1. June Wilkinson
A busty Brit who eventually acquired the nickname “The Most Photographed Nude Woman in America,” Wilkinson’s bare-chested odyssey began in the late 1950s when, at age 15, she was the youngest topless dancer at London’s Windmill Theater. Almost immediately she caught the eye of a young(ish) Hugh Hefner, and over the next decade Wilkinson appeared in Playboy more than half a dozen times. Although she was never an official playmate, Wilkinson was frequently referred to simply as “The Bosom” in Playboy’s pages, and would eventually be named to the magazine’s list of “sexiest stars of the century” (she was #30). Wilkinson appeared in more than 50 other men’s magazines during the ’60s, and also enjoyed a modest career in show business. She was given roles ranging from minor characters to leading ladies in 14 films, the last of which was released in 1974. In the decades since, Wilkinson appeared frequently in live entertainment shows of the Las Vegas variety, and has hosted multiple television shows involving film and fashion. But we’ll always remember her fondly as “The Bosom.”
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