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Beautiful profile shot


This is a great shot of her profile by Earl Theisen, probably from 1947 (or earlier, even). Profile shots of Marilyn are pretty unusual... Most pictures are just straight on the front of her face. She was known to have a bit of a weak chin and a "lantern jaw", but it really isn't obvious in this picture. (you can see it in some candids) She was a great model! She knew how to compensate. It's been said that she had a good side and a bad side of her face. This has got to be the good side!

(url)http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/multimedia/archive/00340/149910562_340046j.jpg(/url)

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She was "lantern jawed" because her chin was long enough, but it did not project enough from her face... It went straight down from her neck, rather than down and out.

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