According to the BBC, "Marilyn Monroe is perhaps Hollywood's most enduring sex symbol".[1] A sex symbol is a celebrity of either sex, typically an actor or actress, musician, supermodel, teen idol, sports star, or even a politician, noted for being widely regarded as sexually attractive. The term was first used in the mid-1950s in relation to the popularity of certain film stars, including Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot, Marlon Brando, and Raquel Welch.[2]