$50K Treasure Chest

Evelyn West was best known for her large (39½ inch) bust line and publicity stunts. Evelyn is the girl generally credited with making burlesque bust- conscious. Before, she entered the strip tease picture, burlesque movements emphasized a sexy walk with the bumps and grinds. Relatively little importance had been attached to an eye-stopping bosom. Altho typical of the female strippers, mainly for publicity but also a real worry of Breast cancer … She was reported to have insured her breasts for A WHOPPING $50,000 U.S. dollars through Lloyd’s of London which now allowed her the moniker of the “$50K Treasure Chest.”