Life magazine ran a page featuring me and three other girls that was clearly the precursor of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues

I took a job at the pool in order to earn the five cents a day it cost to swim. I counted wet towels. As a bonus, I was allowed to swim during lunchtime.

Marriage to Fernando offered shelter and security, but the shackle was the price I'd pay.

Even though I had a lucrative contract with MGM, I had a husband who was drinking and gambling our money away faster than I could make it.

I was all in gold sequins for Million Dollar Mermaid, 50 feet in the air

By the time I got home at night, my eyes were so chlorinated I saw rings around every light.

Victor Mature was a big man; he had a great swagger. I liked him and I knew we'd be good together on screen.