Dita Von Teese: ‘There's more to me than just a girl in a martini glass'
D iners enjoying their early bird specials at the historic Tam O'Shanter restaurant in Los Angeles pay no attention to the international sex symbol who glides through the bar. Dita Von Teese, fetish model, throwback Hollywood pin-up and 'Queen of Burlesque', looks as though she has stepped out of a scene with Clark Gable, yet her old-school glamour is wasted on this crowd.
As her heels click on the wooden floor of the Scottish-themed steakhouse, not a single patron looks up from their pub grub. Perhaps I should not be surprised — despite her international renown, Von Teese is more of a niche icon than a household name. Or maybe she is just not as recognisable when not frolicking inside a giant cocktail glass at a Las Vegas burlesque club.
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