Lindsay Has The Seven Year Itch

Susan Bernard

Lindsay Lohan is channeling the legendary Marilyn Monroe in a sexy nude photo for Susan Bernard's book Marilyn: Intimate Exposures.

In the forward for the book, Lilo writes:

"Marilyn was the beautiful bad girl in that tight, rose-colored dress. The character she played was strong and taking control, which I unconsciously knew at that young age was a necessary quality for a woman ... Marilyn never wanted to be just a celebrity. Neither do I ... I don’t want to be remembered as someone who just wanted to be photographed, who goes out at night, and gets in trouble."

Interesting choice of words. Lindsay adds, "Heath Ledger once said to me, 'It’s built you up to knock you down and that’s all it is."

2012 is the 50th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's death.