Monroe sings the song surrounded by well-dressed men.

"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" is a song perhaps most famously performed by Marilyn Monroe in the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. In a later scene, Jane Russell, who played opposite of Monroe, sang "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" in court. Monroe's rendition of the song has been considered an iconic performance and since been copied by other blonde bombshells ranging from Madonna to Anna Nicole Smith. The song was also featured in 2001 film Moulin Rouge!, sung by Nicole Kidman. Image File history File links Gentlemen_Prefer_Blondes_Movie_Trailer_Screenshot_(36). ... Image File history File links Gentlemen_Prefer_Blondes_Movie_Trailer_Screenshot_(36). ... Marilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an iconic American actress, singer and model. ... Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a novel written by Anita Loos that was published in 1925, a Broadway play produced in 1926, a Broadway musical produced in 1949, which Loos also wrote the book for, and two motion pictures. ... Jane Russell in 1943. ... The term bombshell is a forerunner to the sex symbol and originally used to describe popular female sex icons. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Anna Nicole Smith (born November 28, 1967) is an American actress and model who first gained popularity as Playboy magazines 1993 Playmate of the Year. ... Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 Academy Award winning musical film directed by Baz Luhrmann. ... Nicole Mary Kidman, AC (born June 20, 1967) is an Academy Award-winning actress, and one of Hollywoods leading actresses. ...

"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" was introduced by Carol Channing in the original Broadway production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, which was written by Jule Styne (who also wrote the scores for such famed Broadway musicals as Funny Girl and Gypsy) and Leo Robin. Carol Channing photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1956 Carol Channing (born on January 31, 1921 in Seattle, Washington) is an American actress whose career was built largely on two roles, Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Dolly Gallagher Levi in Hello Dolly!. She is easily recognized by her distinctive... This article is about the street in New York City. ... Jule Styne (December 31, 1905 – September 20, 1994) was a British born United States songwriter. ... Funny Girl is a 1964 semi-biographical musical that tells the story of Broadway star Fanny Brice. ... Gypsy: A Musical Fable is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. ... Leo Robin (April 6, 1900 - December 29, 1984) was an American composer and songwriter. ...

Other noteworthy versions of the song include Emmylou Harris' 1983 country/rock version. Emmylou Harris on the cover of her collection Profile Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is a country music singer-songwriter and musician from Birmingham, Alabama, USA. // Early years Harris graduated from high school as class valedictorian and won a drama scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...