The Real Inspiration And Evolution Of The Betty Boop Cartoon

Copy Cats

Throughout the years many have tried to imitate Betty Boop. One such copycat is the Russian model Olya. In 2008, Olya released a series of pictures on the world wide web dressed up and posing as Betty Boop. The old-fashioned looking photos were taken the same year through the Russian studio RetroAtelier, mimicking the animated icon. Somewhere along the way, people began to assume that she was, in fact, Baby Esther, and were reposting her images as “The Real Betty Boop.” Luckily the internet caught on to the truth, and many sites started posting that the woman in this image is NOT Baby Esther.