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Two vintage magazines featuring Marilyn Monroe on the front cover as a young Norma Jeane Dougherty:
The first is an issue of Pageant magazine from June 1946, 162 pages, 5.5 x 7.75, which depicts Monroe in a half-length pose wearing a light green bikini top and holding a ribbon in her hair, an image originally taken by photographer Andre de Dienes at Malibu Beach in 1945. Monroe’s image is again shown on the opening page above a quick bio: “Vivacious 19-year-old Norma Jean Dougherty was working in an aircraft factory when she was asked to pose for official War Department pictures. She has been modeling ever since. Norma Jean likes the outdoor life and cooking for her Coast Guard husband.”
Second is an issue of LAFF magazine from August 1946, thirty pages, 10.5 x 13.25, which shows Monroe wearing a yellow two-piece bathing suit, smiling in a typical ‘cheesecake pose’ of the era, with the cover byline identifying the model as “Jean Norman.” The same image is pictured on the contents page and lists the “Cover Girl” as “Jean Norman.” In overall very good to fine condition, with light marks and creases, and some edgewear.
