80s page 3 girls

This history of page 3 girls in The Sun newspaper dates back to November 17th , when the paper was re-launched as a tabloid. Owner Rupert Murdoch made page 3 into a glamour page with model Ulla Lindstrom posing suggestively in an unbuttoned shirt. In the year that followed, 3 more glamour photos were published but none contained a state of undress. On November 17th the editor of The Sun - Larry Lamb published the first birthday edition with a nude photo on page 3. Rupert Murdoch was out of the country at the time and was unaware of the change.

By Bianca London for MailOnline. They have been featured on the newspaper's pages for 45 years but The Sun appears to have dropped its topless models - with no bare breasts on Page 3 since Friday's edition. The images of the scantily-clad models have long drawn protests from feminists and a petition calling for the abolition of the controversial feature has attracted more than , signatures. But for the likes of Nina Carter, Samantha Fox and Katie Price adorning the iconic newspaper page in the Seventies, Eighties and Nineties launched the careers that earned them millions of pounds. Scroll down for video. Sam Fox is perhaps one of the most famous Page 3 girls.

Pics gallery. Subscriptions Sign Out. By Daily Star. Emma Blocksage got her first break in Image: Getty Images 1 of Pamela Anderson shot to fame in Image: Getty Images 3 of

Wherever you fall on the debate around Page 3, the legacy speaks for itself — with the controversial segment ending in after 44 years. Page 3 has launched the careers of many celebrities and many appeared in the documentary Page 3: The Naked Truth which aired Thursday 18 June. Possibly the ultimate success story of the Page 3 heyday, Katie Price , 42, launched her decades-long career appearing as her glamour-girl alias Jordan.