Its stated matter of factly by blonde bombshell Pola Debevoise, played by insatiable Marilyn Monroe in the 1953 comedy, How to Marry a Millionaire, that men are not attentive to girls who wear glasses. Throughout the film audiences watch and giggle at Pola, one of three gold diggers a model who wears glasses. But never in public. In public Pola parades around acting cool until she walks into closets and bumps into walls still, she considers that a better alternative than being seen wearing glasses.