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15 Feb 2020

Babes of Burlesque: 36

LOU LOU D’VIL

From Finland, comes Lou Lou D’Vil who cracks a mean whip to break through the chill of the Arctic Circle. She has toured from Sydney to New Orleans, from Tallinn to Milan, often accompanied by the band Sami Saari & The Teasers to reincarnate the golden age of burlesque and live music. Her hallmark traits: An exotic beauty, blazing eyes and an aura of notoriety as she brings seductive new twists to bump’n’grind burlesque.

At the 2011 London Burlesque Gala, she blew away the crowd with her hard-throbbing Bettie Page tribute.

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LouLou D’Vil wins the 2013 Miss Exotic World and Reigning Queen of Burlesque in the 23rd Annual Miss Exotic World Competition at the 2013 Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender in Las Vegas, Nevada. Introduced by Blanche DeBris.

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Lou Lou’s website is at http://louloudvil.com/

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08 Jun 2019

Babes of Burlesque: 4

ANNA FUR LAXIS

Burlesque dancer, pin-up girl, knife-thrower and illusionist, Great Britain’s Anna Fur Laxis has performed across the globe, in Europe, North America, Australia and Asia. In 2011, she placed first runner-up in both the Milan Burlesque Awards and the Miss Exotic World competition at the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas. Her claim to fame is her jaw-dropping Laxis of Evil axe-throwing act, a twist on the popular “balloon pop” burlesque routine. Here is the act, filmed at Neil “Nez” Kendlall’s Goldust’s Tales From The Crypt Halloween Ball 2011.

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Originally from Leeds, UK, she’s also celebrated for Viva Bettie, her Bettie Page tribute, which she debuted in 2009 at Chaz Royale’s Valentines Varie-Tease in London.

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Her website: http://www.annafurlaxis.com/

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06 Feb 2013

Babes of Burlesque: 37

LOU LOU D’VIL

From Finland, comes Lou Lou D’Vil who cracks a mean whip to break through the chill of the Arctic Circle. She has toured from Sydney to New Orleans, from Tallinn to Milan, often accompanied by the band Sami Saari & The Teasers to reincarnate the golden age of burlesque and live music. Her hallmark traits: An exotic beauty, blazing eyes and an aura of notoriety as she brings seductive new twists to bump’n’grind burlesque.

At the 2011 London Burlesque Gala, she blew away the crowd with her hard-throbbing Bettie Page tribute.

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Just last month, she unveiled another tribute, to Jada, the red-headed fox who was a star at Jack Ruby’s Carousel Club in Dallas.

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Lou Lou’s website is at http://louloudvil.com/

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04 Jan 2013

Babes of Burlesque: 4

ANNA FUR LAXIS

Burlesque dancer, pin-up girl, knife-thrower and illusionist, Great Britain’s Anna Fur Laxis has performed across the globe, in Europe, North America, Australia and Asia. In 2011, she placed first runner-up in both the Milan Burlesque Awards and the Miss Exotic World competition at the Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas. Her claim to fame is her jaw-dropping Laxis of Evil axe-throwing act, a twist on the popular “balloon pop” burlesque routine. Here is the act, filmed at Neil “Nez” Kendlall’s Goldust’s Tales From The Crypt Halloween Ball 2011.

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Originally from Leeds, UK, she’s also celebrated for Viva Bettie, her Bettie Page tribute, which she debuted in 2009 at Chaz Royale’s Valentines Varie-Tease in London.

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Her website: http://www.annafurlaxis.com/

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23 Dec 2012

Go! Girl! Go!–Cincuenta y Tres

No series about hot dancers would be complete without saluting those buxom ladies of burlesque. Here are two of the most iconic performers from the vintage era — Blaze Starr and Bettie Page. Perhaps their gambits seem tame by today’s standards, but back in the day, they were considered hot properties, Blaze earning the nickname “Miss Spontaneous Combustion.”

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Bettie Page was more of a pin-up girl than a dancer, as she modeled for an estimated 20,000 photos, including many bondage poses shot by photographer Irving Klaw. But with her trademark dark bangs, she also appeared in some 50 burlesque films.

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