Dita was ranked #87 in Maxim's Hot 100 Women 2008. (edit) Dita upset PETA by admitting her love of the French delicacy foie gras, which is the engorged liver of ducks and geese. PETA is upset about this because the process of preparing this is very cruel for the animals, which consists of force-feeding the birds pipes that are shoved down their throats every day and pumping up to four pounds of grain and fat into their stomachs. (edit) Dita sued Erotica Limited in 2008 after the British company failed to pay her the full amount for two shows she performed at the Erotica Trade Show in November 2007, only paying her half. She's also claimed that the company used her name and image to promote the 2008 event. The lawsuit was settled in the end of March of 2008, and Dita was payed her full amount. (edit) Dita was European entrepreneur Richard Lugner's special guest to Austria's 2008 Opera Ball. Lugner, who brings a different female celebrity as his special guest every year, admits it was his daughter who convinced him to bring Dita, after she attended a Marilyn Manson concert. (edit) In 2008, Dita sued Cynthia Butler, a dominatrix in Los Angeles, because she stole half of the rights to Dita’s 2001 movie Slick City, which was made with producer Bob Zahurak. Butler attempted to take her share of the film’s profit when she took over Zahurak’s company following his death. (edit) Dita posed nude on t-shirts designed by Marc Jacobs in 2006 to raise money for skin cancer research. (edit) Dita started the "neo-burlesque movement" in the 1990s. (edit) Dita credits striptease artist Lili St. Cyr as one of her inspirations, paying homage to her by performing a re-creation of St. Cyr's bubble bath routine. (edit) In October 2007, Dita starred in an advertising campaign for PETA, promoting spaying and neutering pets. (edit) Dita became the first celebrity to be on the cover of Frederick’s Of Hollywood’s catalog, being part of the lingerie store’s 2007 holiday ad campaign, Holiday Pin-Up Parade. (edit) Dita, trained in ballet, incorporates the dance into her burlesque shows, frequently performing en pointe. (edit) Dita was featured in People magazine's 2007 Most Beautiful People issue, in the "Curves Rule" portion. (edit) Dita is a spokesmodel for MAC Comestics. (edit) Dita collects vintage china, mostly tea sets and eggcups. (edit) Dita won the award for Best Female Performance in The Death of Salvador Dali at the 2006 Beverly Hills Film Festival. (edit) Dita seperated from rocker husband Marilyn Manson on Christmas Eve 2006 and filed for divorce December 29, 2006, stating irreconcilable differences for the split. (edit) Dita has been in Playboy 17 times. (edit) Dita says that Betty Grable is her favorite actress. (edit) Dita is a trained costume designer, having studied historical costuming in college. (edit) Dita is admired by fans of burlesque and pin-up art for her resemblence to pin-up queen Bettie Page. (edit) When Dita posed for Playboy in the December 2002 issue, she was photographed by her then-future husband Marilyn Manson. (edit) Dita has two cats and two dogs. (edit) Dita has done ballet since the age of five. (edit) Dita dyes her own hair using Revlon 10 minute dye. (edit) Dita says her apperence in Playboy is what got her fathers respect. (edit) Dita first worked at a strip club when she was 19. (edit) Dita worked at a lingeria store when she was 15. There is where she bought her first corset. (edit) Dita has two sisters. (edit) Dita wrote a book called, "Burlesque and the Art of the Teese." (edit) Dita appears in the music video for the Green Day song Redundant. (edit) Dita is naturally blonde. (edit) Vanity Fair referred to Dita as a "a Burlesque Superheroine." (edit) Dita's waist can be pulled to 16½ inches in a corset. (edit) Dita drives a 1939 Chrysler New Yorker and a 1965 Jaguar S-type. (edit) Dita often gets compared to famous burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee. Besides their careers in burlesque, the two dancers also share a love of haute corture fashions. (edit) Dita is thanked at the end of the 2003 movie "Charlie's Angel: Full Throttle" because she helped train the Angels for their burlesque dance, which featured the Pussycat Dolls. (edit) Dita named herself after Dita Parlo. (edit) Dita's measurements are 32C-22-33. (edit) Dita was born on the same day as Gwyneth Paltrow. (edit) Dita has the same birthday as Hilary Duff, Moon Unit Zappa and Mira Sorvino. (edit) Dita's dress size is 0 (US). (edit) Dita was married to Marilyn Manson, on November 28, 2005. (edit) Dita's height is 5'3", and she weighs 105 pounds. (edit) Dita has been featured in Playboy magazine in 1999, 2001 and 2002. (edit)

