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* Almost all (if not all) female wrestlers in WWF/WWE history, as well from other federations like Wrestling/{{WCW}}, made some fanservice sessions. The most [[UpToEleven escalated]] example is Wrestling/{{Chyna}}, who after retiring from wrestling, entered the XXX world as a pornstar. But she wasn't the only one or even the first: Tylene Buck (aka Major Gunns) preceded here, Wrestling/CandiceMichelle and Lizzy Borden proceeded her. All of them also started with fanservice photosessions before their jump to porn.
* Promoting Jaguar Yokota after she became too old for All Japan Women's retire at 25 policy was the main reason Yoshimoto Pro Wrestling j'd/JD STAR even existed as a promotion. So when she opted to rely less on the company and do more freelance work the remaining staff were at a loss for what do and decided training girls with model type good looks, and getting them acting jobs for mainstream crossover publicity was the way to go. This was dubbed "The athress" program, and wasn't enough to save JD. It did inspire World Wonder Ring STARDOM to train established models though.

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* Almost all (if not all) female wrestlers in WWF/WWE history, as well from other federations like Wrestling/{{WCW}}, made some fanservice sessions. The most [[UpToEleven escalated]] example is Wrestling/{{Chyna}}, who after retiring from wrestling, entered the XXX world as a pornstar. But she wasn't the only one or even the first: Tylene Buck (aka Major Gunns) preceded here, Wrestling/CandiceMichelle and Lizzy Borden proceeded her.her, Lizzy Border was already involved with the porn industry when she tried her hand at pro wrestling. All of them also started with fanservice photosessions before their jump to porn.
* Promoting Jaguar Yokota after she became too old for All Japan Women's retire 'retire at 25 25' policy was the main reason Yoshimoto Pro Wrestling j'd/JD STAR even existed as a promotion. So when she opted to rely less on the company and do more freelance work the remaining staff were at a loss for what do and decided training girls with model type good looks, and getting them acting jobs for mainstream crossover publicity was the way to go. This was dubbed "The athress" program, and wasn't enough to save JD. It did inspire World Wonder Ring STARDOM to train established models though.
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* Wrestling/KanakoUrai, most known as ''[[Wrestling/ProWrestlingZERO1 Kana]]'' and ''[[Wrestling/WorldWrestlingEntertainment Asuka]]''. Apart from being a professional wrestler, she's also a gravure idol [[JackOfAllStats among other things]].
* Despite the criticism she had in her time, gravure idol Yuzuki Aikawa became a wrestler in World Wonder Ring STARDOM, thus [[InvertedTrope inverting]] the trope. A Western example of this is Wrestling/KellyKelly, also a Fanservice Model that became a wrestler, mostly for Wrestling/{{WWE}} brands.
* Almost all (if not all) female wrestlers in WWF/WWE history, as well from other federations like Wrestling/{{WCW}}, made some fanservice sessions. The most [[UpToEleven escalated]] example is Wrestling/{{Chyna}}, who after retiring from wrestling, entered the XXX world as a pornstar. But she wasn't the only one or even the first: Tylene Buck (aka Major Gunns), Wrestling/CandiceMichelle and Lizzy Borden also followed Chyna's way in the past, all of them also started with fanservice photosessions before their jump to porn.

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* Wrestling/KanakoUrai, most This the point of Las Reinas/Diosa/etc del Ring in Wrestling/{{CMLL}}, the Wrestling/{{WCW}} Nitro Girls, the Wrestling/{{n|ewWorldorder}}Wo Girls and all similar groups. Their purpose was entertain audiences between falls, or commercial breaks as two out of three falls became less popular in all regions not following Mexico's lead. This type of group was almost killed off in the US when Wrestling/VinceRusso got the idea to put the models into WCW's wrestling ring, to predictably subpar results(a couple good wrestlers for a lot of women just fine not wrestling stinking up the ring or ending up out of work with medical bills to pay), but mixed martial arts companies such as UCF kept the "sign girl" and "two piece dancer" tropes alive.
