Diana - anniversary media saturation
Discussion
Yipper said:
Di was, unquestionably, the world's most famous woman of the 20th century. She was wall-to-wall around the world, and appealed to young and old, for ~15 years.
Monroe was very Western-centric and shortlived. Theresa was too geeky for most people (sadly). Thatcher was mostly for older folks. Madonna was mostly for younger people.
http://www.biographyonline.net/people/famous/100-w...
The most famous today would probably be someone like Hillary Clinton or Kim Kardashian.
As we're questioning it, the first statement is patently false Monroe was very Western-centric and shortlived. Theresa was too geeky for most people (sadly). Thatcher was mostly for older folks. Madonna was mostly for younger people.
http://www.biographyonline.net/people/famous/100-w...
The most famous today would probably be someone like Hillary Clinton or Kim Kardashian.
You mention Western perspectives and then think Clinton or the Kardashians are top dogs now
Googling now is not a good proxy for fame in 1996... Her death predates it
Anyway, I went round the world and asked everyone's view and the actual answer was Bella Emberg.
Has Lewis Hamilton turned to floral art?
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/news.sky.com/story/am...
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/news.sky.com/story/am...
Edited by BlackLabel on Wednesday 13th September 12:58
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