June Wilkinson, who has died aged 85, was a British-born showgirl who became a popular Playboy model and B-movie starlet after crossing the Atlantic in 1958. One of the most pneumatic blonde bombshells, June fought to prove herself as more than just another pin-up – and in an echo of Marilyn’s romance with Joe DiMaggio, she also married (and divorced) a famous athlete. During a lengthy, unconventional career – as recounted in her lively memoir, Hollywood or Bust! – she reinvented herself as a stage diva, cable TV broadcaster, and fitness guru.
You can read my tribute to June over here.
The Marilyn Report 