Christine Dolce
Christine Dolce | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 31, 1981 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Died | February 6, 2017 (aged 35) |
| Other names | ForBiddeN |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Christine Dolce (August 31, 1981 – February 6, 2017), also known as "ForBiddeN", was an American MySpace Internet celebrity in the mid-2000s.
Proclaimed "The Queen of MySpace" by Vanity Fair[1][2] and The Tyra Banks Show, Dolce created her profile shortly after its inception. With over a million "friends", Dolce was one of its most popular members.[3]
Dolce parlayed her MySpace celebrity into other projects including a website and fashion brand.[4] She also appeared in a celebrity pictorial in Playboys October 2006 issue and in the video game Def Jam: Icon. She modeled for Axe Deodorant's "Gamekillers" MySpace campaign[5] and appears on the cover of gothic rock band The 69 Eyes' album Angels. She also posed for one of PeTA's anti-fur ads.[6]
Dolce was named the Naughtiest "Cybervixen" on the Spike TV Guys' Choice Awards on June 13, 2007.[7]
Dolce died on February 6, 2017, from liver failure. She had been hospitalized since December 2016 after struggling throughout her life with alcoholism.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Vanity Fair, March 2006 issue
- ^ Verini, James. "Will Success Spoil MySpace.com?". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on August 14, 2006. Retrieved September 8, 2006.
- ^ Jurgensen, John (July 29, 2006). "Moguls of New Media". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 20, 2007.
- ^ Forbidden's Destroyed Denim Archived October 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hansell, Saul (October 16, 2006). "Joining the Party, Eager to Make Friends". New York Times. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ Christine Dolce Forbids Fur | PeTA2
- ^ Spike TV Holds First Annual Guys Choice Awards Show | February 8, 2008 | AHN Archived February 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Queen of MySpace 'ForBiddeN' Dolce Dead at 35 From Liver Failure". TMZ. February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.