign of a Gemini zodiac, meaning that she is definitely one of the greatest and most famous pop culture icons born under the Gemini.

August 4, 1962 is when Marilyn Monroe died under the Leo zodiac, which means that she is one of the greatest and most famous pop culture icons who died under the Leo.

Fire is the most explosive and expressive of all the four elements, representing passion, visibility and a restless spirit, making it the performer.

Water is the element being prone to sensitive, intuitive and emotional aspects.

Los Angeles, California is where Marilyn Monroe was born and raised.

Brentwood, also based in Los Angeles, is where Marilyn Monroe died.

Marilyn Monroe is a hot and sexy girl, due to her looks, her charisma, her charm, her soft and breathy voice, her beauty and her complex and emotional blend of persona, vulnerability and resilience.

Indeed, Marilyn Monroe has evolved from a shy girl to a hot and sexy global icon.

As a girl being born in a year with the Fire element, Marilyn Monroe is hot, sexy and charismatic.

Having died in a year with the Water element, Marilyn Monroe faces emotional aspects in her life.

Known as the blonde bombshell, Marilyn Monroe's image and legacy as a legendary sex icon remains significantly strong worldwide, as does her complex personal life.

With a rags-to-riches story, Marilyn Monroe is always a beautiful, gorgeous and charismatic woman.

Besides her glamour, Marilyn Monroe also has a more casual look, using clothes that men wear.

For Marilyn Monroe, she is one of the first celebrities to prove that a woman could be a sex icon while donning men's clothes - an idea that reshaped sex appeal as an attitude, not just an outfit.

Some of the glamorous aspects for Marilyn Monroe include satin, chiffon and fur fabrics, stiletto footwear, hourglass silhouettes and the vibe of a film star

Meanwhile, casual aspects for Marilyn Monroe include denim, cotton and wool fabrics, barefoot, oversized silhouettes and the vibe of a California girl.

The use of the clothes usually used by men is something that makes Marilyn Monroe a tomboy.

Plus, Marilyn Monroe has playful and candid postures off-camera, in contrast to her sex symbol image being seen on-camera, like laughing, sticking out a tongue or licking/biting lips.

In addition, Marilyn Monroe is seen without clothes (in nudity) to convey a sexy image.

Despite being a white woman, Marilyn Monroe is also friendly to African-Americans.

On-camera or in interviews, Marilyn Monroe has her capacity to smile, laugh and giggle in a sexual manner, due to her charismatic persona blending childlike innocence and allure.

Many girls are attached to Marilyn Monroe for reasons beyond her sexy looks, voice and feel.

Ever since her August 1962 death, Marilyn Monroe's influence has endured, extending her legacy to modern media forms, like films, television, fashion, beauty, music and others.

Plus, many girls/women have drawn inspiration from Marilyn Monroe's look, style and persona.

Besides her immense fame, Marilyn Monroe's life is also marked by struggles, such as mental health issues, substance abuse and marriage collapses.

Unconventionality and mystery both surround Marilyn Monroe's life, career and death.

Still in all, Marilyn Monroe's influence on Western pop culture is always undisputed, with her legacy extending across music, fashion and youth trends.

For Marilyn Monroe, her beauty and premature death contribute to her status as an iconic figure.

Ever since her death, Marilyn Monroe has been a sad and happy angel in heaven.

In nostalgia, smoking cigarettes are icons of youth, rebellion, elegance, sexuality and style, especially when associated with people like Marilyn Monroe.

Cigarettes are sporadically portrayed as a sexy habit for women like Marilyn Monroe.

The iconic and world-famous breathy and cooing voice of Marilyn Monroe is a tactic that she used to overcome a childhood stutter; in fact, her voice is a gentle breeze.

Despite her personal struggles in her early life, Marilyn Monroe also successfully manages to earn and achieve widespread fame and big-city dreams.

Whether she is in full attire, semi-clothed and undressed, Marilyn Monroe has always projected a sexy image that is instantly known and imitated around the world.

Marilyn Monroe believes in religion, exploring Christian Science, Judaism and Buddhism.

Christian Science is Marilyn Monroe's main childhood influence; being an adult, Judaism is her most significant religious commitment, going to Buddhism in her later years.

Almost every young person in the entire world knows, likes and loves Marilyn Monroe, who has never grown/died old, just timeless.

Incidentally, Marilyn Monroe is forever young, forever loved, forever sexual and forever beautiful.

Playboy is the magazine putting Marilyn Monroe as its first centrefold.

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

Fans beyond Western markets enjoy the influences of Marilyn Monroe.

Having mixed fire and air elements, Marilyn Monroe is sexy like fire and youthful like air.

In addition, Marilyn Monroe also has a Leo Rising sign (a Fire sign), known for a regal, confident and dramatic public persona.

Annette Funicello (1942-2013) is the breakout star in Walt Disney's foray into television.

In addition, Annette Funicello is also a pioneer in having rock music performed by females, likewise bridging the gap between Disney and rock.

For Annette Funicello, she is the blueprint for the modern career path from Disney to pop music.

University High School, where Marilyn Monroe briefly attended, prior to dropping out to marry James Dougherty in June 1942, is also where Annette Funicello graduated in 1960.

Madonna (b. 1950's) is likewise one of the great pop culture/sex figures in the world and an iconic, an influential and a controversial legend, like Marilyn Monroe.

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

Having been a sexy, beautiful, gorgeous and charismatic 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.

Many girls 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.

In addition, Madonna uses flirty poses, including sticking out a tongue, licking/biting lips, doing a sexy and sultry gaze/stare and using a suggestive, slightly open-mouth pose.

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

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

Bay City, which is located in the mid-Michigan region, is where Madonna was born.

One of the key idols for Madonna is Marilyn Monroe.

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

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

Madonna's birth came at a time when the Old Hollywood glamour of Marilyn Monroe was becoming vintage and ready for a postmodern remix.

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 Marilyn Monroe, fans beyond Western markets enjoy the influences of Madonna.

Britney Spears (b. 1981) is also one of the world's great pop culture/sex figures, but also an iconic, an influential and a controversial legend, like both Marilyn Monroe and Madonna.

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

Some aspects which contribute to Britney Spears' sex appeal include her physical appearance and her voice (notably vocal fry).

Incidentally, Britney Spears has a singing voice with a soft tone, plus soulful riffs and runs.

Having been a young, sexy, beautiful, gorgeous and charismatic woman, Britney Spears is likewise a world-famous symbol of resilience for many girls/women around the world.

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

December 2, 1981 is when Britney Spears was born under the Sagittarius zodiac, which makes her an iconic and world-famous pop culture figure born under the Sagittarius.

Many girls are attached to Britney Spears for reasons beyond her sexy looks, voice and feel.

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

Britney Spears has a casual, even androgynous, look with midriff-baring tops and jeans.

