64 Rare Historical Photos

Cheryl Tiegs in the 1983 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
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Cheryl Tiegs is considered America's first supermodel. Before Tiegs, models were not super. She gained the title after her 1979 swimsuit poster - where she was clad in a pink bikini. The poster graced the walls of most boys in the 70s.

Tiegs made a total of nine appearances in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue including three covers in 1970, 1975, and 1983. The 1983 photo shoot took place in Jamaica. Tiegs was born in Breckenridge, Minnesota and is the daughter of a
funeral director. She got her first break when she appeared in Seventeen magazine - which launched her career.
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