Mademoiselle Monday: Mlle Hepburn
“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” – Audrey Hepburn “I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.” – Audrey Hepburn “There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl’s complexion.” – Audrey Hepburn “Your heart just breaks, that’s all. But you can’t judge, or point fingers. You just have to be lucky enough to find someone who appreciates you.” – Audrey Hepburn 3
Mademoiselle Monday: Mlle Moreno
“Bigger than life is not difficult for me. I am bigger than life.” – Rita Moreno “They’ve had to overcome a great deal – not as much as I did – but it’s become OK to be Latino.” – Rita Moreno 0
Mademoiselle Monday: Mlle Welch
“Being a sex symbol was rather like being a convict.” -Raquel Welch “We all have a childhood dream that when there is love, everything goes like silk, but the reality is that marriage requires a lot of compromise.” -Raquel Welch “I was not a classic mother. But my kids were never palmed off to boarding school. So, I didn’t bake cookies. You can buy cookies, but you can’t buy love.” -Raquel Welch “I couldn’t stand that my husband was being unfaithful. I am Raquel Welch – understand?” -Raquel Welch (Don’t you just love those boudoir slippers? Click here to see more.) 1
Mademoiselle Monday: Mlle Olsson
“One of my nicknames is ‘Slugger,’ referring to the fact that even when I get knocked down, I get back up again.” – Ann-Margret Olsson “I was very flattered by the sex-kitten thing because I never thought of myself as that.” – Ann-Margret Olsson “The critics had an image of me, and they wouldn’t accept any other… I was a cartoon character. A joke.” – Ann-Margret Olsson 0
Mademoiselle Monday: Mlle Bailey
“No one can figure out your worth but you.” – Pearl Bailey “Everybody wants to do something to help, but nobody wants to be first.” – Pearl Bailey “I never really look for anything. What God throws my way comes. I wake up in the morning and whichever way God turns my feet, I go.” – Pearl Bailey 0
Mademoiselle Monday: Mlle Gardner
“I think the main reason my marriages failed is that I always loved too well but never wisely.” – Ava Gardner 0
Mlle Wong
“Every time your picture is taken, you lose a part of your soul.” – Anna May Wong 0
Mlle Taylor
“I have a woman’s body and a child’s emotions.” – Elizabeth Taylor 0
Mlle Baker
“Surely the day will come when color means nothing more than the skin tone, when religion is seen uniquely as a way to speak one’s soul; when birth places have the weight of a throw of the dice and all men are born free, when understanding breeds love and brotherhood.” – Josephine Baker 0
