I suppose it depends on your definition of "a few years" for me 1983 was a few years ago, but then, I am an old far*
"Previously, printing images of women aged 16 or 17 on Page 3 was deemed acceptable. In 1983, Sam Fox was the youngest at only 16 when she first featured topless in the paper with the headline 'Sam, 16, Quits A-Levels for Ooh-Levels'. "
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