# Cheryl Tiegs' nipples **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 20, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheryl-tiegs-nipples/579122 "2011-04-20T19:54:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheryl-tiegs-nipples/579122/1 "2011-04-20T19:54:39Z")
Cheryl Tiegs appeared in this week’s episode of _Family Guy_ and it reminded me of my earlier years. I was seventeen when The Picture was published. It was a picture of Tiegs in a mesh swimsuit that appeared in the 1978 _Sports Illustrated_ swimsuit issue. It was considered a big deal because you could see her nipples. There were actually news reports and editorials on it. Being reminded of this by the _Family Guy_ episode, I googled the picture (which of course was easily found online). And looking at it now, I’m amazed at how innocent it seems. Yes, you can sort of see her nipples. And I suppose it would be commented on if somebody wore this swimsuit at a presidential inauguration or something. But nowadays, we’re used to seeing videos of celebrities having sex (and _Sports Illustrated_ routinely puts nude models wearing bodypaint on its cover). It’s amazing to think that thirty-three years ago it was a major scandal because a model wore a somewhat see-through swimsuit. The picture that shocked America in 1978: http: [//theselvedgeyard.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/tiegsthefamousone.jpg](https://theselvedgeyard.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/tiegsthefamousone.jpg) (mildly NSFW) ---
**Author:** ![zoog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7ea924/32.png) [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheryl-tiegs-nipples/579122/2 "2011-04-20T20:13:12Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Yes, you can sort of see her nipples. And I suppose it would be commented on if somebody wore this swimsuit at a presidential inauguration or something. Considering that presidential inaugurations happen outdoors in January in D.C., I would venture a guess that you could **really** see her nipples if that’s all she wore… ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheryl-tiegs-nipples/579122/3 "2011-04-20T20:23:01Z")
I remember that picture well. Was a big hit right after Farrah’s poster came out. FWIW, I think she’s still hot as hell and I thought she was _awesome_ in [url=]Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as his 3rd wife, Cheryl Cox-Tiegs. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![heathen\_earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/13edae/32.png) [@heathen\_earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heathen_earthling)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheryl-tiegs-nipples/579122/4 "2011-04-20T20:25:34Z")
Well, I think our expectations of _Sports Illustrated_ have changed more than anything else. If _Playboy_ published that photo in 1978, nobody would have said anything. If I saw a woman wearing that swimsuit at a real life non-topless beach or pool in 2011, I’d still consider it exceptionally and surprisingly revealing. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheryl-tiegs-nipples/579122/5 "2011-04-20T20:26:11Z")
Nowadays they’d photoshop the eff out of her thighs in that. And her upper arm. And some of her hair. Fact, I don’t know why they bother using live models any more. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheryl-tiegs-nipples/579122/6 "2011-04-20T20:48:17Z")
I don’t remember people being ‘scandalized’, but maybe I’ve forgotten. But it seems to me that we’re more prudish today about nipples and such than we were in the '70’s. I remember TV in the 70’s being filled with actresses who went braless and wore polyester shirts that caused everything to poke out. That included comedy shows - Lauren Tewes on “The Loveboat” was constantly showing off her nipples. Farrah’s poster was quite racy by even today’s standards, but teenaged boys were certainly allowed to have them by and large. Three’s Company was non-stop T&A from start to finish. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheryl-tiegs-nipples/579122/7 "2011-04-20T20:51:29Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > But it seems to me that we’re more prudish today about nipples and such than we were in the '70’s. I remember TV in the 70’s being filled with actresses who went braless and wore polyester shirts that caused everything to poke out. One of the reasons I love watching old game shows on GSN is to see this kind of thing. ---
**Author:** ![Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prelude_to_Fascination)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheryl-tiegs-nipples/579122/8 "2011-04-21T01:05:11Z")
Everyone talks about the Swimsuit Issue, and of course I loved that one (the Cheryl Tiegs one especially), but I also loved the one after, which had the letters complaining about the Swimsuit Issue. Most letters, and I mean from the less-prudish 70s, read along the lines of, “I didn’t know SI published profanity! I’m canceling my subscription!” and “You should have your magazine delivered in a plain brown wrapper!” ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheryl-tiegs-nipples/579122/9 "2011-04-21T01:16:23Z")
