"It's so sad that she felt she had to hide herself away, but that's how women often feel when beauty fades, and that's when you've not been a pin up, so it must have been very hard for her at times.."

Actually, I think vanity is something to be admired when you reach a certain age.

She did allow herself to be photographed in recent years - there are several photos of her at the Playboy Mansion where she was an honored guest. I think she came to realize that she was just as beautiful in her later years as she was in her younger days.