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What celebrities are being impersonated?

posted 11 years ago by thebennyfordclinic
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I can't figure out who the blonde is suppose to be. The Rose, Diana Ross, Barbara Striesand, then who? The "are you in town for good or for fun" impersonator.

[–] rubalcava1978 11 years ago

Mae West

[–] Beau_Buffet (332) 10 months ago

Does somebody have a better answer than this?

Mae West had her hair shorter than this most of the time, and when they were long they were curly.

Also, the hat seems like a huge part of the costume, and it's not something that Mae West would wear (I think).

Here she is : https://i.imgur.com/u7XfD2g.jpg

[–] wylierichardson-966-922691 10 years ago

It's common knowledge that the title character was inspired by the late Janis Joplin.

[–] bmovieexpert 9 years ago

Actually the blonde is supposed to be Bette Davis's character from the movie Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? She sings the same song from the movie

[–] Pmdmnym 9 years ago

Yes, the first blonde is but the last one, the tall one, is Mae West.