Manhattan Strip Clubs: Hope Diamond

Suspended Jersey City deputy mayor Leona Beldini, now 74, is soon to go on trial for political corruption. In the 1950s she was a burlesque star. Her name was Hope Diamond. A stripper then known as the Gem of the Exotics, she performed in places like Union City’s old Hudson Theater. — Photo courtesy of Burlesque Babes Shot & Blog (http://www.burlesquebabesshop.com)

See the full article from “The Jersey Journal – NJ.com”

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