Why Beauty Isn’t Enough — From the Pin-Up Girl Who Inspired Jessica Rabbit

Vikki Dougan never got to the A list

Maria Milojković, MA
Fragments of History
6 min readFeb 20, 2023

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Vikki Dougan and Jessica Rabbit
Vikki Dougan (on Wikimedia Commons by Globe Photos, NY) and Jessica Rabbit (by Nathan Rupert on Flickr), altered by the author

The sexy red-haired woman from the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) was based on a real-life character. Although some believe the inspiration for Jessica was actress Veronica Lake, it was actually another one — Vikki Dougan.

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Maria Milojković, MA
Fragments of History

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