In addition, Britney Spears uses flirty poses, including sticking out a tongue, licking/biting lips, doing a sexy and sultry gaze/stare and using a suggestive, slightly open-mouth pose.

Plus, Britney Spears is a major figure in popularizing the sexy Y2K fashion aesthetic for females.

Some notable elements of this sexy Y2K fashion aesthetic for females include crop tops/baby tees and low-rise jeans.

Navel piercings, tattoos and newsboy caps also add to this sexy Y2K fashion aesthetic for females.

For Britney Spears, she is also a major figure in popularizing the lower-back tattoo trend.

Unconfined to dance-pop and teen pop, Britney Spears has also incorporated African-American music genres, like rhythm & blues, hip-hop and rap, despite being a white woman.

Baby, honey and darling are terms of endearment that are already being used by Marilyn Monroe, also popularized among younger generations by Britney Spears.

Through her music, Britney Spears uses "baby," "Oh, baby" and "Oh, baby, baby."

McComb, Mississippi is where Britney Spears was born, whilst Kentwood, Louisiana is where she was raised and spent most of her childhood.

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

Like Marilyn Monroe and Madonna, fans beyond Western markets enjoy Britney Spears' influences.

Similarly, both Marilyn Monroe and Britney Spears have the name structure, with 7 letters in their first names and 6 in their last (13 overall), but the earlier is a stage name, the latter is real.

Both Marilyn Monroe and Britney Spears are also pop culture icons who won fame and popularity at a young age and became sex icons, captivating both the public and media.

Furthermore, both Marilyn Monroe and Britney Spears are also blonde girls/women whose natural hair colour is brown.

Marilyn Monroe, Madonna and Britney Spears endure their careers as actresses and singers in varying degrees, the earlier of whose main fame is film, the latter two of whose main fame is music.

Both Marilyn Monroe and Britney Spears also have casual looks with midriff-baring tops and jeans.

In addition, both Marilyn Monroe and Britney Spears also have pigtails, but with a difference.

Plus, both Marilyn Monroe and Britney Spears use flirty poses, like sticking out a tongue, licking/biting lips, doing a sexy and sultry gaze/stare and using a slightly open-mouth pose.

Gladys Pearl Baker (1902-1984) is Marilyn Monroe's mother.

Having been born in Mexico, Gladys Pearl Baker's ancestors come from the Midwestern portion of the United States, later migrating to California.

May 1902 is when Gladys Pearl Baker was born, 24 years before Marilyn Monroe's birth, and 60 years before her death; March 1984 is when she died (age 81).

For Marilyn Monroe, her early life had faced a stormy situation; her mother Gladys Pearl Baker's severe mental health problems led to her being placed in foster homes.

Sexual abuse also added to Marilyn Monroe's stormy early life.

Having suffered an unstable early life, Marilyn Monroe then lived with Grace Goddard, a friend of her mentally-ill mother Gladys Pearl Baker.

Emerson Junior High School, Van Nuys High School and University High School are high schools that Marilyn Monroe had entered.

Westwood Memorial Cemetery is where Marilyn Monroe is laid to rest.

In 1938, when Marilyn Monroe, a young girl at age 12, began to attend Emerson, James Dougherty, her future husband, graduated from Van Nuys in the same class as her future co-star Jane Russell.

September 1941 was when Marilyn Monroe started to attend Van Nuys as a young teenage girl, like her former classmates and 1938 graduates James Dougherty and Jane Russell did.

University High School is also where Marilyn Monroe briefly attended, starting in February 1942.

June 1942 was when Marilyn Monroe, who was a teenage girl, decided to avoid orphanage by leaving high school and marrying James Dougherty.

For James Dougherty, he was an aircraft factory worker; for Marilyn Monroe, she was a teenager.

After James Dougherty went to the Pacific during World War II, Marilyn Monroe began working at the Radioplane Company, a munitions factory in Van Nuys.

Photographer David Conover discovered Marilyn Monroe, who was at the Radioplane Company.

David Conover, who worked at the First Motion Picture Unit, was assigned by his commanding officer Ronald Reagan to take morale-boosting photos of women for Yank magazine during WWII.

With her being noticed for her natural beauty, David Conover gave Marilyn Monroe some photos.

Marilyn Monroe eventually ended her work at the Radioplane Company in January 1945.

Just 7 months after her factory work ended, in August 1945, Marilyn Monroe signed a contract with the Blue Book Model Agency, based at the Ambassador Hotel in her hometown Los Angeles.

Signed to Blue Book, Marilyn Monroe's career as a pin-up model blossomed a year later.

Andre de Dienes, besides David Conover, is one of the first photographers for Marilyn Monroe.

Earl Moran, Tom Kelley and Laszlo Willinger are some of the early photographers for whom Marilyn Monroe poses in a naked/topless/semi-naked way to achieve financial necessity.

Joseph Jasgur is the other early photographer for Marilyn Monroe.

With her charisma and beauty, Marilyn Monroe's career as a pin-up model was successful, which drew Hollywood's attention.

Plus, Marilyn Monroe's career as a pin-up model led to her divorce from James Dougherty.

Jean Harlow is the original blonde bombshell and a key idol for Marilyn Monroe.

Similarly, both Marilyn Monroe and Jean Harlow endured strict Christian Science backgrounds, early departures from school and tragic deaths at young ages.

Kansas City, Missouri is where Jean Harlow was born.

In her early life, Jean Harlow suffered a setback when her parents divorced, leading her to Los Angeles with her mother.

Ben Lyon, who once worked with Jean Harlow, turned Norma Jeane into Marilyn Monroe.

Whilst Marilyn Monroe signed a contract with 20th Century-Fox, Ben Lyon felt that the name "Norma Jeane" was not a glamorous one, so he gave her a new, more glamorous name.

The name Marilyn Monroe is derived from a Broadway star, whom Ben Lyon admired (and which she resembled), and her mother's maiden name.

Having once worked with Jean Harlow, Ben Lyon told Marilyn Monroe, on her first meeting with him, that she was "Jean Harlow all over again!," resembling the 1930's sex symbol.

Double M for Marilyn Monroe means she has good luck; in fact, she is lucky.

Later, Marilyn Monroe thanked Ben Lyon for his support of her in a letter, which says: "You found me, named me and believed in me when no one else did."

Emmeline Snively, who owned and managed Blue Book, recognized Marilyn Monroe, but felt that her figure was more suited for pin-up and advertisements than high-fashion.

To fit herself as a model, Marilyn Monroe's hair was dyed blonde by Emmeline Snively.

Beyond the hair portion, Emmeline Snively coached Marilyn Monroe on posture, pronouncation and encouraged her to lower her top lip to create her signature smile.

Allan "Whitey" Snyder is Marilyn Monroe's personal makeup artist throughout her career, but also her confidant who prepared her for her funeral.

