Speaking about the Page Three girls definition it's important to notice that these are girls who work as models for nude and topless photographs in "The Sun". The Page Three girls definition was introduced in the 1969 when Rupert Murdoch bought the British tabloid "The Sun". The first Page three girls are known to appear in the newspaper on November, 17, 1970. The girls were topless; the first topless model was "Stephanie Rahn". The Page three girls definition was extremely new to the society and at the same time of great interest for men. Therefore the sales of "The Sun" increased subsequently! The rise is known to be approximately 20%. Rupert Murdoch sold more than two million copies a year. Although men enjoy Page Three girls very much and dismiss them harmless, there's a number of people who strive against nude and topless photographs. These are feminists who consider the Page Three to be exploitative, sexist and demeaning. One of the feminists' representatives, Clare Short, has even a campaign against the Page Three in 1986. However it failed. According to the Page Three girls definition it's not only the photograph, but also the writing which explaining the model's name and age, her origin and some details about her interests and personality on the whole. The Page Three girls are usually appear to be shorter than high fashion models. They are typically under 1,68 meters tall. It's interesting to admit that Page Three girls should be natural; the girls with breast implants are not allowed to be printed in "The Sun".

It's worth admitting that not only "The Sun" has had Page Three girls. "The Daily Mirror" had also topless models in the 1970s. The equivalent of Page Three girls as well can be found in some German newspapers, including "Bild". Nude photos in German press can usually be found on the first page's lower part (they are called "Seite-eins-Mädchen"). In the 1976 topless models were introduced on page in of the Danish newspaper called "Ekstra Bladet". The slavish imitation of "The Sun", "The Daily Star" also has its own nude models known as "Starbirds". Thus, the list of the newspapers and magazines which have Page Three girls can be endless. Any more or less successful Page Three girl is considered to make really good money - between 30 and 40 thousand pounds a year. To get special relaxation millions of men all over the world often buy tabloid newspapers for a certain dose of topless women. Among the most famous Page Three girls are Debee Ashby, Nina Carter, Dannie Duke, Samantha Fox, Geri Halliwell, Jilly Jonson and others. Nowadays, these girls are in great demand not only in newspapers, but also in many magazines. Thus, Page Three girls have become one of the most popular and widely-discussed phenomenon of the modern press. Recently, the articles accompanying nude and topless photos (which are headed "News in Briefs" in "The Sun") make an attempt to tie in with news, probably for some kind of humorous effect: the models are given an opportunity to comment various topical items.