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Cheryl Tiegs

 
Who2 Biography: Cheryl Tiegs, Model
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  • Born: 25 September 1947
  • Birthplace: Minnesota
  • Best Known As: Sports Illustrated swimsuit model of the 1970s

Cheryl Tiegs was perhaps the most famous American model of the 1970s. A blue-eyed honey blonde with sporty good looks, she debuted on the cover of Glamour at age 17, and later appeared on the covers of major magazines from Cosmopolitan to Time. She also became a staple of the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, causing a ruckus in 1978 when she appeared in revealing fishnet bathing suit. Soon after, a poster of Tiegs in a pink bikini became nearly as popular as the similar cheesecake poster of Farrah Fawcett. She also was a prominent spokesmodel for Cover Girl makeup. Tiegs continued to model in her 40s and 50s and developed her own signature line of wigs for Revlon.

Tiegs appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1970, 1975 and 1983... Tiegs and her fourth husband, Rod Stryker, had twins by a surrogate mother in July of 2000, when Tiegs was 52; the boys were named Jaden and Theo. Stryker filed for divorce in 2001... Tiegs has another son, Zach, from an earlier marriage to Tony Peck, son of actor Gregory Peck.

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Cheryl Rae Tiegs
Birth name Cheryl Rae Tiegs
Date of birth September 25, 1947 (1947-09-25) (age 62)
Spouse(s) Stan Dragoti (1970–1979)
Peter Hill Beard (1981–1983)
Anthony Peck (1990–1995)
Rod Stryker (1998–2001)

Cheryl Rae Tiegs (born September 25, 1947, in Breckenridge, Minnesota) is an American model and actress.

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Early years

Tiegs was born in Breckenridge, Minnesota but raised in Alhambra, California, and she graduated from Alhambra High School in 1965. She also attended the California State University, Los Angeles and became a little sister to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. By the time she was 17 years old, she appeared on the cover of Glamour magazine. Other covers followed, including Harper's Bazaar, ELLE, Time, and Vogue.

Swimsuit modeling career

She is best known for her long-running affiliation with the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, which featured her on the cover in 1970, 1975, and 1983. The 1978 poster of her in a pink bikini became an iconic 1970s pop culture image.

While posing for the 1978 swimsuit issue, she took a quick dip in the water on the beach wearing a white cotton fishnet swimsuit. When she emerged from the water, photographers—professional and amateur—flocked to her and asked her to pose for an extended amount of time—about 50 minutes. She later said she claimed to have no idea why the photographers suddenly took such an interest in her, and didn't discover why until she saw the final prints from the shoot: when wet, the suit was almost completely translucent.

Tiegs has resumed modeling, and is appearing in the HGTV series Living With Ed and has an accessory and wig line for Revlon. She is a judge on the new ABC series True Beauty that premiered on January 5, 2009.[1] Cheryl is also a spokesperson for Cambria, the only manufacturer of natural quartz surfaces in America.

Acting career

She appeared in Vincent Gallo's controversial film The Brown Bunny, and played herself in two episodes of the TV comedy series Just Shoot Me.

Marriages and children

Tiegs was reputedly never comfortable in the spotlight and did not welcome the scrutiny that came with it. She has been married and divorced four times; her ex-husbands are Stan Dragoti (1970–1979), Peter Hill Beard (1981–1983), Anthony Peck (1990–1995), and Rod Stryker (1998-2001). With Anthony Peck (the son of actor Gregory Peck) she has a son, Zack. Through the use of a surrogate, she also has fraternal twin sons born July 1, 2000. Her ex-husband, Rod Stryker, has custody of their children.

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  1. ^ http://abc.go.com/primetime/truebeauty/index?pn=bios#t=judge&d=160515 ABC's True Beauty judge profile for Cheryl Tiegs

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Sports Illustrated's 25th Anniversary Swimsuit Video (1989 Sports & Recreation Film)
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