Recognized and underestimated doubles of Marilyn Monroe

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:40

The famous diva Marilyn Monroe, who has become the personification of an entire era, has not been with us for more than half a century. The most popular blonde in the world, who quickly burst into cinema and won the hearts of a staggering number of admirers around the world, even won the heart of the US president himself, who led a powerful state at that time. However, her name is still on everyone's lips, it is not forgotten. Her image, style and manner of communication have been imitated before and continue to do so.

Today Marilyn Monroe lookalikes can be seen at various themed parties or competitions in Europe, America and even Russia. Pop stars copy Marilyn at concerts, in videos, duplicate her most famous outfits at award ceremonies. In the presented material, we will talk about the most popular doubles of the actress in Russia and the world, about the competitions in which they compete and prove, first of all, to each other, which of the imitators is most similar to the sex symbol of the 50s.

Marina Kovalskaya: Marilyn Monroe from Russia

When it comes to the twins of Marilyn Monroe, I want to remember Marina Kovalskaya - the most famous "copy" of the cult diva living in Russia. The girl is from Tula. She got along quite closely with the image of Marilyn, and this applies to everything: the manner of dressing, the style of communication and the make-up used in everyday life. Today, Kovalskaya is considered one of the most similar women to the film actress, singer and Monroe model in our country. Marina performs vocal shows at various events as a cult sex symbol.

The Russian double of Marilyn Monroe - Marina Kovalskaya - has received recognition not only in our country, but also abroad. In 2014, she was honored with an international film award, which she received for the best role in the short film "The Story of M". Repeatedly Kovalskaya took part in documentary and feature films of Russian production, which were dedicated to Marilyn Monroe. The girl actively performs in nightclubs, at parties, fashion shows and other festive events. The highlight of her look is a wide wardrobe of outfits identical to those of Marilyn, as well as a phenomenal vocal resemblance.

Marilyn Monroe lookalike contest

The most massive competition between the doubles of the actress, singer and model Monroe are, of course, in her homeland in the United States. This is not surprising, because the passion of Americans for their idols andtheir pride is amazing. Suffice it to recall that millions of admirers of Elvis Presley's talent come to Las Vegas every year to enjoy a grand show in his honor. By the way, this festival is decorated with thousands of people who have tried on the image of the king of rock and roll and really look like an artist who come there from all over the world. The Marilyn Monroe lookalike competition is held in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its peculiarity is that not only girls who have an actual resemblance to their idol take part in the action, but also women who are far from the ideal proportions of Marilyn. It is worth saying that because of this, many participants are more like freaks who dressed up, imitating the image of a diva: overweight, ridiculous wigs and defiant makeup. In Russia, a similar competition was held not so long ago in Almaty, Omsk and Moscow.

Celebrity contests in Russia

Marilyn Monroe look-alikes in Russia are not so numerous compared to America. In addition to Marina Kovalskaya, it is difficult to name at least a few more names. Perhaps, we can safely say that there is no one who would position themselves in our country as an imitator or an exact "copy" of the diva. But there are a huge number of actresses, singers and socialites who actively exploit the image of Monroe. Among them is Anastasia Zavorotnyuk, who played the role of a blond film actress in the New Year's show "Like Two Drops", after which she used her resemblance to America's sex symbol of the 50s for a long time.

Verdict: "Not similar"

For Celebrity Trend magazine, Olga Buzova starred in a separate photo shoot, positioning herself as a double of Marilyn Monroe. However, fans of the cult actress and leading lady of the film "Only Girls in Jazz" could not see the similarities between them. Socialite Ksenia Sobchak also imitated the image of Monroe when she played the role of a singer in the series "Mad". According to critics and experts, the reincarnation of Ksyusha did not succeed at all. Then it was attributed to Sobchak's lack of acting education.

Hit the bullseye

The most famous doubles of Marilyn Monroe are, of course, actresses and singers who copy her image. Actress Michelle Williams, who played the diva in 7 Days and Nights with Marilyn, achieved the greatest success in reincarnation. The girl had to gain seven kilograms to copy the figure of Monroe. In addition, she gracefully portrayed the walk, gestures and facial expressions of Marilyn. As a result, Michelle Williams was awarded the Golden Globe Award for her work.

Also, for 30 years, Monroe has been successfully imitated by an ordinary resident of California (USA) Susan Griffiths. The American is incredibly similar to the idol of millions of the 50s. This similarity became her work. Griffiths admits that he earns good money as a double of Marilyn Monroe. True, to hit the "bull's eye" she had toa lot to learn. One of these acquired skills was singing.

Less successful in this regard were Madonna, Lady Gaga, Kylie Minogue, Scarlett Johansson, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and other celebrities. They carefully copied the image of the diva for concert numbers, filming clips, photo shoots, trying on recognizable makeup, white dresses, dyeing their hair blond or choosing wigs.

The image of the actress as a source of income

Even at the time when the beauty of Marilyn was alive, many imitated her. For example, Jayne Mansfield, who completely copied the hairstyle, hair color and makeup of Monroe. To all this, the girl added dresses similar to Marilyn's style with frank necklines. She was even honored to play the role of an actress and singer in a play dedicated to the life of Marilyn Monroe, "Won't success spoil the diamond hunter." Later it became known that the reincarnation of Mansfield was facilitated by the Fox film studio, which wanted to enrich itself on the popular image of the favorite of millions. By the way, Monroe herself said that she was not afraid of imitators. The actress was convinced that there would be enough space on stage for everyone.

The fashion for Monroe's style will never fade, as will the love for the actress herself, who passed away too soon.