Happy Birthday, Madonna (Once Quite the Looker)

Madonna turned fifty-five today, and while a whole bunch of forces of nature and unnatural have transformed Madonna into a slightly less appealing figure of late, there's no denying that the Material Girl has been on the wankable list of many a man over the past thirty years. Let us not forsake the benevolence of such a gift.

Today, on Madonna's birthday, we take a look at just a few of our favorite somewhat recently photos of the undeniable self-marketing genius and remember  time when even though we never cared much for the music, we had a little blonde ambition private time fun time with the mega pop star. Enjoy.