Goodbye Miss Bettie

I mourn the loss of Bettie Page, who died yesterday at the age of 85. Bettie Page was an amazing woman that I really admired because she was a woman who loved being a woman. She loved her body and had a grace and a confidence that came through her. Her confidence is what made her so beautiful to me. I love that she a was a woman that made it on her own, and by her own rules. For me, she is the embodiment of feminine power, sexuality and softness. I absolutely love her and I'm so at our loss. However, I'm glad that she's at peace now. She suffered a heart attack over a week ago, and has recently been in a coma. That is not the way that Bettie Page would want to live... so I'm grateful that she doesn't have to now. Bettie, thank you for all you've done for women, and for me personally. Following is a statement made by her agent, Mark Roesler as posted at BettiePage.com:

With deep personal sadness I must announce that my dear friend and client Bettie
Page passed away at 6:41pm PST this evening in a Los Angles hospital. She died
peacefully but had never regained consciousness after suffering a heart attack
nine days ago. She captured the imagination of a generation of men and women
with her free spirit and unabashed sensuality. She is the embodiment of
beauty.