35 Rare Photos Of Marilyn Monroe Before She Was Famous

March 17th, 2021   |   Updated on December 6th, 2021

With her platinum blonde hair and signature red lipstick, Marilyn Monroe is easily one of the most iconic celebrities of all time, however, only a few know what the actress looked like before she was famous.

Scroll down to meet the sincere Norma Jeane Mortenson before she became Marilyn Monroe.

1. The Future American Actress Marilyn Monroe Smiling As A 10-months Old Baby.

2. A Young Norma Jeane Mortenson With Her Mother, Gladys Baker (1929)

3. Norma Jeane Mortenson At Five Years Old (1931)

4. An Adolescent Norma Jeane Mortenson Staying At Her Aunt Ana’s Place.

5. Norma Jeane Mortenson At 14 Years Old.

6. A Teenaged Norma Jeane Mortenson (Center) At An Outdoor Fete With A Group Of Friends

7. A Teenaged Norma Jeane Mortenson (Center) And Her Friends In A Rowboat (1941)

8. Norma Jeane Mortenson At The Zoo, With A Hornbill On Her Arm (1941)

9. Young Norma Jeane Mortenson Plays With Penguins At The Zoo (1941)

10. Norma Jeane Mortenson As A 15-year-old Beauty Queen. This Would Be Her Last Year As A Single Woman

11. At The Age Of 16, Norma Jeane Mortenson Married James Dougherty

12. Norma Jeane Dougherty, Bridal Portrait, Age 16

13. Newlywed Norma Jeane Dougherty Goes Out For Chinese Food With Her Family

14. Norma Jeane Mortenson With Her Husband, James Dougherty.

15. James Dougherty, Now A Merchant Marine, Poses With His Wife Outside Of Boot Camp.

16. Norma Jeane Dougherty Working At The Radioplane Munitions Factory.

17. He Took This Photo Of Her Working At Her Post. It Was The First Modelling Job Of Her Life (1945)

18. Shortly After Her Photoshoot In The Factory, She Quit Her Job And Tried Modelling Full Time

19. One Of Her First Modeling Shots

20. Early Portrait Of Norma Joane

21. Norma Jeane Posing In The Gardens Of The Ambassador Hotel Holding The Blue Book Models Life Ring

22. An Early Blue Book Modeling Agency Picture Of Marilyn Monroe In A White Bikini

23. Norma Jean Began At The Beginning Of Her Modeling Career

24. Skiing Down A Sand Dune At A Photoshoot

25. Posing During A Blue Book Modeling Shoot

26. Norma Jeane Dougherty Gets Intimately Close To Another Model To Film An Ad For Hair Products.

27. Norma Jeane Becomes A “Sweater Girl.”

28. The Blue Book Modelling Years

29. Norma Jeane Sitting With Her Legs Out, Wearing Bikini

30. Norma Jeane At The Pool

31. Norma Jeane Poses In A Swimsuit

32. A Young Marilyn Monroe Is A Picture Of Joy In A White One-piece Bathing Suit

33. Posing For A Postcard By The Sea

34. The Romantic Negative Of Norma Jeane

35. Norma Jeane With Yellow Skirt

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