Article: Do gentlemen prefer blondes?; Forty years on from Marilyn Monroe's death, we got LUCILLE HOWE to dress up as her heroine and go to a convention in honour of the ultimate blonde bombshell to find out if diamonds are still a girl's best friend...(M on Tuesday)

Byline: LUCILLE HOWE

Getting ready to go out usually takes me about an hour - a quick shower, a struggle with the straightening tongs and a bit of slap.

However, tonight, Matthew, I'm going to be... Marilyn Monroe. And that takes a great deal more effort.

My transformation is for a 40th anniversary event where Marilyn lovers and lookalikes get together to celebrate the platinum blonde one.

Held at a swanky Belgravia mansion by a company called Synergy, the tickets have sold like hot cakes over the internet and more than 200 people are ...

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