Vikki Dougan

Vikki Dougan (born Jan 1930) is a former model and actress.

Vikki Dougan with actor Lance Fuller, 1950s

Dougan began modelling at age eleven. She had a successful career in modeling before gaining her first movie role in Back from Eternity as an uncredited showgirl. She gained small parts in another nine movies.

In 1956, publicity-man Milton Weiss had the idea of promoting Vikki using a backless dress to garner publicity. The idea was to gain a contrast with the fashion for models and actresses with large bosoms, such as Jayne Mansfield. Briefly during the 1950s, Dougan shocked Hollywood society with her appearances in her daring backless dresses.[1]

In 1953, photographer Ralph Crane photographed Dougan extensively for Life Magazine, and their October 26th edition featured Dougan on the cover.

In June 1957, Dougan appeared in the (Vol. 4, Issue 6) edition of Playboy magazine. Dougan featured again in the December 1962 issue, under the section "Playboy's Other Girlfriends".

In 1961 her appearances in her backless dresses became celebrated in the song "Vikki Dougan" by The Limeliters in their album The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters.[2]

In January 1964 Cavalier magazine featured twelve nude photographs of Vikki Dougan in a pictorial entitled "The Back is Back". Dougan brought a lawsuit against the magazine, stating that the magazine did not have permission to publish them. The photographs had been posed for Playboy but Dougan had subsequently declined to let Playboy publish the photographs.

Throughout the 1950s and 1960s she dated a string of prominent Hollywood men, including Frank Sinatra and Glenn Ford.[3] [4]

See also

  • List of people in Playboy 1953-1959

References

  1. "The Daily Mail". The real Jessica Rabbit: 1950s It girl with her daring backless dresses inspired sultry style of cartoon character. London. 2013-09-21. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  2. "The Limeliters Tribute Page". Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  3. "Interview with Vikki Dougan for Hollywood Exclusive". Hollywood Exclusive. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  4. https://www.laweekly.com/peter-fords-glenn-ford-a-life-sons-new-book-about-his-celebrity-dad-with-dish-on-marilyn-monroe-rita-hayworth-and-judy-garland/
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