Lindsay Lohan As Nude Marilyn Monroe

Actress Poses In Buff For New York Magazine Recreation Of Famous Monroe Photo Shoot

(AP)  Lindsay Lohan is following in the footsteps of the most famous blond bombshell of them all - Marilyn Monroe.

In the issue of New York magazine on sale Monday, the 21-year-old star of "Mean Girls" and "Freaky Friday" poses nude for photographer Bert Stern in a recreation of one of Monroe's most famous photo shoots, done shortly before she died.

Stern photographed Monroe in 1962 at the Hotel Bel-Air in California, six weeks before she was found dead from an overdose of barbiturates. Those images for Vogue magazine feature Monroe in next to nothing, posing nude with some scarves and jewelry as her accessories and sipping champagne.

Stern recreated those images with Lohan this month, at the same hotel, with Lohan wearing a blond wig and not much else.

In the essay accompanying the photos, Lohan, who admitted to a serious interest in Monroe, said deciding to do the photo shoot was easy.

"I didn't have to put much thought into it. I mean, Bert Stern? Doing a Marilyn shoot? When is that ever going to come up? It's really an honor," she told the magazine.

Lohan described Monroe's suicide as "tragic" and said it, along with the Jan. 22 death of actor Heath Ledger from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs, "are both prime examples of what this industry can do to someone."

The actress, who has been in and out of rehab after two arrests last year on drunken driving and cocaine charges, said she didn't know why the industry wreaked such havoc on some stars, adding, "I sure as hell wouldn't let it happen to me."

Stern told The Associated Press that he found women like Lohan and her tabloid companions Paris Hilton and Britney Spears "interesting."

"They're girls that draw attention to their notoriety and their celebrity through their behavior," he said Monday.

He noted that Monroe and Lohan had similar problems with alcohol but added that - in contrast to the sessions with Monroe - there was no alcohol on the set when he photographed Lohan.

He said he thought the photo shoot would be good for the young actress, giving her the chance to portray herself as a grown-up. He also lauded her for her willingness to do it in the nude.

"I thought she was a natural, not at all squeamish," he said.

A phone message left for Lohan's publicist Leslie Sloane-Zelnik seeking comment Monday was not immediately returned.

[keithle1]

Who cares. Lindsay is nothing. No one will be talking about her 50 years from now. Marilyn is a legend. She is IT. You can''t buy what she had. Lindsay is just another so-called bad girl with moderate acting talent.

[budgirl984]

Marilyn Monroe was actually a size 14. In her time, that was not hefty, that was the norm. The fashion industry has changed the clothing sizes. In our sizes today, she would be considered a size 10/12. Just a little FYI. But Lindsay just looks trashy, period.

[casuababy]

yea, Lindsay is beautiful

[grandmamc]

Give me a break1 M monroe was a movie star, Who does this girl think she is trying to compare herself to Marilyn? She isn''t built like MM nor does she have the softness or femininity of Marilyn, They ALL try to imitate but there was only ONE Marilyn.And by the way, where did we come up with the size 16? she wasn''t a 16 -- no way -- her build was popular for the time period.

[remlap48]

nice ta-tays, but it''s kind of hard to pull off the MM look with a zillion freckles.

[lily1984-2009]

WOW...so sweet,
seems she is famous on a tall dating site~~~~~Tallmingle.com ,there are many hot models.they vote the most beautiful member each month.

funny thing.....

[erasmus6]

"Oh come on... Marilyn wasn''''t all that" posted by johnny_chaos

I agree and Lohan isn''t either.

It is amazing what some people consider talent.

[sweetp3387]

WELL... THEY ARE DEFINATELY FOLLOWING THE SAME PATH. lINDSAY LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. MAYBE EVEN MORE THAN MONROE. THOUGH, i AM NOT VERY FAMILIAR WITH HER BECAUSE SHE IS NOT FROM MY TIME PERIOD, BUT LINDSAY PORTRAYS HER WELL AND SHOULD FEEL HONORED TO HAVE REPRESENTED A WOMAN WITH SUCH TALENT AND BEAUTY. i HOPE SHE GETS HER LIFE ON TRACK BECAUSE SHE HAS ALOT GOING FOR HERSELF AND SHE IS A GREAT ACTRESS.

[killtheliars]

Marilyn was a pretty hefty gal if you look at her photos. Some like that I guess, but Lindsey has a nice little hot body.
What would be really wierd is if she ends up dying soon since that Marilyn photo shoot was the last one she did before she died.

[theroo4]

Marilyn was true beauty!!

[johnny_chaos]

Oh come on... Marilyn wasn''t all that.

[kevzgrl]

Marilyn was the epitome of grace and beauty and charm - to have this sleezie, no-talent, semi-pretty skan-k try to emulate her seems to me to be a huge mistake. Lindsey, stop it - you are not and will never, ever be as gorgeous and talented as Marilyn, not if you live to be 25.....

[jetlizhan]

from what i can see of the mag cover, lohan looks a lot like marilyn did in those days. good for her & i hope she stays clean. about marilyn, my mom met her in 1953 while she was filming ''niagara'' and said she was the most beautiful and gracious lady she''s ever met. they chatted and mom got her autograph and marilyn, as busy and hectic as the day was for her, acted like she had all the time in the world just for my mom. God love her.