During a presentation at the Oscars, Marilyn Monroe caught everyone's attention for two reasons: for looking really beautiful and for suffering an incident with her dress.
There are very few days until a new edition of the Oscars takes place. On March 12, many celebrities will be present at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles to celebrate the best of the film industry. One of the great nominees is Ana de Armas, who is competing for an award after stepping into the shoes of Marilyn Monroe.
A star who became an icon of the seventh art, and who only attended the famous awards on one occasion. The truth is that this evening was not what she expected, since she suffered an incident that ended up on everyone's lips.
The only time the star attended the Oscars, it ended up becoming a controversial event. Marilyn Monroe was invited to the event as a presenter since she had had a small cameo in the film by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. At that time, the film received a total of 14 nominations.
In 1951, the year when the Academy Awards were held, the performer was only 25 years old. She had been chosen to go on stage and present the award for Best Sound, a category in which said film was competing. As of today, March 29th also had the presence of many people in the place.
Back then, the event was held at the Pantages Theater and featured Los Angeles Mayor Mogens Skot-Hansen and California Governor Earl Warren. It should be noted that until 1953, the awards ceremony was not broadcast on television. In this way, the audience had to live the experience through speakers.
The actress had chosen a dress by designer Charles LeMaire (Fox's head of costumes), which Valentina Cortese had originally worn in “House on the Hill” a few months earlier. The truth is that her puffy dress full of sequins made her look very elegant and beautiful, but it also gave the celebrity a hard time.
A few minutes before going on stage, Marilyn Monroe noticed that her dress had torn at her side and tearfully insisted not to go on stage. Seeing her desperation and anguish, a seamstress decided to help her and fix her garment in a matter of minutes. After experiencing this stressful moment, the star was able to present the category.
Although she never came to light with her torn dress, this anecdote began to travel through the halls of the place and ended up becoming famous. The truth is that the star shocked everyone with her beauty and showed that she was capable of shining at any time.
