Dita Von Teese was born Heather Renée Sweet on September 28, 1972 in Rochester, Michigan, the middle of three daughters.Her mother was a manicurist and her father was a machinist at a company that made graphite.She is of partly Armenian heritage. Von Teese is well known for her fascination with 1940s cinema and classic retro style.Von Teese began her career in a local strip club when she was eighteen. Disappointed with the lack of originality in all the other strippers' acts, Von Teese created a vintage-inspired outfit, with beehive hairstyle and elbow-length gloves coupled with a basque and seamed stockings, piquing the interest of the clientele.
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