UPDATE: Latest details here.

Former model Bettie Page is in intensive care in hospital after suffering a heart attack in Los Angeles.

Page came to prominence in the 1950s and 60s as a “fetish” model who is hailed by many as leading the sexual revolution of the time. She fell into obscurity after finding god, but became a cult favorite in the 80s as a new generation rediscovered her work.

Mark Roesler, Page’s agent and lawyer said the now 85-year-old Page was “critically ill” put would provide no further details.