A golden bikini worn by Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia in “Return of the Jedi” sold at an auction for $175,000.
This famous costume, which includes hip rings, an armlet, and a bracelet, was purchased by an unnamed bidder during a Hollywood memorabilia auction. The sale featured more than 500 items and was organized by Heritage Auctions in Dallas.
In the movie, Princess Leia wears this outfit after being captured by Jabba the Hutt, making it a popular piece among “Star Wars” fans. The auction house described it as “one of the most memorable” costumes in the “Star Wars” series.
The bikini was designed by Nilo Rodis-Jamero and crafted by jeweller Richard Miller using resin and urethane. Miller explained that the costume’s appearance was meant to show Princess Leia’s maturity over the trilogy.
The auction raised a total of $5.9 million, with other notable items sold, including a model of a Y-wing fighter from “Star Wars: A New Hope,” which sold for $1.55 million. This Y-wing model became the third-most expensive “Star Wars” prop ever sold, with the top record held by an X-wing model at $3.1 million.
Other auction highlights included an original “Scrooge McDuck” artwork sold for over $312,000, Celeste Holm’s Oscar statuette for $93,750, and a wand used by Daniel Radcliffe in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” which fetched nearly $94,000. Joe Maddalena, Heritage Auctions’ executive vice president, remarked that collectors’ interest in owning Hollywood history remains strong and enthusiastic.
very interesting
I loved reading it because, I never knew that maybe chocolate might be gone in the future!
save the chocolate…
I enjoyed this reading because
it show what climate changes does!!
they might have to move most chocolate into a colder place, since the climate clock is getting low
so temperature might get higher.
i love chocolate
I’m allergic to dairy, but this makes me sad for my best friends all around NZ (don’t think it’s weird because I actually do). And my chocolate loving cousin, her name is Dana (I’m from South Korea and she told me how to spell her name in Korean but its not pronounced like Dana).
I know that there are chocolate lovers around the world so, poor them or if you like chocolate poor you (even though I’m allergic to dairy, or to make it easy dairy products: cheese, milk, butter etc).