LOS ANGELES - Bettie Page, one of the most notable models of the 20th century, is hospitalized in intensive care after suffering a heart attack in Los Angeles.

Mark Roesler, Page's agent and lawyer, says the 85-year-old is `critically ill.'

He says she suffered a heart attack Tuesday and remains hospitalized.

He would not comment further on her condition.

Page is credited with helping set the stage for the sexual revolution of the rebellious 1960s.

She attracted national attention with magazine photographs of her sensuous figure in bikinis and lingerie - pictures that made her a favourite pinup.