Jahanara Begum Sahib

            Most people don’t know of hear about Shah Jahan’s kids. His eldest daughter Jahanara Begum Sahib was not the daughter of Mumtaz Mahal but she took over as the First Lady of the Empire when Mumtaz Mahal died. Even though Shah Jahan had three other wives he still made his daughter Jahanara the First Lady of the Empire. Jahanara was only 17 when Mumtaz Mahal died, so she was in charge of the Empire at a very young age. Jahanara was the one known for bringing Shah Jahan out of his depression after his childhood love had died.         

            She was born April 2, 1614 and died on September 16, 1681. She was buried in Nizamuddin Dargah, New Delhi. A lot of people back them were Hindu but not her she was Islamic. After her mother died she had to oversee her brothers’ marriage that Mumtaz Mahal had originally planned but was postponed by her death. Mumtaz died while giving birth to her fourteenth child. Mumtaz Mahal personal fortune was worth 100,000,000 rupees which Shah Jahan gave half to Jahanara and the rest to the rest of his surviving children. Her father took advice from her repeatedly and made her in charge of the Imperial Seal. Shah Jahan was very fond of his daughter so he bestowed her many titles like, Lady of the Age, Lady Emperor, and Princess of Princesses.  Days after her thirtieth birthday she doused her garments in oil and she caught on fire. Until she was all well Shah Jahan was taking care of her himself. After her accident she went on a pilgrimage to Moinuddin Chishti’s shrine in Ajmer. After whole recovery Shah Jahan gave her rare gems and jewelry as gifts. She would now visit Ajmer on frequent bases like her great grandfather before he died.   

             I think that the character trait Jahanara is Initiative she recognized and did what needed to be done before she was asked. She was part of the solution instead of the problem and she contributed to the success of the whole team. 

Twiggy!

Twiggy was born in north London on September 19th, 1949. She was named "The Face of '66" by the Daily Express. In the mid 60's at 16 years of age, Twiggy became internationally known as the world's first supermodel, her photographic modeling success epitomising the age.

Twiggy went on to become a successful actress in film, stage and television, beginning her acting career by starring in Ken Russell's film "The Boyfriend", for which she won two Golden Globe awards; most promising newcomer and best actress in a musical. She has recorded many albums since, encompassing a variety of styles including pop, rock, disco, country and show tunes. Twiggy's successful recordings have earned her two silver discs, two chart albums and hit singles.

Twiggy was a beautiful young women and she is very beautiful now also.  She battled with anorexia and she was bulimic most of her young life. She was all legs and eyelashes as she would call herself. She said, "At sixteen I was a funny, skinny little thing, all eyelashes and legs. And suddenly people told me that i was gorgeous. I thought they had gone mad." Now she is a beautiful women with a very good perspective on life. She didn't go looking for the modeling job it came to her in a salon in England. She was 5'8'' and only weighed 90 lbs at age 16. She was considered healthy For being only 90 lbs.  

Now Twiggy she is the perfect size looks a little more healthier than she did back then. She was married to Michael Whitney and they had a daughter named Carly together, but he unexpectedly did in 1983. Four years later in 1988 she married Leigh Lawson and he adopted her daughter and they are still married to this day. She has been in many movies and she was a judge on Americas Next Top Model.  

Marilyn Monroe

       Marilyn Monroe born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962 was an American actress, model, and singer, who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s and early 1960s.

       After spending much of her childhood in foster homes, Monroe began a career as a model, which led to a film contract in 1946 with Twentieth Century-Fox . Her early film appearances were minor, but her performances in The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve (both 1950), drew attention. By 1952 she had her first leading role in Don't Bother to Knock and 1953 brought a lead in Niagara, a melodramatic film noir that dwelt on her seductiveness. Her "dumb blonde" persona was used to comic effect in subsequent films such as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) and The Seven Year Itch (1955). Limited by typecasting, Monroe studied at the Actors Studio to broaden her range. Her dramatic performance in Bus Stop (1956) was hailed by critics and garnered a Golden Globe nomination. Her production company, Marilyn Monroe Productions, released The Prince and the Showgirl(1957), for which she received a BAFTA Award nomination and won a David di Donatello award. She received a Golden Globe Award for her performance in Some Like It Hot (1959). Monroe's last completed film was The Misfits (1961), co-starring Clark Gable with screenplay by her then-husband, Arthur Miller.

       Marilyn Monroe was known as one of the most beautiful women in history. There is a difference between beautiful then and beautiful now. Now all of the women are skin with no meat at all on their bones. Marilyn wasn't a small person but she wan't huge either. Back when Marilyn was a model; they liked the thicker girls that showed true beauty. I think that that's how it should be now.