Photos: Marilyn Monroe vs. Kate Upton
Photographic look at two of America’s favorite bombshells. Beware: Dangerous curves ahead.
Kate Upton in Sports Illustrated's 2012 swimsuit issue
In this image released by Sports Illustrated on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, model Kate Upton is shown in a photo from the "Sports Illustrated 2012 Swimsuit Issue." Upton also graces the cover of the double issue now on sale at newsstands, tablet, mobile and at SI.com/Swimsuit. (AP Photo/Walter Iooss Jr. for Sports Illustrated) NORTH AMERICA USE ONLY UNTIL MARCH 2, 2012. MANDATORY CREDIT: WALTER IOOSS JR/SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
Kate Upton at Express Runway Show
Supermodel Kate Upton hosts EXPRESS Runway Show in South Beach. (PRNewsFoto/EXPRESS, Inc.)
Marilyn Monroe in 1962
Foto de 1962 suministrada por la casa rematadora Freeman, en Filadelfia, de un portafolio de 10 fotos de la actriz Marilyn Monroe que será rematado el martes, 10 de septiembre del 2013. (Foto AP/Freeman’s, Bert Stern)
Kate Upton at "The Other Woman" premiere
U.S actress Kate Upton arrives for the UK premiere of The Other Woman at a central London cinema, London, Wednesday April 2, 2014. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP)
Marilyn Monroe in 1954
FILE--Marilyn Monroe is seen in a 1954 file photo. A state appeals court Tuesday, Dec. 17, 1996, rejected an attempt to auction off some of Monroe's personal papers, including a love letter from husband Joe DiMaggio. The court ruled Tuesday that the seller did not legally own the papers in question. (AP Photo/File)
Monroe with Tony Curtis
Handout photo of Marilyn Monroe, left, and Tony Curtis courtsey United Artists.
Kate Upton at White House Correspondents Association Dinner
Model Kate Upton arrives at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday, April 28, 2012 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Kate Upton at SI swimsuit edition launch party
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition cover model Kate Upton celebrates at the magazine's launch party in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
Marilyn Monroe, photographed by Milton H. Greene
En esta imagen proporcionada por la rematadora Profiles in History el 9 de julio del 2013, un retrato de 1955 de Marilyn Monroe tomado por el fotógrafo de moda y celebridades Milton H. Greene. 3.700 negativos y transparencias de fotografÃas inéditas que Greene tomó de Monroe, más otras miles de otros artistas, se subastarán a fines de mes con todo y derechos de autor. (AP Foto/Milton H. Greene)
Kate Upton at Cannes
Model Kate Upton arrives for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 65th Cannes film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short)
Marilyn Monroe and husband Arthur Miller in 1956
FILE - In this July 14, 1956 file photo, Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe and her husband, playwright Arthur Miller, arrive from New York at London airport, England. Monroe is in Britain to work on a movie. In late 2012, the FBI has released a new version of files it kept on Monroe that reveal the names of some of her acquaintances who had drawn concern from government officials and members of her entourage over their suspected ties to communism. (AP Photo, File)
Marilyn Monroe, photographed by Len Steckler in 1961
Marilyn Monroe as captured by photographer Len Steckler December 1961. (PRNewsFoto/Eagle National Mint)
Kate Upton at SI swimsuit edition launch party
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition cover model Kate Upton poses at the magazine's launch party in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
Marilyn Monroe on the set of "The Seven Year Itch"
An exact touring copy of this dress that Marilyn Monroe wore in the film THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH sold for $60,000.00 -- ten times its original estimated auction sale price. (Photo: Business Wire)
Kate Upton at SI's swimsuit edition launch party
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition cover model Kate Upton poses at the magazine's launch party in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)
Marilyn Monroe, photographed by Richard Avedon in 1957
In this photo released by Christie's auction house, actress Marilyn Monroe poses for photographer Richard Avedon in 1957. The photo is among more than 100 Monroe images being offered for sale in three sessions on Dec. 16-17 at Christie's auction house. They are expected to bring from $811,000 to $1.1 million. (AP Photo/Christie's, Richard Avedon)**NO SALES**
Kate Upton, Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann
From Left, actresses Kate Upton, Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann pose for photographers as they arrive for the gala screening of The Other Woman in London, Wednesday April 2, 2014. (Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision/AP)
Marilyn Monroe in 1949, photographed by Andre De Dienes
In this photo released by Christie's auction house, actress Marilyn Monroe is photographed on a Long Island, N.Y. beach by photographer Andre De Dienes in 1949. The photo is among more than 100 Monroe images being offered for sale in three sessions on Dec. 16-17 at Christie's auction house. They are expected to bring from $811,000 to $1.1 million.(AP Photo/Christie's, Andre De Dienes)**NO SALES**
Kate Upton at gala screening of "The Other Woman"
U.S. actress Kate Upton poses for photographers as she arrives for the gala screening of The Other Woman in London, Wednesday April 2, 2014. (Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision/AP)
Marilyn Monroe in Playboy, December 1953
Marilyn Monroe graced the cover and centerfold of the first edition of Playboy magazine in Dec. 1953. The curves of Playboy centerfold models have gradually flattened over the last 50 years, giving way to a more androgynous look, European researchers suggest. (AP Photo/HO, Playboy, Inc.) NOVEMBER 29, 2003 D2 Photo by The Associated Press: A then-little-known Marilyn Monroe graced the revolutionary magazine's first cover, in December 1953.