• While in school, awarded a fountain pen for an essay she wrote, entitled 'Dog, Man's Best Friend'.

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  • E Certificate for excellence on her job at the Radio Plane Company.

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  • Miss Press Club of 1948 by the Los Angeles Press Club.

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  • Miss Cheesecake of the Year, 1951 from Stars and Stripes.

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  • The present all GI's would like to find in their Christmas stocking (1951).

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  • The Best Young Box Office Personality, the Henrietta awards (1951).

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  • The Girl Most Likely to Thaw Alaska, the Soldiers in the Aleutians.

    • The Girl Most Wanted to Examine, the 7th Division Medical Corps.

    • The Girl They Would Most Like to Intercept, the All Weather Fighter Squadron Three of San Diego.

    • Cheesecake Queen of 1952, from Stars and Stripes.

    • Most Promising Female Newcomer of 1952, the Look Magazine Achievement Awards.

    • The Most Advertised Girl in the World 1953, from the Advertising Association of the West.

    • Fastest Rising Star of 1952, from Photoplay magazine awards.

    • Best Young Box Office Personality, from Redbook magazine awards (1953).

    • The Best Friend a Diamond Ever Had, from the Jewelry Academy (1953).

    • World Film Favorite, the Golden Globe Awards (1953).

    • Best Actress, from Photoplay magazine awards (1954) for 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' and 'How to Marry a Millionaire'.

    • The Thank-God Award: To Marilyn Monroe, who in a sweeping public service has made no movies this year, from Harvard Lampoon (1958).

    • Best Foreign Actress of 1958, the David di Donatello Prize (Italian Oscar) for 'The Prince and the Showgirl'.

    • Best Foreign Actress (1959) the Crystal Star Award (French Oscar) for 'The Prince and the Showgirl'.

    • Best Actress in a Comedy (1959) the Golden Globe Awards, for 'Some Like It Hot'.

    • World Film Favorite (1961) the Golden Globe Awards.