People: People, Feb. 11, 1946

Peggy Cummins, long the leader in the Hollywood clamber for the Amber role in Forever Amber—Irish-born, London-developed, 5 ft. i in., blonde, babyfaced, ripe-mouthed, grave-eyed and 20—bagged it.

Renie, mononymic Hollywood fashion designer, peered into the future, spied something eye-bugging: "transparent covering over the bosom for cocktail and evening clothes—and complete exposure in some instances." To the surprise of few, the Hollywood-Broadway axis straightway began to bare its collective breast:

Carole Landis thought it better to "leave a little to the imagination."

Paulette Goddard protested coyly: "I just got over one cold."

Jane Russell looked...

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