Johnny Hyde is a romantic partner of Marilyn Monroe; he made her undergo minor plastic surgery and signed her a contact with 20th Century-Fox again.

For Marilyn Monroe, her two stints with Fox were marked by changes in herself.

The first stint with Fox for Marilyn Monroe was short lived, yet it led to changes in both name and style reflecting on the Old Hollywood glamour via Jean Harlow and her one-time partner Ben Lyon.

But under Johnny Hyde, the second stint with Fox for Marilyn Monroe was more successful, proving to recognize herself as a sex symbol.

Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich are Marilyn Monroe's other heroines, besides Jean Harlow.

Also in 1945, Marilyn Monroe told Andre de Dienes: "I'm going to be a great movie star someday," a prediction that became a reality.

Niagara, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and How to Marry a Millionaire are three of Marilyn Monroe's breakout movies, all released in 1953.

The Seven Year Itch and Some Like It Hot are Marilyn Monroe's films directed by Billy Wilder.

All About Eve and The Asphalt Jungle are Marilyn Monroe's two early pivotal films in 1950.

Dangerous Years, Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!, Ladies of the Chorus and Love Happy are some films in which Marilyn Monroe had early and minor roles.

George Axelrod, who wrote The Seven Year Itch's original 1950's play iteration, also co-wrote its film version with Billy Wilder, in which Marilyn Monroe plays an unnamed actress and former model.

Marilyn Monroe wears a white dress being used in the best-known scene of The Seven Year Itch.

In this iconic and famed scene of The Seven Year Itch, Marilyn Monroe's white dress is blown up by a subway grate wind in New York, revealing her legs and under garments.

Known as a pop culture moment, this flying dress scene being featured in The Seven Year Itch is often associated with Marilyn Monroe's image as well, being her most famous scene.

Originally shot in New York City, this flying dress scene in Marilyn Monroe's The Seven Year Itch film was reshot on a Hollywood soundstage, since the New York filming was chaotic.

Ever since her 1962 death, the iconic and famous white dress in Marilyn Monroe's The Seven Year Itch film, where it's blown up by a subway grate, has been depicted, represented and imitated.

September 1954 is when Marilyn Monroe's iconic and famous scene, in which her white dress is being blown by a subway grate, was shot in New York, and then Hollywood, for The Seven Year Itch.

Also in September 1954, Marilyn Monroe blows a flirty kiss to the cameras twice; this was being done while working behind the scenes for The Seven Year Itch, using the hand first, then her lips. 

John F. Kennedy International Airport (which is formerly known as Idlewild Airport) is where Marilyn Monroe delivers a flirty kiss to the cameras twice for The Seven Year Itch in September 1954.

Marilyn Monroe's white dress scene and flirty kiss to the cameras, both aspects being made behind the scenes for The Seven Year Itch in September 1954, are two of her most enduring images.

In fact, September 1954 is when Marilyn Monroe's white dress scene and her flirty kiss to the cameras twice, both for The Seven Year Itch, solidified her status as a global sex icon.

Plus, Marilyn Monroe's white dress scene and her flirty kiss to the cameras twice, both done behind the scenes for The Seven Year Itch are two of the most famous pop culture pics ever.

For Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Marilyn Monroe performs Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend.

Marilyn Monroe dons a pink dress, which is used during her iconic Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend number from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

Likewise, ever since her death, Marilyn Monroe's pink dress, which is utilized during Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, has been depicted, represented and imitated.

William Travilla made two of Marilyn Monroe's iconic and famous outfits: the white dress used in The Seven Year Itch and the pink dress used in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

How to Marry a Millionaire, starring Marilyn Monroe, is the first film shot in CinemaScope, also the second one to be released overall.

Jean Negulesco is the director of Marilyn Monroe's How to Marry a Millionaire film.

Directed by Henry Hathaway, Niagara is one of the dramatic films for Marilyn Monroe.

Rose Loomis is the character which Marilyn Monroe plays in Niagara.

Plus, Marilyn Monroe participates in the parade for the early-1950's Miss America pageant as its own Grand Marshal, the first woman to do so.

For Marilyn Monroe, she is unofficially Miss America in pop culture/sexuality.

Besides, Marilyn Monroe is also Playboy's first centrefold model.

Using a nude photo, made in 1949 by Tom Kelley, Marilyn Monroe, in the first ever issue for Playboy, proved that sex is normal.

The first ever Playboy issue also features a photo of Marilyn Monroe, taken during her time as the first female Grand Marshal of the Miss America pageant parade, on its cover.

However, Marilyn Monroe is technically not referred to as a Playmate in this first Playboy issue; she is instead Sweetheart of the Month.

Just prior to Playboy, Marilyn Monroe admitted that she posed for nude photos earlier, when she was a struggling model, for Tom Kelley; this did not prevent her from becoming a sex icon.

Playboy owner Hugh Hefner pitched the new sexual revolution.

Sugar Kane Kowalczyk is the character which Marilyn Monroe plays in Some Like It Hot.

Marilyn Monroe sings four songs in Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot film: I Wanna Be Loved by You, Runnin' Wild, I'm Thru with Love and the title track.

The Misfits features Marilyn Monroe using pigtails in her hair.

Plus, for Some Like It Hot, Marilyn Monroe sported a mole on her left cheek, not her upper lip.

River of No Return stars Marilyn Monroe as Kay Weston.

Alfred Newman's iconic and world-famous fanfare for 20th Century-Fox was created in 1933; its own expansion in 1954 was done to include the soaring strings for CinemaScope films.

Incidentally, River of No Return is the first film to use the CinemaScope incarnation of the iconic and world-famous 20th Century-Fox fanfare.

The Misfits, in her last complete film role, stars Marilyn Monroe as Roslyn Tabor.

Directed by John Huston, who directed Marilyn Monroe earlier in The Asphalt Jungle, The Misfits also serves as her co-star Clark Gable's last film. 

Incidentally, Clark Gable stars in Sartoga, the last film for Marilyn Monroe's idol Jean Harlow.

Arthur Miller, married to Marilyn Monroe and introduced to her by Elia Kazan, wrote The Misfits.

For The Misfits, Marilyn Monroe uses denim clothes, one of the first major female Hollywood stars to popularize this tomboy trend.

Marilyn Monroe wears Lady Levi's jeans and Lee jackets in The Misfits.

Using denim clothes signifies that Marilyn Monroe is not a sexpot, but a girl-next-door/tomboy.

Something's Got to Give features a nude Marilyn Monroe in a swimming pool, which is an iconic and famous scene being imitated, represented and depicted.

Plus, Marilyn Monroe's Something's Got to Give scene, where she swims nude, is unconventional.

Lawrence Schiller shot Marilyn Monroe's controversial Something's Got to Give nudity scenes.

Baby Doll, directed by Elia Kazan, stars Carroll Baker as the title character.

