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Jennie Lee is infamous for her unforgettable burlesque
gimmick. She was known for her ample cleavage and spinning her
nipple tassels as fast as she possibly could. Jennie Lee became known both as ‘The Bazoom Girl’ and ‘The Burlesque Version of
Jayne Mansfield‘.
She went onto minor film roles even starring alongside
Mamie Van Doren in
3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt (1964). Though her crowning glory was founding The Exotic Dancers’ League of North America (EDL).
The EDL slowly grew into a collection of burlesque costumes and memorabilia. Jennie Lee continued to preserve burlesque history, forming Exotic World museum in Helendale, California.
With her failing health in the late-1960s she recruited her friend
Dixie Evans. Jennie Lee’s legacy has since been preserved by Dixie Evans and the burlesque resurgence into what we now know as the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas.
As part of the annual Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend there’s even a Jennie Lee award for
nipple tassel twirling. Winners of the award include
Miss Dirty Martini in 2004 when she also won the Miss Exotic World title. Here’s to her legacy continuing to flourish.