Dita: (on the best thing about her divorce from Marilyn Manson) There's a long list of things. I am happy to have the drugs out of my life. I took my engagement diamond and had it transformed at Christian Dior in Paris into a beautiful ring. It's nice; it's big. I feel like I suffered greatly for that diamond, and it needed to be reborn into something better. (edit) Dita: I don't think the word "stripper" is a bad word. I was a failed ballerina, so I found a way to satisfy my dreams and to be a performer. (edit) Dita: The British are really quite kinky. I love being in London because it has a great heritage of burlesque. They were the first girls to wear fishnet tights and lift their skirts and, by all accounts, they were very sexy in their G-strings. (edit) Dita: I had a cat as a child and it had seven or eight kittens so I understood from a young age that it mattered to me where these babies went. You have to be responsible not just for your pet but for any animals your pet will produce, so I've always spayed and neutered my pets. (edit) Dita: (on working with PETA but not giving up wearing fur) PETA's totally aware of me. I'm not working with PETA to tell people to be vegetarians or to stop wearing fur. I am there to strictly speak about spaying and neutering your pets. (edit) Dita: I love playing the part of the damsel in distress. (edit) Dita: (on being part of Frederick’s of Hollywood’s 2007 holiday ad campaign) As a longtime fan of the history of the Frederick's brand, it's a great honor to be chosen to represent the company by appearing as the star of the 2007 Holiday Pin-Up Parade. Frederick's of Hollywood has been giving women the accoutrements they desire to bring glamour and sensuality into their lives by offering a wide selection of both the elegant and the risqué since 1946. I'm proud to be the face of such a legendary institution of lingerie. (edit) Dita: (about what she wants in a relationship) There are lots of things that I would not like in my next relationship. But I would like to be with someone who is maybe a little bit more even-tempered, or someone with good manners. Maybe not someone who is 'nice' - that isn't really the word - but someone who says please and thank you, is even-tempered and doesn't break all the windows in the house. That would be cool. (edit) Dita: (on ballet dancing) By 15 I was as good as I’d ever be. (edit) Dita: (on ex-husband Marilyn Manson) He's been very vocal about his depression and drug use... I tried to get him help and he chose not to change his lifestyle and not to get better. I think he decided to surround himself with people who want to live that lifestyle as well. (edit) Dita: (on what she wears when relaxing) My casual look consists of maybe a pair of ballet flats, a little feminine, cap-sleeved T-shirt, and a ‘50s-style cotton skirt with a pretty print on it or something. To me, that’s casual and comfortable. (edit) Dita: In 1990, when I was 18 or 19, I worked in the LA rave scene as a go-go dancer. I was very well-known as a performance artist and go-go dancer, and always retro-styled. I was also working in a lingerie store and as a ballet dancer, and I thought, ‘Why not try stripping?’ So I walked into a strip club one time and I thought, ‘Oh, this would be fun’, because I was always up for adventure. (edit) Dita: When I was little, I remember watching Jayne Mansfield in The Girl Can’t Help It and making a promise when I grew up I was going to have curves like that: the clinched-in waist, the big bust, and those ample hips that just popped off the screen. I’ve never made a secret about having my breasts done. It’s something I’m proud of. The message I want to get out is that anyone can do this. Honestly, without my bag of tricks, I am pretty ordinary – it’s just that I have a pretty nice bag of tricks. (edit) Dita: (on her marriage to Marilyn Manson) We were completely monogamous. I think people thought we were free and open, but we really believed in commitment, tradition, and our vows. But sometimes people change their ideas, I suppose. (edit) Dita: (on the reason she split with Marilyn Manson) Let's say it must have been something pretty bad! (edit) Dita: I really want to be alone for a while after leaving a marriage. (edit) Dita: I'm really a small town girl from Michigan who has a good laugh that being a fancy-pants stripper got me here! (edit) Dita: I advocate glamour. Every day. Every minute. (edit) Dita: Some people say what I do isn't very liberating. I say it's pretty liberating to get $20,000 for 10 minutes work. (edit) Dita: (on getting married again after divorcing Marilyn Manson) I definitely hope to marry again. I believe in that kind of commitment. And I saw some stunning wedding dresses in Paris. (edit) Dita: The one time I hired a stylist, they picked up a pair of my 1940s shoes and said, "These would look really cute with jeans." I immediately said, 'You’re out of here.' (edit) Dita: No one has seen me out at a party having had too much to drink showing my boobs or butt. I'm not that wild kind of girl. (edit) Dita: I hear people who are trying to do burlesque say, 'Well, we won't take our clothes off because that's not classy.' I think that's offensive to stars from the past like Gypsy Rose Lee. Burlesque isn't a style, it's all about stripping. (edit) Dita: (on wearing lingerie) It puts the tease in strip tease. (edit) Dita: I always get billed as 'Dita, internationally known fetish supermodel.' (edit)