Ten years ago, The Rialto Report filmed an interview with Gloria Leonard, publisher of High Society and the public face of Celebrity Skin, to ask her what happened.įully digitized copies of the first five issues of Celebrity Skin magazine from 1979 to 1981 can be found below. In 1978, High Society magazine published a single nude picture of Three’s Company actress Suzanne Somers, and the result was immediate: record sales and a template for future success.Īnd so Celebrity Skin magazine was started, first appearing in 1979, to capitalize on the success of nude pictures of famous women – actresses, singers, royalty, even politician’s wives.īut not everyone was happy: the success of the magazine quickly resulted in a series of high profile court cases brought by some of the women who featured in the photo spreads – such as Barbra Streisand and Ann-Margret.
