Editing Pin-up model (section)

{{Short description|Model whose mass-produced pictures see wide appeal as popular culture}}
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[[File:Betty Grable, 20th Century Fox.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|[[Betty Grable]]'s famous pin-up photo from 1943]]

A '''pin-up model''' is a [[model (person)|model]] whose [[mass-produced]] pictures and photographs have wide appeal within the [[popular culture]] of a society. Pin-up models are usually [[glamour photography|glamour]], actresses, or fashion models whose pictures are intended for informal and aesthetic display, known for being pinned onto a wall. From the 1940s, pictures of pin-up girls were also known as '''cheesecake''' in the U.S.<ref>Ayto, p. 126.</ref><ref>Meyerowitz, 1996, pp. 9–35.</ref> 

The term ''pin-up'' refers to drawings, paintings, and photographs of semi-nude women and was first attested to in English in 1941.{{sfnp|Ayto|2006|p=126}} Images of pin-up girls were published in magazines and newspapers. They were also displayed on postcards, [[lithograph]]s, and calendars. The counterpart of the pin-up girl is the male pin-up, also known as ''[[beefcake]]'', including celebrated actors and athletes such as the actor [[James Dean]], the singer [[Jim Morrison]], and the model [[Fabio Lanzoni|Fabio]].