Give A Girl The Right Shoes

Quote Investigator traces this saying to actress and singer Bette Midler, not Marilyn Monroe. The earliest known version appeared in a 1980 newspaper supplement quoting Midler: "I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world." Monroe scholar Michelle Morgan has confirmed: "I can tell you straight away that it is a fake quote." The misattribution spread widely online in the 2000s, likely boosted by images of Monroe paired with the line.