14 DAY TRIAL // The influence “pneumatic babe” Pamela Anderson, or her image, had on many things (with glamour magazines at the top of the list) is incontestable. However, many argue, it was not so much her doing, as it was the fact that she looked in a certain way and, what’s more important, that she was willing to pose in certain ways. Then again, if one were to ask Pamela, the world’s perspective on her has changed and she’s now seen as art.
As some of you may know, Pamela is now the unlikely (and quirky-messy) muse of fashion designer Vivienne Westwood. As such, she is featured in all the promo shots for the spring collection and it is precisely this, Pamela says, what got people thinking twice about how they regard her.
According to the model and occasional actress, she is no longer seen as indecent and inappropriate since, because of the latest photoshoot, but also due to the fact that she has grown up enough to move away from her past image, she is now art. “Today I am art.” Anderson said in a recent interview, adding, “I have an eclectic group of friends. I like people who can feed your soul.”
Of course, Pamela Anderson is not the only one to label herself art with apparently no foundation for doing so. A while back, back in her heyday, Paris Hilton went through a similar phase, when she said that she was the ultimate “American princess,” likening herself to Princess Diana and Marilyn Monroe. Admittedly, Paris’ statement managed to cause more stir than Pamela’s.
“There’s nobody in the world like me. I think every decade has an iconic blonde - like Marilyn Monroe or Princess Diana - and, right now, I’m that icon. I’m stuck in the myth, baby. I’m a brand, an entertainer. The brand Paris Hilton is like a fantasy life. I think people think of me as like an American princess fantasy. I want to be an icon.” Paris told the media in December 2006.