Marilyn or Jayne - who was smarter?
The emphasis on these two ladies' physical appearance dominates the conversation an overwhelming amount of the time with "who was hotter/sexier" threads and polls, but its usually overlooked that both women possessed phenomenal intelligence. Both had fantastic public relations instincts that brought them about as far as fame could take beautiful women at the time, even if that meant being smart enough to suggest brainlessness in the process. I don't think I've ever seen a thread which asks about these two ladies' minds. So which blonde bombshell got a better share in the brain department?
My personal pick would have to be Jayne. And I say this not because this is a Mansfield forum, but because, while Marilyn's form of intelligence seemed to be all "street smarts," Jayne actually did possess an IQ of 163 (in all fairness I actually don't know what MM's IQ was - if anyone knows don't hesitate to correct me if it was higher).
Its actually pretty remarkable to read some of her old interviews to get a sense of how ambitious she really was. She had a 3-5 Step plan to become America's pinup girl, her becoming a sex symbol for men only the first step in the plan, ironically (she also wanted to win over the Intellectuals, the Women, and the Families if I remember correctly). And then there was that appearance she had on the Ed Sullivan Show, where she randomly pulled out a violin and started playing like an experienced professional musician. Anyone will tell you that it takes years to get even remotely skilled with that instrument, its easily one of the hardest ones to play. Wow. Just wow, lol.
But what do you all think?