Cheryl Tiegs
Cheryl Rae Tiegs (born September 25, 1947) is an American model and fashion designer. Frequently described as the first American supermodel, Tiegs is best known for her multiple appearances on the covers of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and TIME and for her 1978 "Pink Bikini" poster, which became an iconic image of 1970s pop culture.
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| Full name at birth | Cheryl Rae Tiegs
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| Claim to fame | 1970`s Supermodel
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| Date of birth | 25 September 1947
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| Place of birth | Breckenridge, Minnesota, USA
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| Occupation | Model, author, fashion designer, actress, entrepreneur
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PERSONAL DETAILS
| Height | 5' 10" (178 cm)
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| Weight | 123 lbs (56 kg)
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| Distinctive feature | Statuesque, model-like figure
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| Shoe size | 9
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Residence | Los Angeles County, California, USA
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| Net worth | $24,000,000 USD
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| High school | Alhambra High School
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| University | California State University, Los Angeles (left after one year)
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![Cheryl Tiegs - Seventeen Magazine Cover [United States] (August 1968)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/o/b/ob89iktg089p9bgi.jpg?skj2io4l)
![Cheryl Tiegs - Glamour Magazine Cover [United States] (December 1972)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/2/n/2nfelb0ij5uc520e.jpg?skj2io4l)
- Made her first professional appearance on a magazine cover with the June 1966 issue of "Teen"
- Mentioned in the theme song of the cult-TV Classic "The Fall Guy" (1981).
- Married Peter Beard at the Montauk Presbyterian Church in Montauk, New York. An image of the couple on their wedding day appears in the book "The Photographs of Ron Galella, 1965-1989", by Ron Galella.
- Supermodel of the 1970s - 1980s.
- Spends a lot of time in her native Minnesota to see her significant person, cyclist Dan Buettner.
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