A Page Three girl is a female who models for topless photographs that are printed in newspapers, specifically Page 3 of the British tabloid The Sun. The models are characterised usually by being physically relatively smaller than fashion models (usually they're less than 5 1/2 feet tall), which has the keen effect of enlarging the appearance of their breasts.

Introduced in 1970, the page three format has been widely copied. In the 1970s The Daily Mirror also had topless models, but these were dropped as sexist in the 1980s. The copy accompany the page three girl picture usually explains the model's name, age, where she 'hails from', and some brief details of her personality. More recently the items have attempted to tie in with news stories, perhaps for humorous effect, with the girls being given a chance to comment on topical items.

The Daily Star, which is often seen as a slavish imitation of The Sun, naturally has its own topless models as well, known as Starbirds.

Topless models in tabloids were taken to their logical conclusion by the Sunday Sport, which later added a daily edition and strayed into pornography, owned as it is by a company which publishes top-shelf titles.

Well-known Page Three girls

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