Carroll Baker was chosen to play the title role in Baby Doll, a role initially being intended for Marilyn Monroe, who later helped promote this film, directed by Elia Kazan.

Tennessee Williams wrote A Streetcar Named Desire and Baby Doll, both being adapted into films by  Marilyn Monroe's friend Elia Kazan.

Plus, both Marilyn Monroe and Natalie Wood appear in the 1948 film Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!, with Natalie Wood playing a larger role than Marilyn Monroe.

Incidentally, Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! has early and uncredited appearances by two former Van Nuys High School girls Marilyn Monroe and Natalie Wood, both born in a Tiger year.

As Norma Jeane, she is a fresh, innocent and shy girl-next-door, but as Marilyn Monroe, she is a sexy, sultry and charismatic global bombshell.

Incidentally, Norma Jeane (since her teen years) has charm, and Marilyn Monroe has charisma.

20th Century-Fox, which serves as Marilyn Monroe's central film studio, merged with the Walt Disney Company. named after another iconic and world-famous pop culture figure, before 2020.

The transaction bridged the gap between Marilyn Monroe and Disney.

Marilyn Monroe's 4-year marriage to James Dougherty, which started off in June 1942 when she was a young teenage girl, is calm, a stark contrast to her global icon status.

James Dougherty knew and loved Norma Jeane, but not the iconic Marilyn Monroe.

Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck and Pluto are some of the iconic and famous characters in Walt Disney's collection.

Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Rapunzel and Merdia are some of the Disney princesses using European heritage.

Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, Moana and Raya are some non-European Disney princesses.

The Fairy Godmother is one of the other iconicn Disney characters

Fantasy, imagination and believing in dreams coming true are some of the optimistic philosophies that Walt Disney used, in contrast to Marilyn Monroe's glamour and Elvis Presley's wild moves.

Ub Iwerks and Fred Moore are some early animation figures working with Walt Disney.

Milt Kahl is the most influential figure of a group that Walt Disney forged together, known as the Nine Old Men.

Fred Moore's female characters are sexy, bridging the gap between innocent Disney entertainment and overt sexuality.

Beyond Western areas, Disney's company is likewise a global symbol, whose skills have left a mark on lovers, especially in Asia and in post-reform markets.

Fans beyond Western markets appreciate the influences being made by Disney.

At first, Walt Disney's own company made short films.

December 1937 was when Walt Disney's company released the first full-length animated film made in celluloid and produced in full colour/sound in America.

In 1954, Walt Disney entered the nascent television industry, becoming the first major Hollywood film producer to do so.

Before Walt Disney, many film studio heads made television a threat to the film industry.

However, Walt Disney turned television into an opportunity to directly reach audiences (and to fund his ambitious projects), proving that it may complement, not compete against, film.

For Walt Disney, he pioneered the synergy model that uses his television spots to take a look behind the scenes at upcoming movies and progress reports on theme parks.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) is a successful film, both by critics and at the box office.

Notable songs for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) include Someday My Prince Will Come, Whistle While You Work and Heigh-Ho, the latter being the most famous and best-known of all.

The soundtrack album for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) is the first one to be issued on a commercial basis.

However, the Second World War caused the disruption of many films after Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), also cutting off European markets.

Cinderella (1950) reversed Disney's fortunes caused by the Second World War, marking the first huge success for the studio since Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).

Plus, the castle from Cinderella (1950) is a key iconic symbol for the Walt Disney Company.

For its songs, Disney hired Mack David, Jerry Livingston and Al Hoffman, all hailing from Tin Pan Alley, to create a more pop-oriented sound for Cinderella (1950).

Cinderella is the first Disney film to use professional music composers outside this company.

Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo, one of the songs used in Disney's Cinderella (1950) film, successfully made the American pop music charts and earned an Academy Award nomination.

With its success, Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo bridged the gap between Disney and post-war mainstream pop music.

Plus, Cinderella (1950) is the first Disney film for which all members of the Nine Old Men, led by Milt Kahl, are directing animators.

Due to Cinderella (1950) successfully turning his own company around, after failures caused by World War II, Walt Disney diversified his company's holdings to include television and others.

Iwao Takamoto is a figure in animation who has created/refined some of the iconic and famous female characters in animation.

Some female characters in animation that Iwao Takamoto has created/refined are fashionistas.

Milt Kahl, the leader of the Nine Old Men group that Walt Disney has forged together, serves as Iwao Takamoto's friend and mentor, as are others in Disney's Nine Old Men.

With apologies to this Cinderella story, during (and after) WWII, the Walt Disney Company had been known as a pumpkin studio, not a carriage, since Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

However, with apologies to Cinderella, the success of the 1950 animated motion picture served as the Fairy Godmother that turned Disney from a pumpkin into a carriage.

Incidentally, Cinderella brought the magic of the iconic and world-famous Walt Disney empire back to normal, just as the Fairy Godmother brought Cinderella back from rags to riches.

Tall Paul, performed by Annette Funicello, peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.

For Annette Funicello, her Tall Paul tune is the first in the rock music scene by a female solo vocalist to score a top ten hit during the Hot 100 era.

Plus, Tall Paul by Annette Funicello bridged the gap between Disney and rock music.

Due to the soft-spoken voice of Annette Funicello, her producer Tutti Camarata used a double-tracking technique to create the fuller rock sound.

Peter Pan features the stuck scene similar to Marilyn Monroe's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes film.

Tinker Bell's hourglass figure, blonde hair and feisty, jealous personality bear a resemblance to Marilyn Monroe, but is not based on the latter actress.

Margaret Kerry is the live-action reference model for Tinker Bell.

Respectively, both Peter Pan and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes were released in 1953.

In the mid-1960's, when she was 5 years old, Madonna's mother died of breast cancer, after which her father remarried.

Plus, in her early years, Madonna was a lonely girl searching for something else.

Holiday is Madonna's big breakthrough tune.

Borderline is Madonna's first top ten hit in the United States, having entered the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1984 and eventually reaching the top ten in June 1984, just three months later.

Lucky Star is Madonna's first top five single in the United States, having entered the Hot 100 chart at number 49 in August 1984 and eventually reaching number 4.

Riding high on Borderline's chart success in 1984, Lucky Star was released in the United States.

Incidentally, both Borderline and Lucky Star are two successful hit songs instrumental in establishing Madonna's early success on the Billboard Hot 100, also cementing her presence in pop music.

The music video for Madonna's Lucky Star features her style - especially the ribbons, lace gloves and layered accessories - which became imitated by young people, including females.

Also in 1984, Like a Virgin, which is the title track from Madonna's second studio album, topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in late-December, becoming her first ever number one hit in the US.

Outside the United States, Like a Virgin also topped the pop charts in both Canada and Australia.

For Like a Virgin, it cemented Madonna's status as a global pop superstar.

Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly serve as the co-writers of Madonna's Like a Virgin.

Shot at Ren-Mar Studio in Los Angeles and directed by Mary Lambert, the music video for Madonna's Material Girl tune is inspired by her admiration for pop culture/sex icon Marilyn Monroe.

The music video for Madonna's Material Girl song is based upon Marilyn Monroe's iconic and famous Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend performance in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

After its release, the phrase "Material Girl" has become a popular nickname for Madonna.

In February 1985, while on the set of the music video for Material Girl, Madonna met Hollywood star Sean Penn, with whom she began a relationship and married six months later in August 1985.

While on the Virgin Tour, Madonna also met its music director Patrick Leonard.

Due to her relationships with Sean Penn and Patrick Leonard, Madonna released the pop ballad Live to Tell, made for her husband's 1986 film At Close Range, with Patrick Leonard doing the music.

James Foley, who directed At Close Range, also directed the music video for Madonna's Live to Tell.

Patrick Leonard's haunting film score for At Close Range, based on Madonna's hit tune Live to Tell, is utilized throughout the film in various, often instrumental, arrangements.

The Live to Tell music video, directed by James Foley (At Close Range), has Madonna utilizing subtle glamour, a departure from her previous ones, and inspired by icons like Marilyn Monroe.

Plus, Live to Tell's music video is Madonna's first not to use dance routines, instead, a cinematic style.

Besides Live to Tell, James Foley directed Madonna's two other music videos: Papa Don't Preach and True Blue, the latter being the title of her 1986 album, which features all three mentioned hits.

La Isla Bonita, which Madonna and Patrick Leonard co-wrote with Bruce Gaitsch, features some of the elements from Latin America, like flamenco guitar, Latin drums/percussion and maracas.

For Madonna, La Isla Bonita is her first foray into Latin pop.

You Give Good Love is the first top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for Whitney Houston.

Whitney Houston's iteration of Saving All My Love for You is her first ever number one hit on the Hot 100 chart, but also her worldwide breakthrough.

How Will I Know is Whitney Houston's first upbeat tune.

The music video for How Will I Know serves as Whitney Houston's first to receive heavy rotation on MTV, which gave her exposure to teenagers and made her the first black woman to do so.

I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) is a shift for Whitney Houston by reaching a wider audience with a more pop-oriented music sound after hits with ballads on her debut album.

George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam and Narada Michael Walden are the masterminds behind Whitney Houston's upbeat tunes: How Will I Know and I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me).

The soulful rendition of the Dolly Parton song I Will Always Love You serves as Whitney Houston's signature tune, but also a cultural phenomenon.

Control is Janet Jackson's commercial and artistic breakthrough.

What Have You Done For Me Lately, Nasty, When I Think of You, Control's title track and Let's Wait Awhile are five Janet Jackson tunes reaching the top five on the Billboard Hot 100

For Janet Jackson, she is the first female artist to earn five of the top five hits in one album.

Paula Abdul was the choreographer for the music videos accompanying some upbeat tunes from Janet Jackson's breakthrough album Control.

Blending rhythm & blues with hip-hop undertones and dance-pop, Janet Jackson's Control album is a precursor to the new jack swing genre and the pop sound of the late-1980's and the 1990's.

In addition to earning independence from her own brother Michael Jackson's influence, Janet Jackson's Control album established her as a preeminent female pop music artist, rivalling Madonna.

So successful was Janet Jackson's Control that Paula Abdul decided to launch her own career.

Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 is the fourth studio album, scoring worldwide hits like Miss You Much, Rhythm Nation, Escapade, Black Cat and Love Will Never Do (Without You).

Vision of Love is Mariah Carey's debut single, but also popularized riffs, runs, melisma and the whistle register in mainstream pop music.

Mariah Carey's Vision of Love tune is also the blueprint for future female singers using her techniques.

During the climax of her own Vision of Love song, Mariah Carey uses her whistle register, which she popularized; the inspiration for Mariah Carey's whistle register is Minnie Riperton.

Someday is Mariah Carey's first upbeat tune.

Emotions is Mariah Carey's sophomore album, which, besides its title track, features others like Can't Let Go, Make It Happen, etc.

For the title track of her second album, Emotions features Mariah Carey's upper range and her whistle register.

Unconfined to Mariah Carey's whistle register, Emotions also has disco, rhythm & blues and gospel.

What's the 411? is Mary J. Blige's first album, innovative in that it fuses rhythm & blues and hip-hop to create hip-hop soul.

The remix of What's the 411? is also innovative, as it is the first album to feature a rapper in each tune.

Incidentally, the remix of What's the 411? popularized rap as a featured act in mainstream music.

Music Box features such songs as Dreamlover, Hero, Without You and Anytime You Need a Friend.

Hero is deemed by many to be Mariah Carey's signature song, known for its message of finding inner strength and self-empowerment.

Without You is Mariah Carey's soulful cover version of the 1972 tune of the same name.

The music video for Anytime You Need a Friend marks Mariah Carey's first image change.

All I Want for Christmas is You is a modern Christmas anthem for Mariah Carey, which blends various music genres, like pop, rhythm & blues, soul and gospel.

Furthermore, Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas is You also mixes 1960's rock and Phil Spector's Wall of Sound, especially in its structure and instrumentation.

With Dreamlover being Mariah Carey's first attempt to have the hip-hop genre, Fantasy solidified this direction; its remix, featuring ODB, is produced by Puff Diddy, who worked with Mary J. Blige.

Puff Diddy's remix of Mariah Carey's Fantasy popularizes the trend of rap verses in pop tunes.

Genius of Love by Tom Tom Club samples Mariah Carey's Fantasy.

Honey's music video marks a step up for Mariah Carey to embrace a more liberated and overtly sexual image, in contrast to the traditional and demure persona she has cultivated.

Mariah Carey's cover version of the late-1980's Brenda K. Starr tune I Still Believe, for whose original version she sings backup, is a moderate worldwide success.

Incidentally, singing backup for Brenda K. Starr is Mariah Carey's first professional music work.

For Mariah Carey, she delivers her own cover version of the Brenda K. Starr tune I Still Believe as a tribute (and a way to say thanks) to her former collaborator.

During her long career, Mariah Carey has always been connected to Old Hollywood, especially Marilyn Monroe, with whom she has been obsessed since childhood.

The music video for Mariah Carey's own cover version of I Still Believe is based upon the 1954 visit to South Korea for a USO tour by her idol Marilyn Monroe.

Plus, the music video for Mariah Carey's Butterfly takes inspiration from the 1950's film Baby Doll, in which Marilyn Monroe's friends Elia Kazan and Carroll Baker were involved.

Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston have their pop rendition of the Stephen Schwartz song When You Believe from The Prince of Egypt.

Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds made When You Believe a success for both Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.

