Cheryl Rae Tiegs (born September 25, 1947) is an American model and actress.
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.
She 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. Cheryl is also a spokesperson for
Cambria.
Acting career
Tiegs appeared in
Vincent Gallo's controversial film
The Brown Bunny, and played herself in two episodes of the TV comedy series
Just Shoot Me as well as the
Moonlighting episode "It's a Wonderful Job".
Tiegs is appearing in the
HGTV series
Living With Ed.
Tiegs is referenced on several occasions as past love interest of
Glenn Quagmire in the television series
Family Guy. She voices herself in the episode "
Tiegs for Two".
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