First Marilyn pics net $352k

IMAGES from Marilyn Monroe’s first photoshoot have sold for $352,000 (€410,000) at an auction that included items from John Lennon and Lady Gaga.

First Marilyn pics net $352k

Julien’s Auctions spokes-woman Caroline Galloway said the photos — taken in 1946 when she was still Norma Jeane Dougherty — were the highlight of the Beverly Hills auction known as Icons & Idols.

The photos come with negatives and the rare right to sell and distribute them.

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