What fits When You Believe as a collaboration between both Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey is a smooth blend of their soulful voices and their backgrounds in faith and gospel music.

At the curtain call of the musical version of the 1950's comedy film Some Like It Hot, starring her idol Marilyn Monroe, Mariah Carey has a surprise appearance and narrates the instructions.

Plus, Mariah Carey, a lifelong fan of Marilyn Monroe, has the latter's white baby grand piano.

Gladys Pearl Baker, who was Marilyn Monroe's mother, first used the baby grand piano.

Having been institutionalized, Gladys Pearl Baker's baby grand piano was deemed lost until her young daughter Marilyn Monroe tracked it down and coloured it white to match her decor.

Lee Strasberg (who was Marilyn Monroe's acting coach in New York) inherited the white baby grand piano after her 1962 death; 20 years later, it was passed over to his second wife Anna. 

In the late-1990's period, Mariah Carey (who was a lifelong Marilyn Monroe fan) acquired this white baby grand piano, which she has kept since in a museum.

During her childhood, Britney Spears began to attend dance lessons and was chosen as a solo artist at a recital in 1984; she also had gymnastics and voice lessons.

Plus, Britney Spears' childhood had tragedy.

For instance, Britney Spears' parents suffered mental health issues; she was also sexualized as early as age ten.

...Baby One More Time serves as a breakthrough success for Britney Spears as a solo artist, but also a revival of the teen pop genre.

Many of the lyrics for Britney Spears' ...Baby One More Time song reflect her emotional aches after a breakup and her longing to return to her ex-boyfriend.

In contrast to the lyrics that reflect emotional aches, the lyric "Hit me baby one more time" for Britney Spears' ...Baby One More Time tune is not violence, but rather a plea for a phone call.

The music video for ...Baby One More Time features Britney Spears donning a school uniform (with a midriff-baring navel).

Nigel Dick directed the music video for Britney Spears' ...Baby One More Time tune, and Venice High School (used in the 1978 film Grease) is the shooting location for this video.

For the iconic music video for Britney Spears' ...Baby One More Time tune, it mixes innocence (school uniform) with sexuality (exposed midriff), making her a sexy and provocative fashion icon.

Plus, this iconic and controversial music video for Britney Spears' breakthrough tune ...Baby One More Time sparks debates about young pop stars being sexualized.

Sometimes is Britney Spears' second single.

(You Drive Me) Crazy is Britney Spears' third single, noting similarities to ...Baby One More Time.

Oops!... I Did It Again also notes similarities to ...Baby One More Time.

The ad-lib "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah" (repeated twice) is used prior to the first verse, but also following the second chorus of the Britney Spears tune Oops!... I Did It Again.

Just before the signature vocal ad-lib in its introduction, another ad-lib being used in the Britney Spears song Oops!... I Did It Again is a quiet "Mmm, yeah."

Lucky is a Britney Spears song, which tells the story of an eponymous Hollywood actress, who, despite having beauty, wealth and celebrity, is lonely in the inside, being a tragic showgirl.

Dave Meyers directed the Lucky music video for Britney Spears.

For this Lucky music video, Britney Spears plays a dual role: the narrator who observes the eponymous actress, and Lucky herself, contrasting between public fame and private loneliness.

Marilyn Monroe is the inspiration for Britney Spears' Lucky music video portrayal.

Stronger is an innovative song for Britney Spears in both music and lyrics, but also the best song in the Oops!... I Did It Again album.

What the lyrics for Britney Spears' Stronger mean is that they reflect on resilience after a breakup.

The chorus for Britney Spears' Stronger tune recalls a lyric from her breakout ...Baby One More Time song: "My loneliness ain't killing me no more," symbolizing independence and strength.

Before its first verse, the ad-lib in Britney Spears' Stronger is a soulful one: Ooh, hey, yeah.

Some other ad-libs in Britney Spears' Stronger include Baby.

The music video for Britney Spears' Stronger is a departure from her previous ones in that it features a darker tone, but also results in her mature image.

Plus, rain pours down on Britney Spears in her Stronger music video, symbolizing her independence.

I'm a Slave 4 U is a major step forward for Britney Spears in that she has a hot, sexy and sultry image, coupled with sexy and breathy vocals and a sexy sound influenced by rhythm & blues.

The music video for I'm a Slave 4 U features Britney Spears in an exotic and sweaty Asian bathhouse, filled with global travellers, meant to feel like a club scene.

For Stronger's music video, it bridges the gap between Britney Spears' teen pop persona and the more mature diva persona that she would later embrace.

Along with its accompanying music video, I'm a Slave 4 U marks a shift from Britney Spears' former innocent teen pop style to her new sexy and sultry one influenced by rhythm & blues.

Overprotected, which is written for Britney Spears by Max Martin and Rami, tells the story of a girl getting tired of being overprotected and who needs to be independent.

Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins remixes Overprotected for Britney Spears in rhythm & blues.

Chris Applebaum is the director of the Overprotected remix by Darkchild, for which climax rain pours down on Britney Spears.

The Dream Within a Dream tour (2001-2002) features its iconic and famous grand finale, with Britney Spears delivering her ballad-to-techno ...Baby One More Time remix.

Rain pours down on Britney Spears for this DWAD finale, emphasizing sex and emotion.

Directed and choreographed by Wade Robson, Britney Spears' Dream Within a Dream tour marks her transition from a teenage pop idol into a mature artist.

Britney Spears wears a crop top, low-rise jeans and a cowboy hat in the rain for this ...Baby One More Time encore in the Dream Within a Dream tour.

Starting off as a slow and soulful ballad, this ...Baby One More Time encore in Britney Spears' Dream Within a Dream tour transitions to an upbeat techno version.

In the ...Baby One More Time finale of the Dream Within a Dream tour, dnacing in the rain for Britney Spears makes her sexy in wet hair.

Me Against the Music is a duet between Madonna and Britney Spears.

What makes Me Against the Music a fitting duet is that Madonna symbolizes the old generation, while Britney Spears, who often calls Madonna her idol and a major influence, symbolizes the new.

Beautiful Stranger and Boys are some of the pop music tunes which come from the Austin Powers film series, each by Madonna and Britney Spears.

Toxic has a sample of Tere Mere Beech Mein from the 1981 Indian film Ek Duuje Ke Liye.

For her Toxic music video, Britney Spears plays four roles.

One of the four major roles being played by Britney Spears in her Toxic music video is a blonde flight attendant donning a sleek blue uniform.

Another role that Britney Spears played in this Toxic music video is a red-haired secret agent, riding a motorcycle and donning a black catsuit in a futuristic city, similar to Jennifer Garner in Alias.

The third role being played by Britney Spears in her Toxic music video is a nude figure, as covered in diamonds, which is intercut throughout the action narrative.

Besides, a black-haired assassin is also played by Britney Spears in her Toxic music video.

