The Story Behind Farrah Fawcett's Iconic 1976 Swimsuit Poster

Biography ^ | 7/14/20 | Sara Kettler

[DallasBiff]

It's the dog days of summer 2023, why not go back to the days of the 70's, of inflation, gas lines, Jimmy Carter ineptness, and the posters of beautiful women.

Farrah had the biggest seller, with Cheryl Tiegs being a rival, also Addrienne Barbeau was in the running.

Mods pull at your discretion.

[texas booster]

In for the pics.

She never made it onto my college dorm wall ... I had one of the (original) Walter Heisenberg ...

[EEGator]

At least men were men, and women were women.
I’d take the 70’s over this shitshow every single time.

[linMcHlp]

“The swimsuit is on display at the Smithsonian”

[teeman8r]

i had her on my wall for the longest time...

[texas booster]

I did observer that dudes with a FF poster were 100% more likely to get laid than those with Heisenberg posters ...

[sit-rep]

Ya I would guess that poster holds the record for the most “wasted male reproductive fluids” the world has ever known!!

[Jim Noble]

I had the Raquel Welch cavewoman poster in my dorm room - by 1976 I was a medical intern and basically missed the next six-seven years in pop culture.

[Clutch Martin]

Farrah Fawcett did nothing for me.

Jaclyn Smith - yes

Brunettes- definately.

The poster on my wall was Dennis Hopper on his Chopper flipping the bird, from Easy Rider.

[grobdriver]

I had the Raquel Welch cavewoman poster in my dorm room

The same poster was on the wall in my senior high school physics classroom - with her measurements in metric.

Try that now!

[FLNittany]

Her popularity at that point has maybe never been duplicated. She was simply a shooting star. And yet, she was arguably the 3rd most beautiful woman on the cast of Charlies Angels - behind Jacqueline Smith and Cheryl Ladd (who replaced her, but did appear in a few episodes w/ Farrah).

[ShadowAce]

I had one of the (original) Walter Heisenberg ...

I was never certain where mine was.

[EEGator]

I don’t really have a type except white.

I liked Hopper in True Romance.

Apocalypse Now was also a quality flick.

[1Old Pro]

FF was O.K., I think others had considerably more sex appeal though.

[dfwgator]

My crush was Jacqueline Bisset.

[Mopp4]

I had Farah, Barbie Benton

[Vermont Lt]

We had Natasha Kinski (I think) with a snake on our wall. Farrah was a year or so before my college days.

[grobdriver]

I had the Raquel Welch cavewoman poster in my dorm room

The same poster was on the wall in my senior high school physics classroom - with her measurements in metric.

Try that now!

[Moltke]

I had one of the (original) Walter Heisenberg ...

Werner's little-known brother? As portrayed by Chevy Chase in the slap-stick science comedy?

[silent majority rising]

Went to High School in Corpus Christi, Tx...She was beautiful then, but Hollywood made her even more beautiful.