Dita Von Teese, the undisputed Queen of Burlesque, has appeared in Vanity Fair, Vogue, Elle, Playboy, and international issues of nearly every fashion magazine. Dita has performed at events ranging from Elton John's Life Ball and the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show to exclusive parties for Louis Vuitton, Christian Louboutin, Marc Jacobs, and Roland Mouret. Well-known for her elaborate props and costumes, Dita is in demand throughout the United States, as well as in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, and Hong Kong. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Marilyn Manson, and a menagerie of pets.


Is a popular dancer and pin-up model. At her wedding with Marilyn Manson, she wore a royal purple silk taffeta Vivienne Westwood gown complete with train and petticoats worn over a Mr. Pearl couture corset. Her outfit was accessorized with a tri-corn hat by Stephen Jones and shoes by Christian Louboutin. Named herself Dita after Dita Parlo. Thanked at the end of Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) because she helped train them for their dance routine. Born at Crittenton Hospital in Rochester, Michigan. Ranked #82 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list. The family relocated from Michigan to Orange County, California when her father's job moved. She attended University High School in Irvine. In college, she studied historic costuming and aspired to work as a stylist for period films. She is a trained costume designer, often designing (and copyrighting) the photoshoots herself. Middle of three daughters. Her mother was a manicurist and her father was a machinist at a company that made graphite. Sherilyn Fenn's December 1990 Playboy pictorial was the original inspiration for dying her hair from blonde to black.