Plus, the scene in which a woman's white dress is lifted by the wind when Britney Spears passes on a motorcycle in her Toxic video is based on Marilyn Monroe's dress in The Seven Year Itch.

For the Circus music video, Britney Spears plays a Marilyn Monroe-like ringleader.

Kari Wahlgren, best known as a voice actress, has a long association with Disney, bur also uses blonde hair, often a short style, in real life.

Both Marilyn Monroe and Kari Wahlgren use short blonde hair, blue eyes and a natural soft voice.

For Brianna Moles/Brea Ferrar, she has a soulful and emotive gospel-inflected singing voice, plus her Disney experience.

Missing Me, Falling, Eggshells and Guard Down are pop rock tunes being sung by Brianna Moles/Brea Ferrar, who utilizes her soulful gospel-inflected singing vocals.

Take Me Away is a Latin pop song by Brianna Moles/Brea Ferrar, who has her soulful gospel-inflected singing vocals.

Hazy Skies and Wasted are piano ballads being sung by Brianna Moles/Brea Ferrar, who possesses her soulful gospel-inflected singing vocals; the latter also features strings instrumentation.

Kleptomaniac and Love on the Dance Floor are dance-pop tunes by Brianna Moles/Brea Ferrar.

Fang Banger, Rockstar, Fire Me Up, Love Roulette and Love Somebody New are the other dance-pop tunes by Brianna Moles/Brea Ferrar, who utilizes her soulful gospel-inflected singing vocals.

Lost in Love is a piano-driven ballad by Brianna Moles/Brea Ferrar, which also has rhythm & blues.

For her At Last EP, Brianna Moles/Brea Ferrar blends pop rock with Latin elements, a nod to her own studies in Latin America, plus her soulful and emotive gospel-inflected singing vocals.

Aside from her singing career, Brianna Moles/Brea Ferrar also has Disney experience through the Walt Disney World College Program.

Similarly, both Britney Spears and Brianna Moles/Brea Ferrar have B, R, I, N as the first, second, third and fifth letters in their given names, and S as the last letter of their surnames.

Plus, both Britney Spears and Brianna Moles/Brea Ferrar have ties to the Disney brand.

As a Mouseketeer, Britney Spears was in the 1990's version of the Mickey Mouse Club.

Meanwhile, Brianna Moles/Brea Ferrar was in the Walt Disney World College Program.

On the other hand, both Britney Spears and Brianna Moles/Brea Ferrar have soulful singing voices.

For Marilyn Monroe, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears and Brianna Moles/Brea Ferrar, they use a beauty mark.

Contrasting to the other Vietnamese diaspora singers who stick with traditions, Lynda Trang Dai, Minh Tuyet and Nhu Loan bridge the gap between Vietnamese and global pop music.

Known as the Vietnamese Madonna, Lynda Trang Dai is one of the first singers among the Vietnamese diaspora to embrace a provocative attitude, like crop tops.

Incidentally, Marilyn Monroe is a key idol for Madonna, who, in turn, inspires Lynda Trang Dai.

For Lynda Trang Dai, she uses dance-pop, rock, rap and ballads.

Dance-pop songs, which come from parts of the Western world, including the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, make up Lynda Trang Dai's song collection.

Whilst less globally recognized than both Marilyn Monroe and Madonna, Lynda Trang Dai is still an influential figure in the Vietnamese dance-pop scene.

The stage name for Lynda Trang Dai is derived from an actress who stars as Wonder Woman.

Earlier in her career, Lynda Trang Dai used her provocative stage presence, her racy costumes and her persona, breaking traditions for Vietnamese women.

Moving to Hong Kong and San Diego in 1978, and finally Orange County, Lynda Trang Dai had first encountered American culture, to which she was exposed.

Besides Thuy Nga, Lynda Trang Dai works with Asia Entertainment and Hollywood Night Music.

In addition to her singing work, Lynda Trang Dai is also a businesswoman.

Lynda Trang Dai, as a businesswoman, runs a sandwich shop, opened on New Year's Eve 2010.

Britney Spears serves as an influence on Minh Tuyet's modern high-energy stage performances, music videos, sexy choreography and sexy fashion.

For this purpose, Minh Tuyet is one of the first singers among the Vietnamese diaspora to embrace the Y2K trend that Britney Spears popularized.

From 1993 to 1997, in Vietnam, Minh Tuyet was paired with her sister Cam Ly.

During her work as a duo in Vietnam with Cam Ly, Minh Tuyet was a girl-next-door, having endured a modest style in both her image and her music, plus her initial struggles.

By relocating to the United States in 1997 (and by signing a deal with Thuy Nga in 2002), Minh Tuyet underwent a shift in her image and her music.

Having been exposed to American and world culture when she came to the United States in 1997, Minh Tuyet worked with Tinh, during which she adopted honey highlights and a modern wardrobe.

When Thuy Nga signed her in 2002, Minh Tuyet became sexier like Britney Spears and Beyoncé.

In 2009, after 12 years, Minh Tuyet made her return to Vietnam, having cultivated a sexier image in the United States that differed from her work as a duo in Vietnam with Cam Ly.

Aside from slow ballads, Minh Tuyet also embraces more upbeat and modern music genres, including rhythm & blues, dance-pop, hip-hop and rap.

For her upbeat tunes, Minh Tuyet incorporates the the Y2K trend, like crop tops, into her style and her music, drawing some comparisons to pop icons like Britney Spears.

Plus, for her ballads, Minh Tuyet uses traditional clothes, even with the Y2K trend, like crop tops.

Whilst less globally recognized than Marilyn Monroe, Madonna, Britney Spears and Beyoncé, Minh Tuyet is still influenced by Britney Spears and Beyoncé in both music and performance.

Minh Tuyet is the Vietnamese answer to either Britney Spears or Beyoncé.

Unconfined to being a singer, Nhu Loan is also a model.

Having relocated from Vietnam to the United States in the early-1990's and having been exposed to American culture, Nhu Loan's idol is Britney Spears.

Incidentally, Marilyn Monroe is a key idol for both Madonna and Britney Spears, both of whom inspire Lynda Trang Dai, Minh Tuyet and Nhu Loan.

The sources are divided on where Lynda Trang Dai was born, either Da Nang or Hue.

Saigon is the birthplace of both Bao Han and Minh Tuyet, while Bao Loc, based in Lam Dong, a region northeast of Saigon, is Nhu Loan's birthplace.

Philadelphia, where America had declared its independence, gave birth to Tu Quyen in 1977.

Incidentally, both Bao Han and Nhu Loan were born in April 1973/1981.

Plus, both Minh Tuyet and Nhu Loan were born in US presidential election/inauguration years, which started on Thursday, but also use Thi as a portion of their birth names.

