The famous diva Marilyn Monroe, which has become the personification of an entire era, has not been with us for more than half a century. The most popular blonde in the world, who quickly burst into the cinema and won the hearts of a staggering number of admirers around the world, conquered even the heart of the US president, who led a powerful power at that time. However, her name is still on everyone’s lips, it is not forgotten. Her image, style and manner of communication have been imitated before and continue to do so until now.
Today, Marilyn Monroe doubles can be seen at various theme parties or competitions in Europe, America and even Russia. Pop stars copy Marilyn at concerts, in videos, duplicate her most famous outfits at award ceremonies. In the presented material, we will talk about the most popular actress doubles in Russia and the world, about the competitions at which they compete and prove, first of all to each other, which of the imitators is most similar to the sex symbol of the 50s.
Marina Kovalskaya: Marilyn Monroe from Russia
When it comes to the doubles of Marilyn Monroe, I want to recall Marina Kowalska - the most famous "copy" of the cult diva living in Russia. The girl comes from Tula. She closely enough merged with the image of Marilyn, and this applies to everything: the manner of dressing, the style of communication and the makeup used in everyday life. Today, Kowalska is considered one of the most similar women to the film actress, singer and model Monroe in our country. Marina performs vocal shows at various events in the role of a cult sex symbol.
The Russian double of Marilyn Monroe - Marina Kovalskaya - received recognition not only in our country, but also abroad. In 2014, she was awarded the international cinema award, which she received for her best role in the short film "History M". Repeatedly Kovalskaya took part in documentary and feature films of Russian production, which were dedicated to Marilyn Monroe. The girl actively performs in nightclubs, at parties, fashion shows and other special occasions. The highlight of her image is a wide wardrobe of outfits identical to Marilyn dresses, as well as a phenomenal vocal resemblance.
Marilyn Monroe Doubles Competition
The most massive competitions between the doubles of the actress, singer and model Monroe are, of course, in her homeland in the United States. This is not surprising, because the Americans' passion for their idols and pride in them are amazing. It’s enough to recall that millions of admirers of Elvis Presley’s talent come together in Las Vegas in order to enjoy the grandiose show in his honor. By the way, this festival is decorated with thousands of people trying on the image of the king of rock and roll who are really similar to the artist of people who come there from all over the world. The Marilyn Monroe Doubles Competition is being organized in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its peculiarity is that not only girls who actually resemble their idol take part in the action, but also women who are far from Marilyn's ideal proportions. It is worth saying that because of this, many participants are more reminiscent of freaks who dressed up, imitating the image of the diva: overweight, ridiculous wigs and causing makeup. In Russia, a similar competition was held not so long ago in Almaty, Omsk and Moscow.
Celebrity contests in Russia
Marilyn Monroe doubles in Russia are not so numerous in comparison with America. In addition to Marina Kovalskaya, it is difficult to name even a few names. Perhaps one can safely say that there is no one who would position himself in our country as a copycat or an exact "copy" of a diva. But there are a huge number of actresses, singers and socialite who actively exploit the image of Monroe. Among them, Anastasia Zavorotnyuk, who acted as a blonde actress in the New Year's show "Like Two Drops", after which she used her resemblance to the sex symbol of America of the 50s for a long time.
Verdict: "Not Like"
For the magazine Celebrity Trend, Olga Buzova starred in a separate photo shoot, positioning herself as a double of Marilyn Monroe. However, fans of the cult actress and starring in the film "Only Girls in Jazz" could not discern the similarities between them. Socialite Ksenia Sobchak also imitated the image of Monroe, when she played the role of a singer in the series "Mad". According to critics and experts, the reincarnation of Ksenia was completely unsuccessful. Then it was attributed to the lack of acting education at Sobchak.
Hit the bullseye
The most famous doubles of Marilyn Monroe are, of course, actresses and singers copying her image. The greatest success was achieved in the reincarnation of actress Michelle Williams, who played a diva in the film "7 Days and Nights with Marilyn." The girl had to gain seven kilograms to copy the Monroe figure. In addition, she gracefully portrayed the walk, gestures and facial expressions of Marilyn. As a result, Michelle Williams was awarded the Golden Globe Award for her work.
Also, for 30 years, Monroe, an ordinary resident of California (USA) Susan Griffiths, has been successfully imitating Monroe. The American is incredibly similar to the idol of the millions of the 50s. That resemblance became her job. Griffiths admits that he makes good money as a double of Marilyn Monroe. True, to get into the "bullseye" she had to learn a lot. One of these acquired skills was singing.
Less successful in this regard were Madonna, Lady Gaga, Kylie Minogue, Scarlett Johansson, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and other celebrities. They carefully copied the image of the diva for concert numbers, filming clips, photo shoots, trying on recognizable makeup, white dresses, dyeing her hair blond or choosing wigs.
