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Betty Broadbent ? the Tattooed Venus

This article reviews the exciting life of Betty Broadbent, who decorated her entire body with 365 tattoos in the 1920s, an extremely rare sight at a time when tattoos were much associated with gangsters.  

“I decided to get tattooed. I wanted to be independent and to take care of myself.?

Betty Broadbent, born 1909, was the most famous tattooed attraction of all time. Nicknamed the Tattooed Venus, in 1923 she moved from Orlando, Florida to Atlantic City to take on a baby-sitting job.

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