For all that, non-porn US magazines still almost never show a full frontal view as can be seen on page 3 of almost any respected British periodical (per my understanding). (I eagerly await arrival of my first subscription copy of _The Economist_ . . .) ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheryl-tiegs-nipples/579122/10 "2011-04-21T01:30:07Z")
> [@Koxinga](#): > > (I eagerly await arrival of my first subscription copy of _The Economist_ . . .) Wait until you find out that this month’s Page 3 “girl” is Eleanor Clift… ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheryl-tiegs-nipples/579122/11 "2011-04-21T04:14:18Z")
A picture really is worth a thousand words. SFW, I’d say, but link disabled just to be on the safe side; take out the letters ZZZ to see it: [http://retrocrush.ZZZcom/babes/cheryltiegs/07.jpg](http://retrocrush.ZZZcom/babes/cheryltiegs/07.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheryl-tiegs-nipples/579122/12 "2011-04-21T04:24:51Z")
I predict the thread title (and I must say we need more like it) will produce some interesting sequential threads titles. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheryl-tiegs-nipples/579122/13 "2011-04-21T04:31:45Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > http: [//theselvedgeyard.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/tiegsthefamousone.jpg](https://theselvedgeyard.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/tiegsthefamousone.jpg) (mildly NSFW) > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > SFW, I’d say, but link disabled just to be on the safe side; take out the letters ZZZ to see it: > > [http://retrocrush.ZZZcom/babes/cheryltiegs/07.jpg](http://retrocrush.ZZZcom/babes/cheryltiegs/07.jpg) Please note that you don’t have to resort to these tactics to disable a link; just use the “noparse” tag. Then whoever wants to follow the link can just copy and paste the URL without having to fiddle around with fixing it. > [@Dag\_Otto](#): > > I predict the thread title (and I must say we need more like it) will produce some interesting sequential threads titles. Definite band name, too. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheryl-tiegs-nipples/579122/14 "2011-04-21T04:35:21Z")
> [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#): > > Wait until you find out that this month’s Page 3 “girl” is Eleanor Clift… Oh God, the horror! Eyes, meet ice pick. Editor’s note: Eleanor Clift could quite possibly be the most asexual female EVER. Add to that the lack of an upper lip, and she has a vulture-like appearance. ---
**Author:** ![Chicken\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Chicken\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicken_Fingers)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheryl-tiegs-nipples/579122/15 "2011-04-21T05:03:25Z")
I don’t really remember people being scandalized either, but then I was one of the many young women of the time who wore sheer gauzy shirts without a bra. Nipples were part of the look. Eleanor Clift’s nipples are 70 years old. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheryl-tiegs-nipples/579122/16 "2011-04-21T05:18:20Z")
> [@Dag\_Otto](#): > > I predict the thread title (and I must say we need more like it) will produce some interesting sequential threads titles. But nobody can say it isn’t on topic. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheryl-tiegs-nipples/579122/17 "2011-04-21T05:28:59Z")
> [@Dag\_Otto](#): > > I predict the thread title (and I must say we need more like it) will produce some interesting sequential threads titles. Right now, the next thread down is “Milk in the USA?” ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheryl-tiegs-nipples/579122/18 "2011-04-21T12:54:57Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > … Three’s Company was non-stop T&A from start to finish. And God bless them for it! ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheryl-tiegs-nipples/579122/19 "2011-04-21T13:18:39Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > Please note that you don’t have to resort to these tactics to disable a link; just use the “noparse” tag. Or just put it in a spoiler, which also follows the two click rule. [http://www.retrocrush.com/babes/cheryltiegs/07.jpg](http://www.retrocrush.com/babes/cheryltiegs/07.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheryl-tiegs-nipples/579122/20 "2011-04-21T13:36:41Z")
I well remember that coming out and how much of a buzz it created. However, I remember it less as being scandalous and more that we were saying “Hey, cool, we _finally_ get to see Cheryl Tiegs’ nipples” which, for some inexplicable reason, were never showcased in her Cover Girl commercials. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheryl-tiegs-nipples/579122.md?page=2)