This yearly edition of Sports Illustrated has played an important role in my life since 1978, when posters of Cheryl Tiegs in a white fishnet became ubiquitous. I didn’t know till then that there were beautiful women out there who were willing to show everything.<\/p>\n
A few years later, Sports Illustrated published a memorable photo of Cheryl frolicking under a waterfall.<\/p>\n
The magazine portrays a healthy attitude towards women. So many models are skinny. Sports Illustrated tells girls that it is OK to have curves.<\/p>\n
A few years ago, I was on a date. We had an hour to kill before the movie started, so we wandered over to Borders and I started leafing through the Sports Illustrated bathing suit issue. My date joined me. She was interested in the bathing suits. I was interested in the girls.<\/p>\n
It’s very important as a couple to do things together and to share common interests such as bathing beauties.<\/p>\n
Slate.com reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n Campbell’s 1978 issue proved a watershed moment for cheesecake. In Brazil, Campbell had persuaded model Cheryl Tiegs to pose for a throwaway shot in a white fishnet top<\/a>, her nipples fully exposed. Somehow the shot made its way into the magazine. According to The Franchise<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>Michael MacCambridge’s excellent history of the magazine, nasty letters poured into Time-Life headquarters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This yearly edition of Sports Illustrated has played an important role in my life since 1978, when posters of Cheryl Tiegs in a white fishnet became ubiquitous. I didn’t know till then that there were beautiful women out there who … Continue reading