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Oct 14, 2016 · Maila Nurmi the captivatingly gorgeous Finnish model and actress with a tiny nineteen-inch waist, created an instant sensation when she attended a masquerade ball in Hollywood in 1953. She was dressed as the cartoon character...
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Jan 19, 2021 · A black patent-leather belt cinched Maila's waist down several inches smaller than the circumference of a 45rpm record.
Oct 7, 2021 · As Vampira, she broke ground in 1956 as the very first television horror host. Nurmi lit up Saturday night television sets with her cinched waist on Los Angeles station KABC-TV. Off set, Maila’s life and demeanor perfectly complemented her eerie TV persona, leading to a relationship with James Dean and a starring role in Ed Wood’s Plan 9 ...
Feb 14, 2019 · Her 3 inch nails painted her signature “haemorrhage red” and her indescribably tiny waist dressed all in black was in stark contrast to women on television at the time. (So small was her waist that she often told people she was in the Guinness World Book of Records for her 17” waist.)
Nov 3, 2019 · At the height of her show’s fame and whenever in public situations, Nurmi never broke character, always presenting herself as Vampira: fitted low cut black gown emphasizing her impossibly cinched waist, arched eyebrows, black wig, and nonplussed behavior.
Jan 17, 2008 · The star of Plan 9 From Outerspace and similar “Z” grade motion pictures, Nurmi adapted the character Morticia from the Charles Addams cartoon to create TV horror-host Vampira, a glamorous ghoul with a plunging neckline and 13″ waist.
Vampira the Horror Queen: Story and Fabulous Photos Of Maila Nurmi From Her Life. Maila Nurmi was an actress and television personality who created the famous character ‘Vampira.’. Nurmi started her career as a fashion model and as a burlesque dancer.
