• Scout Willis

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    Scout Willis’ Twitter page.

  • Topless

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    The first woman, Eve, could not be bothered to scrounge up another fig leaf to cover her top half, seen here in Andrei Ivanovich Ivanov’s “Adam and Eve With Children Under a Tree.”

  • Topless

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    Roman Goddess Venus is featured nude in many pieces of famous artwork, Sandro Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” arguably the most famous.

  • Topless Phoebe Cates

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    Topless Phoebe Cates

  • demi Moore topless

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    Five years before her topless turn in “Striptease,” a pregnant Demi Moore bared it all for the August 1991 cover of Vanity Fair.

  • Topless Madonna

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    No stranger to controversy, Madonna upped the ante in 1992, walking down Jean Paul Gaultier’s spring 1993 runway in a cutout triangle bra.

  • topless

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    Kate Winslet’s Rose ditched her robe in “Titanic” in order for Leonardo DiCaprio’s Jack to “draw [her] like one of those French girls.”

  • Alanis Morissette topless

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    Sixteen years before Willis walked New York City, Alanis Morissette did the same on the West Coast, roaming nude in Los Angeles for her “Thank U” music video.

  • Christian Dior couture topless

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    For Christian Dior spring 2003 couture, John Galliano accessorized a pretty pink look only with a fur stole, leather harness and knee-high boots.

  • Janet Jackson topless

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    Super Bowl XXXVIII’s infamous halftime performance ended with Justin Timberlake ripping off a panel of Janet Jackson’s costume, exposing her bejeweled right breast.

  • Tara Reid topless

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    Attending P. Diddy’s 35th birthday bash, party girl Tara Reid suffered from an unfortunate bout of dress slippage, effectively kicking off the age of starlets snapped in states of undress.

  • kate moss topless

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    Supermodels are famed for two things: good looks and sunbathing nude in the South of France. Here, Kate Moss takes the plunge while vacationing in Saint-Tropez in 2011.

  • topless Alexander McQueen Spring 2012 RTW

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    Sarah Burton covered a model’s face entirely but left her chest exposed in a standout gown from the Alexander McQueen spring 2012 runway.

  • Time Magazine Topless

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    Time Magazine Topless

  • Kate Upton Topless

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    For Kate Upton’s 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover, the blonde bombshell cut out the middleman, opting to go fully topless — save for a strategically placed parka.

  • topless &#8220Blurred Lines&#8221

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    “Blurred Lines” generated as much buzz for its uncensored video as it did radio plays, effectively launching model Emily Ratajkowski’s career at the same time.

  • Nina Riccy protesters

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    A pair of female protesters interrupted the Nina Ricci spring 2014 runway show, storming the catwalk with dubiously translated slogans (“Fashion dictaterror;” “Models don’t go to brothel”) painted across their naked chests.

  • Kendall Jenner marc jacobs topless

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    Reality star and aspiring model Kendall Jenner made her runway debut in a memorable way: parading down the fall 2014 Marc Jacobs runway eyebrow-less in a sheer Henley top.

  • Kim Kardashian Kanye topless

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    Months before she became Mrs. Kanye West, Kim Kardashian appeared topless in her fiancé’s video for “Bound 2.”

  • Lady Gaga topless

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    For Lady Gaga, life is a constant competition to create controversy. Her latest attempt: full, onstage costume changes during her “ArtRave: The Artpop Ball” world tour.

  • Rihanna Instagram

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    Rihanna’s famed Instagram account was deactivated after the pop star posted her nipple-exposing Lui magazine cover. The deletion of her account resulted in various forms of uproar including…

  • Scout Willis

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    …Willis’ topless stroll on Tuesday. Alongside the photos, which she posted to her Twitter account, Willis wrote “Legal in NYC but not on Instagram” and “What Instagram won’t let you see #FreeTheNipple.”

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