Great Britain's "Page 3" Girl Of The Week
A Special Yankee Doodle Salute To Our Strongest Allie
A Page Three girl is a woman who models for
topless photographs published on the third
page of the UK tabloid newspaper The Sun.
Although the women are sometimes nude, full
frontal nudity is never featured.
The Page Three girl was introduced in 1969
when Rupert Murdoch relaunched The Sun.
The Page Three girl was topless for the first
time on November 17, 1970, when editor Larry
Lamb unveiled the change while Murdoch was
out of the country. The first topless model was
Stephanie Rahn. The change was credited for a
subsequent increase in sales, which rose 40%
to 2.1 million copies within a year.
Beverley Goodway was for many years the
Page Three photographer.
Some consider Page Three to be sexist,
demeaning and exploitative. Clare Short, MP for
Birmingham Ladywood, led a failed campaign
against Page Three girls in 1986. Others,
including many Page Three girls, dismiss it as
harmless.
The writing that accompanies the Page Three
girl picture usually explains the model's name,
age, where she "hails from", and some brief
details of her personality. The models are
usually shorter than fashion models, typically
under 1.67m (5 ft 6 in) tall.
The Sun eventually instituted a policy where
models who obtain breast implants—such as
Jordan—are "retired" from Page Three.
Recently, articles accompanying the photos
(headed "News in Briefs" by The Sun) attempt
to tie in with the news, perhaps for humorous
effect, with the models notionally being given a
chance to give a comment (which falls into place
with the paper's editorial line) on topical items.
topless photographs published on the third
page of the UK tabloid newspaper The Sun.
Although the women are sometimes nude, full
frontal nudity is never featured.
The Page Three girl was introduced in 1969
when Rupert Murdoch relaunched The Sun.
The Page Three girl was topless for the first
time on November 17, 1970, when editor Larry
Lamb unveiled the change while Murdoch was
out of the country. The first topless model was
Stephanie Rahn. The change was credited for a
subsequent increase in sales, which rose 40%
to 2.1 million copies within a year.
Beverley Goodway was for many years the
Page Three photographer.
Some consider Page Three to be sexist,
demeaning and exploitative. Clare Short, MP for
Birmingham Ladywood, led a failed campaign
against Page Three girls in 1986. Others,
including many Page Three girls, dismiss it as
harmless.
The writing that accompanies the Page Three
girl picture usually explains the model's name,
age, where she "hails from", and some brief
details of her personality. The models are
usually shorter than fashion models, typically
under 1.67m (5 ft 6 in) tall.
The Sun eventually instituted a policy where
models who obtain breast implants—such as
Jordan—are "retired" from Page Three.
Recently, articles accompanying the photos
(headed "News in Briefs" by The Sun) attempt
to tie in with the news, perhaps for humorous
effect, with the models notionally being given a
chance to give a comment (which falls into place
with the paper's editorial line) on topical items.
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