60/70 Lilly Christine • 1960
Whenever she danced, Lilly Christine was able to enchant and entice audiences with her agile and lithe movements--all of which helped her the nickname "the Cat Girl." She did her "stalking cat" act first on stages in New Orleans and then pounced her way to Broadway. From the late 40's to the early 60's, Christine was one of the great burlesque headliners. It all goes to prove that a great gimmick can go a long way. Christine also cut a dramatic figure as a pin-up cover girl . She knew how to pose and knew how to make a pin-up shot jump off the page. Christine had all the traits that made her a classic blonde bombshell with the added touches that surrounded her with an exotic, athletic, and almost dangerous aura.