Miss Piggy

She was a brash blonde who knew how to hold a note but not her man. Elegant and egotistical on the outside, she was really a farm girl at heart. Miss Piggy—yes. But also her inspiration: the divine Miss peggy lee. It started with the farm connection. Bonnie Erickson, the Muppet Show puppeteer who created Miss Piggy, was, like Lee, a North Dakota native, and her mother adored the legendary torch singer. Miss Piggy was Erickson’s tribute to the woman who famously asked “Is That All There Is?” In fact, the puppet’s full name was originally Miss Piggy Lee. But Miss Peggy Lee had a penchant for lawsuits; she sued Disney for a share of the voice performance and songwriting profits for Lady and the Tramp. And so the divine swine’s name was trimmed to Miss Piggy. Ironically, Lee had changed her name too. She was born Norma Deloris Egstrom.