Dita Von Teese (born Heather Sweet in Rochester, Michigan on September 28, 1972) is a popular American burlesque artist. She is also engaged to the musician Marilyn Manson.

Fond of wearing elaborate lingerie such as corsets and stockings, she "puts the tease back into striptease" with long, complex dance shows complete with props and characters.

Appeared in Playboy Magazine as Playmate of the Month in years 1999 and 2001.

She is also a leading fetish model and has been likened to a modern day Bettie Page. She also acts, in such movies as Romancing Sara and Matter of Trust, in which she is billed as Heather Sweet.

References and further reading

• Dita Von Teese, Burlesque and the Art of the Teese, Regan Books, 2004. ISBN 0060591676.

External links

• Official site (WARNING: Contains nudity) (http://www.dita.net/)
• Internet Movie Database entry (http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0842258/)