Beyond her modeling career, she became a style icon whose looks inspired fashion trends, swimwear designs, and fitness standards for decades.
Her classic images balanced glamour with relatability, offering an aspirational yet attainable vision of beauty that many young women admired.
Tiegs has remarked that the industry in her era was “more in the moment,” emphasizing live appearances, magazine spreads, and television interviews rather than online profiles or viral campaigns.
This grounded approach contributed to the timelessness of her images—they were iconic not because they were digitally enhanced, but because of her natural presence, professionalism, and expressive range.
In addition to modeling, Tiegs explored acting, particularly during the 1980s. She appeared on television shows like Moonlighting and Just Shoot Me, where she demonstrated comedic timing and onscreen charisma. Continue reading…
