The original hourglass: The model who changed the standards of beauty and power

With a name like Tempest Storm, fireworks were inevitable. Fiery red hair, commanding eyes, and unstoppable ambition turned a small-town runaway into one of burlesque’s brightest stars. Born Annie Blanche Banks on Leap Day, 1928, in Eastman, Georgia, she escaped poverty and abuse by running away at fourteen. After two brief teenage marriages, she left…