Ariel's billowing hair was practically a character unto itself, and for her distinct bangs, the animators found inspiration in supermodel Christie Brinkley. Like Milano, Brinkley was similarly chuffed to learn she played a small part in the character's development. "Both my girls could see a ...
Dating way back to 1930, Betty Boop was a caricature of flappers — young women in the 1920s who wore short skirts, bobbed hair, and loved dancing to jazz. She was baby-faced with a huge head and gigantic eyes that were way out of proportion to the rest of her body, yet the rest ...