Cheryl Tiegs
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Cheryl Tiegs (born September 25 1947) was the first modern American supermodel.
Tiegs was born in Breckenridge, Minnesota, and by the time she was 17 she had made the cover of Glamour. The covers of Harper's Bazaar, ELLE, Time, and Vogue later soon followed. She is best known, however, for her long-running affiliation with the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, which featured her on the cover in 1970, 1975 and 1983. The 1978 poster of her in a pink bikini became an iconic 1970s pop culture image. While posing for the 1978 swimsuit issue, she took a quick dip in the water on the beach wearing a white cotton fishnet swimsuit. When she emerged from the water, photographers — professional and amateur — flocked to her and asked her to pose for an extended amount of time – about 50 minutes. She had no idea why the photographers suddenly took such an interest in her. She didn't discover why until she saw the final prints from the shoot: when wet, the suit was almost completely translucent. Later in an interview she claimed she had no idea that the swimming suit was virtually see-through because "it was opaque when it was dry."
Tiegs was never comfortable in the spotlight and did not welcome the scrutiny that came with it. She has been married four times, to Stan Dragoti (1970–1979), Peter Hill Beard (1981–1983), Tony Peck (1990–1995), and Rod Stryker (1998–2001). She has three sons, one by Peck and two by Stryker. Tiegs has admitted that during the height of her fame, she would jump from one relationship to the next, never secure with the man she was with.
Now in her late fifties she has resumed modeling and has entered the world of business with an accessory and wig line for Revlon.
Cheryl Tiegs gave birth to twins at the age of 52, in all likelihood with the help of infertility treatment.
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