Here’s the reason why women love looking at female nudes as much as blokes do
Sun writers pick their favourite nude celeb pics and tell us why they love them
IT’S not just guys who love looking at pics of naked women – females do too.
Psychologists at Cardiff University showed men and women a series of sexy images and found that ladies paid as much attention to the nude females as they did to the naked males.
It is claimed the results reveal women to be more “fluid” than men when it comes to their sexuality.
Could it be that they just enjoy looking at beautiful images?
Here, Sun writers pick their favourite nude celeb pics and tell us why they love them.
By EMILY FAIRBAIRN
I LOVE KATE MOSS – every inch of her. Over the years she’s stripped more times than I can count.
But this picture, from one of her first Calvin Klein shoots in 1992, is the original and the best.
We now know Kate as the ultimate style icon, and here she proves why – making grungy jeans and nothing else look like the most fabulous outfit on the planet.
It’s no surprise that sales of CK jeans rocketed after this ad. But it almost doesn’t matter what Kate is or isn’t wearing, because this image is all about her.
She looks waif-like and fragile, but at the same time has that knowing, womanly look in her eye which is so powerful.
It’s a raw image that oozes pure sex, but in a subversive way that gives that extra, intoxicating whiff of danger.
Not only is Kate effortlessly sexy, she’s also cool – and that’s a difficult thing to pull off. More than 20 years later, no one else has ever made it look this easy.
By JENNY FRANCIS
THERE is nothing sexier than a woman who isn’t afraid to be naked. And what better way to show off this attribute than self-publishing an image of your incredible body on social media?
This nude picture of model EMILY RATAJKOWSKI shouts confidence and I applaud her.
The fact she has posted the snap on her own Instagram makes it more honest and attractive than any of her past well-lit, retouched, studio modelling shoots.
Yes, she has a model-perfect figure but as a woman I don’t hate or resent her for it – instead I admire her toned physique and incredible curves with a sort of Nineties-style “You go, girl” respect and appreciation.
Her picture is classy and feminine, and I challenge women who look at it not to appreciate her incredible poise and self- confidence.
By NIKKI WATKINS
MARILYN MONROE’S nude Playboy pose, shot around 1949 when she was 22, is simply beautiful.
The reason it is so striking is because it is not perfect. This was the age of old Hollywood, when curves were celebrated.
Marilyn has plenty to celebrate – lovely, full boobs, slightly rounded tummy and generous thighs.
There are no hard edges – she looks like the world’s most beautiful, yet approachable, girl-next-door.
Even though she is impossibly glamorous with her immaculate hair, sooty black eyelashes, bright red pout and bombshell locks, you still have a sneaking suspicion that if you were lucky enough to meet her, you would be best pals.
Because her luscious look is on the edge of attainable, she makes us love our own bodies more.
There is no mistaking that this is one of the most compelling nude shots of the 20th century – you can’t help but take a second look.
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By DULCIE PEARCE
THE memory of first seeing this image is still clear in my mind now, 20 years later.
I was working weekends in a record shop where obsessive MADONNA fans would visit regularly, seeking out memorabilia.
One had proudly bought in this black and white snap of the singer before she was famous.
I had already seen her in explicit positions in controversial book Sex, which was incredibly shocking for its time.
But this laid-back, natural beauty looked nothing like the bleached blonde starlet I knew as Madonna, who was bordering on sexually aggressive.
I remember my 15-year-old self-admiring her incredible body confidence.
She wasn’t coyly pretending to cover her body or forcing a coquettish expression on her face – something that most women in nude photos did at the time.
She clearly could not be prouder of her fantastic figure and her face shows how relaxed she was in her own body.
This picture was empowering to me then. And it still is now.
Thank you Madonna with the big boobies.
By OLIVIA BRETT
RITA ORA has always been known for her risqué fashion and this magazine cover displays her unique look to perfection.
She looks even more comfortable in her own skin than she does in her usual, mad outfits.
More importantly, she looks like she is having fun – it’s a big difference from the moody, stylised nude shots that most celebrities do.
With a massive smile on her face, she oozes confidence and is letting her body do all the talking – and let’s face it, a figure that hot has plenty to say.
Her curves are not only desirable but healthy, too.
She is sending out so many positive messages.
Rita believes that owning your sexuality is empowering, and she summed this up on Instagram perfectly when she captioned the picture: “FREEDOM Being ME without permission”.
To another woman, there is nothing sexier than freedom.
By GABRIELE DIRVANAUSKAS
FOR me, the ultimate nude shot has to be of gorgeous, size 16 model CANDICE HUFFINE on the cover of S Moda magazine in 2012.
This iconic image helped pave the way for plus-size models.
Stick-thin models stripping for photoshoots are ten a penny – gorgeous to look at but can’t be seen as daring anymore.
I’ve become desensitised to the likes of Gigi Hadid and Cara Delevingne stripping down – we’ve seen it all before. A nude size 16, however, shows that you don’t have to be skinny to be sexy.
Even though Candice is still artfully covered, we see a tummy roll here, a stretch of thigh there – features that most women can identify with.
This cover was a game-changer four years ago.
Now it’s increasingly common to see real, curvy models being included in campaigns and lingerie shoots – and most of them have Candice to thank.
By JEN PHARO
SOPHIE DAHL’s nude pose for an Yves Saint Laurent ad in 2000 caused uproar, with 948 written complaints.
What’s more, they were upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority, which branded the shot “sexually suggestive and... likely to cause widespread offence”.
It was banned from billboards and only permitted in women’s mags.
But I can see nothing “offensive” about the gorgeous shot of the flame-haired model writhing in ecstasy, wearing only high heels and diamonds.
Yes, it’s sexually suggestive, but it’s an empowered and beautiful image of a woman lost in herself.
Sophie started out as a plus-sized model and she looks sensational in this sensual shot which appeals to men and women alike.
You know something is powerful when people try to stop you seeing it. This image might have been banned – but it has become iconic.