Happy 100th Birthday to the Legendary, One and Only, Dixie Evans!
Today would have been the 100th biirthday of “the Marilyn Monroe of Burlesque”, Dixie Evans. After her father’s death when she was 7, Dixie was raised during the Great Depression by her single mother and worked numerous jobs during her teen years. She dreamed of becoming a Hollywood star, though,
Dixie Evans (1926 – 2013)
The burlesque world mourned the passing on August 3, 2013, of Dixie Evans, “The Marilyn Monroe of Burlesque”, the godmother of the burlesque revival, founder of the Miss Exotic World pageant in 1991, and Exotic World’s curator, director, and champion. This page is in her memory. We’ve asked Dr. Lucky,