We all know Carmen Miranda as the famously exotic lady in the tutti-frutti hat, complete with stacked platform shoes and fabulously ruffled costumes, but she didn’t always have this colourful image. Back in the 1930s she was a lot more understated and looked completely different, take a look, you’ll be surprised!

If you’re not sure what she looked like in her heydey, there’s a great picture of her at the bottom of the page with Abbot and Costello…

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