My name is Bernadette but nobody calls me
that unless I'm getting carded or pulled over.
All my friends call me Bernie.
I live in San Diego and love the slower pace,
the sun and beach breezes on my skin.
I bop all over town looking in
thrift stores and antique malls trying to find the next
perfect dress or accessory or maybe an old magazine
with pin-ups and glamour pictures to study the hair, the make-up.
I've studied vintage glamour make-up & hair for years
and even and got my cosmetology license.
I never thought of myself as a pin-up until
I was doing hair, wardrobe & make-up on a photo shoot
for a pin up website
and was suggested that I try a night in front
of the camera and boy,
I've hardly had a chance to do make-up for the
wonderful models that I've come to know
and work with because I'm doing
modeling myself.
Now here I am as a pin-up model.
I'm not tall (only 5.2) and I've got a
womanly shape on a petite body but hey!
they boys seem to like it! I love to
do little dances around the house while
I'm playing my rockabilly music.
I love everything that has style but love the 50's the most.
Some of the people who inspire me are
Lana Landis, Jean Harlow, Bettie Page, Bettie Davis,
Nancy of Glamourlux, oh i could go on &on...
It gives me pleasure to know that men & women
are fascinated while looking at my pin ups.
I'm having lots of fun and I guess it shows.
***Pictures....Bernie Dexter is wearing our accessories in all photos! Photos by Levi Dexter.
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