Just like Minh Tuyet, Britney Spears serves as an influence on Nhu Loan's modern high-energy stage performances, music videos, sexy choreography and sexy fashion.

Plus, like Minh Tuyet, Nhu Loan is one of the first singers in the Vietnamese diaspora music scene to embrace the Y2K trend that Britney Spears popularized.

Whilst she has less global renown than Marilyn Monroe, Madonna, Britney Spears and Beyoncé, Nhu Loan is still influenced by Britney Spears in both music and performance.

Since their own relocations to the United States, their exposure to American culture and their work with Thuy Nga, Lynda Trang Dai, Minh Tuyet and Nhu Loan have adopted a sexy aesthetic.

For Lynda Trang Dai, Minh Tuyet and Nhu Loan, their Western-like aesthetics are sexy.

Randy Petersen, Kevin Quinn and Tim Heintz are Disney songwriters, creating songs for its television series and direct-to-video films.

Shanda Sawyer is a choreographer based in Los Angeles, having worked with some of the world's most famous icons in pop culture.

Disney is one of the clients with whom Shanda Sawyer has worked.

Besides Disney, the Randy Petersen, Kevin Quinn and Tim Heintz trio make songs for Thuy Nga.

Whilst at Thuy Nga, the trio comprising Randy Petersen, Kevin Quinn and Tim Heintz usually provide modern Western-style music arrangements and original compositions for Vietnamese artists.

This Western pop sound being honed at the Disney stable by the Randy Petersen, Kevin Quinn and Tim Heintz trio was used at Thuy Nga, modernizing the overseas Vietnamese pop music sound.

Plus, the Thuy Nga script logo is similar to the iconic and world-famous script logo for the Walt Disney Company, inspired by Walt Disney's signature in a stylized version.

In addition, Shanda Sawyer is also a key creative force behind Thuy Nga's Paris by Night.

As a choreographer, Shanda Sawyer helps Vietnamese musicians modernize their stage presence and connect with a global audience through Hollywood-style choreography and production.

Prior to Shanda Sawyer, Paris by Night's stage presence was static and vocal-focused, its fashion was formal and traditional, its choreography was ballroom/basic and its production was minimal.

However, Shanda Sawyer modernized PBN with key aspects.

Due to Shanda Sawyer, PBN's stage presence is highly-energetic, its fashion is Westernized, edgy and trendy, its choreography is jazz, hip-hop and theatrical and its production has elaborate props.

The contributions to modernizing Thuy Nga for Shanda Sawyer include dance steps and rebranding the stage among the Vietnamese diaspora.

For Shanda Sawyer, she brings the American big-stage feel to Thuy Nga, and introduces midriff-baring costumes, sleek choreography and backup dancers to Vietnamese diasporic music.

Plus, Shanda Sawyer's Thuy Nga work copies Western trends, but also integrates them into this famous Vietnamese diasporic music stage, making the performances feel modern and global.

Since its 24th edition (1993), its anniversary special, the first filmed outside Thuy Nga's original France base, the Randy Petersen, Kevin Quinn and Tim Heintz trio has made songs for Paris by Night.

The first Paris by Night program during the Shanda Sawyer era is Paris by Night - Made in Paris.

Noted Thuy Nga artists in collaboration with the Randy Petersen, Kevin Quinn and Tim Heintz trio are Lynda Trang Dai, Minh Tuyet, Bao Han, Tu Quyen, Nhu Loan and others.

In their upbeat songs, Lynda Trang Dai, Minh Tuyet and Nhu Loan work with Shanda Sawyer to be as sexy as they look and feel with their crop tops made by Madonna and Britney Spears.

Having been in the original 1950's version of the Mickey Mouse Club, Annette Funicello serves as the blueprint for the modern career path from Disney to a pop music star

For Annette Funicello, she has influenced Britney Spears, whose noted idol Madonna, in turn, is based upon Marilyn Monroe.

Altogether, Lynda Trang Dai, Minh Tuyet and Nhu Loan utilize influences like Madonna and Britney Spears, with Marilyn Monroe as an idol for the latter two pop music stars.

Like Cinderella (Disney), Marilyn Monroe, Madonna, Mariah Carey and Britney Spears, Lynda Trang Dai, Minh Tuyet and Nhu Loan follow the rags-to-riches story.

For Cinderella (Disney), she is a girl whose father's death made her a servant.

Meanwhile, Marilyn Monroe is a girl whose mother's mental health struggles led to her residing in both orphanages and foster homes.

On the other hand, Madonna is a girl whose mother's death made her banished and isolated.

Plus, Mariah Carey is a girl whose upbringing was lower-income and stormy.

Britney Spears is a girl with a modest background as a small-town girl in Louisiana.

Formerly in Vietnam, Lynda Trang Dai, Minh Tuyet and Nhu Loan are modest girls before their own relocations to the United States.

Like Cinderella (Disney), Marilyn Monroe, Madonna, Mariah Carey and Britney Spears, Lynda Trang Dai, Minh Tuyet and Nhu Loan embark on a makeover central to their legacies.

Having been a maid since her father's death, Cinderella (Disney) embarks on a makeover that the Fairy Godmother facilitates; her transformation is magical.

Marilyn Monroe's transformation into a global pop culture/sex/beauty icon serves as a carefully crafted studio revolution, with her brown hair being dyed blonde and her name being changed.

For Madonna, her transformation from an isolated girl into a global superstar began with her July 1978 relocation to New York, where her first years were marked by poverty and danger.

Plus, Mariah Carey's transformation from brunette to blonde makes her a global icon.

On the other hand, Britney Spears' transformation from brunette to blonde makes her a global icon.

Lynda Trang Dai's 1978 move, firstly to Hong Kong, and then the US, led to her transformaton from a modest girl in Vietnam into a sexy, sultry and sensual girl among the Vietnamese diaspora.

For Minh Tuyet, her 1997 move to the US led to a change from a modest singer in the domestic music scene in Vietnam into a sexy, sultry and sensual solo girl among the Vietnamese diaspora.

Nhu Loan's move to the US in the early-1990's made her a sexy girl among the Vietnamese diaspora.

Just like Cinderella (Disney), Marilyn Monroe, Madonna, Mariah Carey and Britney Spears, Lynda Trang Dai, Minh Tuyet and Nhu Loan have a dramatic rise in social status.

Cinderella (Disney) becomes a princess, whereas Marilyn Monroe, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Lynda Trang Dai, Minh Tuyet and Nhu Loan embrace sexuality.

Whilst Cinderella (Disney) is fictional, Marilyn Monroe, like Madonna, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Lynda Trang Dai, Minh Tuyet and Nhu Loan, has a real ascent from an obscure girl to a sex icon.

Plus, 1981 was when Britney Spears and Nhu Loan were born.

Similarly, both Britney Spears and Nhu Loan use the lower-back tattoo, plus midriff-baring or low-rise outfits.