Showgirl

A showgirl is a dancer or performer in a stage entertainment show. Showgirl is also often used as a term for a promotional model in trade fairs and car shows, etc. The latin(spanish) term for showgirl is vedette.

Notable women who have worked as showgirls

• Marilyn Monroe, all American Golden Girl, actress, singer and model as well as a pop and cultural icon as well as an eminent American sex symbol from the 20th century.
• Kelly Key a Brazilian Singer & carnival star.
• Andrea Ghidone, Uruguayan Dancer, Actress and Model.
• Adabel Guerrero, Argentine Pole dancer and cabaret star.
• Tina Ferreira, A Afro-Uruguayan carnival dancer & vedette.
• Vanessa L. Williams, Actress, Singer and theater Dancer.
• Susana Giménez, Argentine ex-Vedette and TV Hostess
• Moria Casán, Argentine ex-Vedette and TV Hostess
• Dita Von Teese, American Golden girl and live show Entertainer.
• Kylie Minogue, Australian singer-songwriter and actress.
• Pussycat Dolls American girl group and dance ensemble founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 as a burlesque troupe based in Los Angeles.
  • Carmen Electra
  • Carmit Bachar
  • Nicole Scherzinger
  • Kimberly Wyatt
  • Robin Antin
  • Jamie Lee Ruiz
• Holly Madison
• Mara Carfagna
• Maria Ford
• Christine Keeler
• Barbara Blakely Marx
• Valerie Perrine
• Dorothy Kloss
• Pamela Anderson
• Jenna Jameson
• Bobby Gentry
• Cassandra Peterson

Revues which use showgirls in their productions

• Calypso Cabaret (Bangkok, Thailand)
• Folies Bergère (Paris, Las Vegas)
• Folies du Lac (Paris)
• Jubilee! Bally's (Las Vegas)
• La Nouvelle Eve (Paris)
• Lido de Paris (Paris)
• Lido de Paris Las Vegas
• Moulin Rouge (Paris)
• Paradis Latin (Paris)
• Roderick Palazuelos 'Platinum Stars' (México)
• Splash (Riviera, Las Vegas) (Frank Marino Show - La Cage)
• The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies (Palm Springs, California; unique in that the chorus line is of showgirls in their 50s, 60s and 70s)
• The Francis Show (Transvestite Show) (México)
• Tihany Spectacular Circus (Brazil-México)
• Tropicana Club (Havana, Cuba)
• Cabaret Red Light (Philadelphia, USA)

Showgirls in popular culture

• The Gold Diggers films, including The Gold Diggers (silent, 1923), Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929), Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933), Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935), Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936), and Gold Diggers in Paris (1938)
• The Golddiggers, a troupe that performed on the Dean Martin Show beginning in 1968.
• Showgirls: A 1995 movie directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Elizabeth Berkley
• Vega$: A television detective show which was set in Las Vegas made regular use of showgirls as extras.
• Kylie Minogue was inspired by different types of showgirls and named and styled her greatest hits tours after them. Showgirl themes can be seen at many corners through Minogue's entire career.
• Several showgirl cars are seen at the Dinoco booth during the animated film Cars.
• The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries have many primary materials relating to showgirls, some of which is included in Showgirls a digital collection featuring a visual history of Las Vegas entertainment and focusing specifically on the iconic Las Vegas showgirl.
• Rachel Phelps (Margaret Whitton) in the Major League movies is a former showgirl.