Heather Renée Sweet, known professionally as Dita Von Teese, is an American vedette, burlesque dancer, model, fashion designer, businesswoman, and author, best known for re-popularizing burlesque performance, earning the moniker “Queen of Burlesque”.
Dita Von Teese was born on September 28, 1972 in Rochester, Michigan to Bonnie Lindsey and Ken Sweet.
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Dita Von Teese was classically trained as a ballet dancer from an early age, and danced solo at age 13 for a local ballet company.
At 18, Dita Von Teese had her famous beauty mark tattooed on her left cheek.
Dita Von Teese chose her stage name by adopting the name Dita as a tribute to silent film actress Dita Parlo.
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For her breakthrough December 2002 Playboy cover, Dita Von Teese was required to have a surname, so she chose Von Treese from the phonebook. However, Playboy misspelled it Von Teese, a name which she then kept.
How small is Dita Von Teese waist?
Dita Von Teese boasts a 22-inch waist and has even been known to measure a tiny 16 inches in a corset.
How much is Dita Von Teese worth?
Dita Von Teese has a net worth of over $16 million.
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