Marilyn Monroe auction features star's make-up and gowns on 100th birthday

Born Norma Jeane Mortenson, Monroe grew up in foster homes and was discovered by an army photographer while working in an aircraft factory during World War Two. She starred in a number of hits, including Some Like It Hot and Niagara, before her death from an overdose in 1962. The Julien's auction contains several items Monroe "personally owned, touched, and used, including pieces from her last residence in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California", the company said. The most expensive item is Monroe's gold-toned 1950s cylindrical minaudiere purse carrying her tiny hair comb, a tube of lipstick, eight Philip Morris cigarettes and 1940s dimes. As of Thursday morning, the highest bid on the item was $70,000.Julien's AuctionsOne of the most intimate items in the collection is Monroe's 1950s brassiere that the auction company said had "yellowed due to age" and was inherited by Monroe's acting coach Paula Strasberg. The undergarment, which was estimated to be worth $1,000, had 15 bids, with the highest at $7,000. The auction also features several of Monroe's personal make-up products, including lipsticks, blush and eyeliner pencil, which the auction company noted has continued to captivate people on TikTok hoping to recreate Monroe's look. Julien's AuctionsThere were dozens of bids on never-before-published images from Monroe's photoshoots over the years, signed by the famous photographers who took the pictures, including Allan Grant and Milton Greene.