Page 3 models have driven fans wild with desire since the birth of the tabloid dare to bare genre back in the 1970s.
Many glamour models such as Kelly Brook, Katie Price and Samantha Fox were catapulted to international superstardom thanks to their naughty newspaper snaps.
Whether it’s sizzling topless exposés, sultry swimsuit shots or head-turning lingerie photographs, there has certainly been an array of jaw-dropping photos over the decades.
To mark 50 years since Page 3 was first introduced, Channel 4 is airing a special documentary about the women who graced the papers.
The one-off show called Page Three: The Naked Truth, which airs tonight, sees the documentary makers speak to various former glamour models, who first found fame posing topless for the tabloids.
Daily Star Online has taken a look back at some of Page 3’s biggest pin-ups.
Melinda Messenger
Melinda was adored by fans during her Page 3 days as she posed topless in some scorching snaps (Image: ExpressStar)
Blonde bombshell Melinda Messenger, now aged 49, first got her big modelling break back in 1997, posing in Daily Star.
She was quickly propelled into the spotlight as a popular Page 3 girl and modelled in a vast array of sexy photoshoots, showing off more than just her lingerie.
Melinda posed for her first ever topless shoot that same year, cementing her place as one of the nation’s biggest pin-ups.
Since leaving her glitzy modelling days behind her, Melinda has enjoyed a successful career as a television presenter, hosting the magazine programme Live from Studio Five and reality programme Cowboy Builders, as well as gameshow Fort Boyard.
Samantha Fox
Sam Fox has always been a Page 3 favourite (Image: Daily Mirror)
Samantha Fox is certainly one of the most recognisable and memorable Page 3 stars, with the smoking-hot star first appearing as a topless model on Page 3 of The Sun.
She continued as a glamour model for Page 3 until 1986, and is said to have been one of the most photographed British women of the 1980s.
Fox isn’t just known for her incredible modelling snaps, but also her music, after also finding fame as a singer.
In 1986, she retired from Page 3 modelling and focussed on her pop star career.
She made a one-off appearance in The Sun back in 1995 to promote Page 3’s 25th anniversary.
Sam has also had a few TV gigs, including on shows such as Celebrity Wife Swap and I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
Kelly Brook
Kelly Brook is one of Page 3’s most iconic models (Image: celebritymediagroup.com)
Kelly is one of the world’s most recognised sex symbols, with the media personality first getting her big break as a glamour model.
After working on a range of advertising campaigns for the likes of Renault Mégane and Walkers crisps, the brunette bombshell caught the attention of Daily Star, who were keen to employ her as a Page 3 girl.
Her sizzling snaps soon began appearing in other magazines, and she became a hugely popular glamour model, topping the ‘FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World’ list in 2005.
Since her glamour modelling days, Kelly has tried her hand at acting, writing and television presenting. She’s known for appearing as a team captain regularly on Celebrity Juice and starring in hit TV sitcom One Big Happy.
Katie Price
Katie Price was adored in the glamour modelling world before finding fame in television (Image: Daily Star)
Katie Price is currently most well-known for being a reality star, but she first shot to stardom as a glamour model back in the 1990s.
She posed in endless Page 3 modelling shoots for Daily Star and The Sun.
In 2004, her appearance on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! further expanded her fanbase, as her romance with now ex-husband Peter Andre first blossomed before viewers’ eyes.
After that, her modelling career began to take a backseat as she became more known in the television world. She’s now a media personality while focussing on being a mother to her five children.
Lucy Pinder
Brunette babe Lucy Pinder posed in a sizzling array of topless and nude glamour photographs (Image: ExpressStar)
Modelling siren Lucy first appeared topless in Nuts magazine back in 2007, and she then found stardom as a Page 3 babe for Daily Star.
Australian magazine Ralph declared she had the “Best Breasts in the World” in 2007, with the brunette beauty also appearing on FHM’s list of the “100 Sexiest Women in the World” on numerous occasions.
She’s now an actress and television personality, and appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2009.
Danielle Lloyd
Former Miss Great Britain Danielle Lloyd shot to fame as a gorgeous glamour modelling babe (Image: ExpressStar)
Former Miss England 2004 and Miss Great Britain 2006, Danielle Lloyd has without a doubt made her mark with her red-hot modelling snaps over the years.
She first rose to prominence when she was stripped of her Miss Great Britain title after posing nude in the December 2006 edition of Playboy. Her title was reinstated in 2010.
Fans were driven wild as she worked her magic on numerous occasions in front of the camera.
She is also known as a WAG as well as a model, previously dating Teddy Sheringham and she was married to Jamie O’Hara.
Jilly Johnson
Jilly has posed in her fair share of sultry nude photoshoots (Image: ExpressStar)
Johnson was the first glamour model to pose topless for the Daily Mirror, with the sizzling blonde bombshell first working as a Page 3 star back in 1975.
Before her famous tabloid modelling days, Jilly was in the girl group Blonde on Blonde with Nina Carter, from 1970 until 1980.
Now aged 66, Jilly is still a working model. Back in 2016, at aged 62, she modelled in a bikini body confidence campaign for JD Williams.
Rhian Sugden
Rhian Sugden is still a glamour model to this day after becoming a Page 3 icon (Image: Daily Star Jeany Savage)
Media personality and social media star Rhian Sugden first found fame posing topless in The Sun, with the blonde siren being catapulted to stardom as a Page 3 legend.
While she’s hung up her glamour modelling hat, she still regularly drives her social media fans wild with sultry lingerie and bikini selfies.
The former Celebrity Big Brother contestant is married to Coronation Street star Oliver Mellor, and the star was recently praised for opening up about the couple’s IVF journey.
She was famously involved in a ‘sexting scandal’ with married TV star Vernon Kay. Rhian said the controversy “ruined her career”.
Jo Guest
Joe Guest was certainly no stranger to a steamy topless selfie during her time as a Page 3 star (Image: ExpressStar)
Back in the day, it was practically impossible to open a newspaper without seeing Page 3 icon Jo Guest posing up a storm.
She was a glamour model favourite in the media world, and regularly flaunted her assets to readers in steamy lingerie and topless exposés.
Sizzling siren Jo also appeared in a weekly “agony babe” advice column in the Daily Star.
In recent years, Jo has opened up about her battle with Fibromyalgia.
Maria Whittaker
Maria Whittaker was one of the most popular glamour models to appear on Page 3 (Image: Mirrorpix)
Brunette babe Maria Whittaker has certainly taken some memorable sexy shots during her time as a Page 3 girl for The Sun.
She became one of the most celebrated topless models of the 1980s, dropping jaws with her fabulous curves.
Maria was certainly one of the most popular models to appear in the iconic feature and was even named Page 3 Girl Of The Year in 1989, before also finding fame as a singer.
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