Miss Monroe

Why have we (the USA) been fixated on Marilyn Monroe for the last 50 years?
I was thinking maybe in a sense she represents these United States. Example;
She is so beautiful but had great tragedy in her past. We(USA) are beautiful too but we can not ignore some of our tragic past. The tragedy that comes to mind for me is slavery. I realize that I have no control over what our forefathers did 200 years ago yet... well, maybe we are starting to deal with that now.
Also Marilyn mixes innocence and sexiness at the same time. For those of us baby boomers that is what the 50s early 60s were like. Yet that does not explain why the younger generations are fascinated with her.
Who else is like her?
I can think of no one.
Do not get me wrong... I am a straight middle aged woman. But I like everyone else feels an attachment to the deceased Marilyn. It feels as if she was part of my group of friends the one I would of killed to look like.
Money did not cure her broken heart nor did fame or total adoration from millions of men ; drugs did not cure her , her salvation was not found in her great beauty.
So if she represents the USA... that means we need to completely turn to the only one that can truly bring joy into our lives and heal our broken hearts... Jesus Christ. Lest like the beautiful tragic Marilyn we may commit national suicide.