Kim Kardashian given a lock of Marilyn Monroe's hair by Ripley's
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was presented with a lock of Marilyn Monroe’s hair by officials with Ripley’s Believe It or Not! ahead of donning the Jean Louis gown Monroe wore to President John F. Kennedy’s birthday bash in 1962 – where she famously sang Happy Birthday to him – to the on Monday.
The 41-year-old socialite’s jaws dropped in a clip published by Ripley’s on Instagram on Tuesday, as a museum official presented her with the historical memento, which was protected in a circular metallic container.
‘Oh, my God, I’m literally going to do some crazy voodoo s*** [to] channel her,’ Kardashian said upon receiving the treasure. ‘This is so special to me – thank you so much, this is so cool. Wow, this is sleeping with me every night.’
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The latest: Kim Kardashian, 41, was presented with a lock of Marilyn Monroe’s hair by officials with Ripley’s Believe It or Not! ahead of donning the Jean Louis gown Monroe once wore to the Met Gala on Monday
In the clip at Ripley’s, Kardashian had her dark locks sleekly pulled back into a bun while donning a grey tank top, a necklace and jeans.
Kardashian, who was accompanied to the event by boyfriend Pete Davidson, donned the historic garment – which has more than 2,500 handstitched crystals – upon her entrance to the luxe event at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, where the theme was Gilded Glamour. She later changed into a replica gown.
‘I think we can all say that [Kim] looks beautiful in the dress,’ Ripley’s vice president of publishing and licensing Amanda Joiner told Tuesday. ‘Obviously, we feel that Marilyn Monroe was such an icon of her time, and we feel that Kim Kardashian really is the fashion icon of today.’
Joiner told the outlet that the company – which paid $4.6 million for the gown in 2016 – was happy to collaborate with Kardashian for the annual pop culture event.
The lock of hair presented to Kim was protected in a circular metallic container
In the clip at Ripley’s, Kardashian had her dark locks sleekly pulled back into a bun while donning a grey tank top, a necklace and jeans
The reality star couldn’t contain her excitement as she was presented with the one-of-a-kind gift
‘We really appreciated her partnership and felt that she was a great partner with Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for locksmith toronto west end us to be able to retell the Marilyn Monroe story to a new generation,‘ Joiner told the outlet. ‘We have 25,000 exhibits in Ripley’s, and when we’re working with partners, we want to show them our quirky side as well – and so that was the gift that we chose to give to her.
‘We strongly feel this dress is the most famous item of clothing from the 20th century culture. And we really felt that Kim bein