While most holidays are designed to forcibly part a fool and his money — at least one gives men a valid excuse to stare.
Holly Willoughby and Dita Von Teese (pictured)? Never heard of them.
National Cleavage Day, a creation of bra maker Wonderbra, certainly achieved that objective Friday when a volary of underclothed ladies took to the streets of London.
Anita Meiring, public relations consultant for Wonderbra, has said the annual event gives “women a chance to be beautiful and glow in the furtive, yet appreciative, glances their cleavage evokes from men.”
It’s not just about eye candy, however. The annual celebration got its start in 2002 in South Africa as a way to help those suffering from leukemia and other life-threatening blood diseases.
Wonderbra also released the findings of a highly scientific survey to identify the initial inhabitants of its “Celebrity Cleavage Hall of Fame” and somehow Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks did not win, place or even show up.
Here’s the bra maker’s Top 10 list, as chosen by British folks who don’t watch AMC.
1. Holly Willoughby
2. Scarlett Johansson
3. Beyonce
4. Rihanna
5. Marilyn Monroe
6. Dita Von Teese
7. Katy Perry
8. Brigitte Bardot
9. Kim Kardashian
10. Lara Stone
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A person SMART enough to know......
March 30th, 2012
2:29 pm
Joe Walsh celebrates National Cleavage Day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ8wC0OhAgY
Guy Manningham
March 30th, 2012
2:39 pm
My favorite day of the year! Time to break the old motorboat out for the summer.
http://guymanningham.com
BamaFan
March 30th, 2012
3:10 pm
Rhianna and Beyince??? Who made this list?! And then Katy Perry at 7! Get outta here!
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March 30th, 2012
3:37 pm
[...] National Cleavage Day is today. It’s a holiday that’s celebrated every year at the end of March or early April, and was started by Wonderbra in 2002. There is some debate as to why this holiday started, but its origins seem to be mainly about women appreciating their breasts, female empowerment, and breast cancer awareness. [...]
Happy
March 30th, 2012
3:44 pm
I am glad they kept us abreast of this
zoe
March 30th, 2012
3:45 pm
Another insipid idea. Amazing that this even gets newspapered.
Roekest
March 30th, 2012
3:53 pm
Finally! A holiday for women I can get behind…or in front-of….or on top-of…..or underneath.
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March 30th, 2012
3:57 pm
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Dana P.
March 30th, 2012
4:20 pm
Beyonce??? She’s more famous for her bootay than her cleavage! Who made this list anyway?! And Kim KarTrashian’s lady lumps are (ahem) enhanced so she shouldn’t be included!
MyPatootie
March 30th, 2012
5:00 pm
Cleavage is like air, you can’t see it but you know it’s there.