Stephanie Marrian

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Stephanie Marrian
Born
Stefanie Khan [1]

(1948-10-09) 9 October 1948 (age 74)
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)

Stephanie Marrian (born Stefanie Khan; 9 October 1948) is a former model, pop star and actress. She was the first Page 3 model in The Sun newspaper.

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Modelling career

Marrian was the first Page 3 model in The Sun newspaper in the 17 November 1970 edition, where she was named as Stephanie Rahn. Marrian was using her father's surname of Khan at the time; a subeditor at the newspaper misread her surname as Rahn. From 1973 to 1978, using the name Stefanie Marrian, her mother's surname, she appeared regularly as the Page 3 girl. In this role she was featured in the 2017 stage production of Ink , played by Pearl Chanda and directed by Rupert Goold, at the Almeida Theatre, London. [2]

Marrian was a glamour model throughout the 1970s, appearing topless and nude in magazines, papers and calendars world-wide. Along with two other Page Three models, Gillian Duxbury and Mona Solomons, she was a member of a pop group called Page Three. [3]

Family and personal life

Marrian was born in Singapore to an Indian father and an English mother; [1] other sources erroneously stated that she was German and her birth surname was Rahn.[ citation needed ]

Television and film appearances

British TV programmes include:

Films include:

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References

  1. 1 2 Kennedy, Monika (24 January 2015). "BILD-Besuch bei Stephanie Marrian (66) - Was macht eigentlich die erste Nackte aus der "Sun"?". Bild.de (in English and German). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. Tripney, Natasha (28 June 2017). "Ink starring Bertie Carvel". The Stage .
  3. http://img172.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=59677_P3_001_123_896lo.jpg [ bare URL image file ]