Pan American Airways,          in competition with United      Airlines, benefited from the       exposure that Joe and Marilyn give their airline when they made their famous trip to     Hawaii and Asia. Pan Am     began using this full color poster to promote their Strato Clipper service to Hawaii. Did Marilyn Monroe inspire them to use a blonde model in a     sarong for their airline poster?
A tropical Marilyn?-- PAA and UAL battle over Hawaii