10 things you never knew about Jayne Mansfield

The actress knew 5 languages. They were English, French, Spanish, German, and Italian. Jayne was fluent in them and never confused the languages with one another. It’s believed her IQ was 163.

Mansfield had almost 30 beauty pageant titles. She turned down some of them not to spoil her reputation. The titles included Miss Photoflash, Miss Magnesium Lamp, Miss Fire Prevention Week, Gas Station Queen, Miss Analgesin, Cherry Blossom Queen, Miss Third Platoon, Miss Blues Bonnet of Austin, Miss Direct Mail, Miss Electric Switch, Miss Fill-er-up, Miss Negligee, Nylon Sweater Queen, Miss One for the Road, Miss Freeway, Hot Dog Ambassador, Miss Geiger Counter, Best Dressed Woman of Theater, Miss 100% Pure Maple Syrup, Miss July Fourth, Miss Texas Tomato, Miss Standard Foods, Miss Orchid, Miss Potato Soup, Miss Lobster, Miss United Dairies, Miss Chihuahua Show, and Miss Roquefort Cheese.

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Jayne got undressed for Playboy magazine. The public was so outraged, police even arrested the founder of the magazine, Hugh Hefner, for the first and only time.

Jayne’s rivalry with fellow sex-symbol Marilyn Monroe fuelled Mansfield’s career. Studious often typecast both women into roles as ditzy blondes with voluptuous bodies.

During those times, a lot of women dyed their hair platinum blonde. Jayne was not an exception, she was naturally brunette.

Jayne was sure about her future success since her childhood. Shirley Temple was her main source of inspiration.

The actress received a Theatre World Award for “Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?” Jayne Mansfield won a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer in 1957. On February 8, 1960, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to motion pictures.

Jayne was married and divorced 3 times. She had 5 children. Mansfield took her professional name from her first husband. It’s believed that Jayne was intimately involved with numerous men, including Robert and John F. Kennedy.

Mariska Hargitay is Jayne Mansfield’s daughter. She is an actress who is famous for her role as Olivia Benson in “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”.

Jayne Mansfield, 3 of her children, her attorney Sam Brody, and their driver Ronnie Harrison were in a 1966 Buick Electra 225 that crashed at high speed into the rear of a tractor-trailer. The three adults in the front seat died instantly, the children survived with minor injuries.