“Madonna is the only modern celebrity who is truly a style icon. Who else has the audacity to dress like her these days? She really influenced how I wanted to look when I was growing up, and made me realize that I didn’t have to look like a blond beach bunny or a Playboy model.”

—  Dita Von Teese

Praising Madonna for inspiring her to be an individual http://www.contactmusic.com/news/von-teese-madonna-inspired-me-to-be-individual_1037902 (18 July 2007).

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