* CSP/WWC used [[ForeignFanservice Dominican valets]] such as Amarillis, Destiny and Wrestling/BlackRose(who was actually a relatively well
known as ''[[Wrestling/ProWrestlingZERO1 Kana]]'' Puerto Rican [[JackOfAllTrades swimmer, dancer]] and ''[[Wrestling/WorldWrestlingEntertainment Asuka]]''. Apart [[AmazonianBeauty body builder]] siding [[BoomerangBigot with Dominicans against her island]]) in this manner, and all but Rose faded into obscurity when WWC decided to push them as wrestlers([[InvokedTrope although that was the point]] with Amarillis, who was targeted by the [[TheResenter jealous]] women's champion La Tigresa to keep Amarillis from being a professional wrestler, she's also a gravure idol [[JackOfAllStats among other things]].
* Despite the criticism she had
taking her spot). Rose reveled in her time, gravure idol Yuzuki Aikawa fan service origins throughout her pro wrestling career and even served as TheFace of a pole dancing class at one point with working for IWA PR.
* Wrestling/{{FMW}} was accused of signing Megumi Kudo solely to sell modeling photo books after she flunked the Wrestling/AllJapanWomensProWrestling dojo. However, Kudo at first rededicated herself to training and
became a wrestler legend among women wrestles, ''then'' went on to sell modeling photo books.
* Most women
in World Wonder Ring STARDOM, thus [[InvertedTrope inverting]] Wrestling/{{ECW}} were valets who doubled as fan service models. The most obvious exceptions were Wrestling/LunaVachon, The Prodigette and [[Wrestling/CarleneMoore Jazz]], while the trope. A Western example of this is Wrestling/KellyKelly, also most triumphant straight examples were Jasmin St. Claire, Kimona Wanalaya(who actually took a Fanservice Model that became a wrestler, mostly break from pro wrestling after being booed for Wrestling/{{WWE}} brands.
refusing to "[[CrowdChant show her tits]]" to a crowd with children in it), Wrestling/BeulahMcGillicutty, Wrestling/{{Francine}}, Wrestling/DawnMarie and Wrestling/TammyLynnSytch([[StayInTheKitchen who thought women shouldn't be wrestlers]]). As a rule most didn't wrestle, but every once and while there would be a {{CAT FIGHT}}!
* Almost all (if not all) female wrestlers in WWF/WWE history, as well from other federations like Wrestling/{{WCW}}, made some fanservice sessions. The most [[UpToEleven escalated]] example is Wrestling/{{Chyna}}, who after retiring from wrestling, entered the XXX world as a pornstar. But she wasn't the only one or even the first: Tylene Buck (aka Major Gunns), Gunns) preceded here, Wrestling/CandiceMichelle and Lizzy Borden also followed Chyna's way in the past, all proceeded her. All of them also started with fanservice photosessions before their jump to porn.porn.
* Promoting Jaguar Yokota after she became too old for All Japan Women's retire at 25 policy was the main reason Yoshimoto Pro Wrestling j'd/JD STAR even existed as a promotion. So when she opted to rely less on the company and do more freelance work the remaining staff were at a loss for what do and decided training girls with model type good looks, and getting them acting jobs for mainstream crossover publicity was the way to go. This was dubbed "The athress" program, and wasn't enough to save JD. It did inspire World Wonder Ring STARDOM to train established models though.
* Wrestling/JimRoss, drawing on his WWF/E work for relevance to this trope, is well known for his preference for collegian athletes when scouting for pro wrestlers, unless it's women wrestlers, which causes him to look for fitness models. When Ross lost his job as head of talent relations, the fitness part was dropped from company recruitment, leading to a lot of underwear models being instructed at OVW, Deep South and the FCW {{revival}}. The glut of underwear models WWE clearly cared most about the looks of actually lead to WWE dropping its women's wrestling division for the better part of a year rather than subject its fans to bad matches, but WWE discovered an initial ratings bolster when they put all the pretty women in a reality show style fan service segment called "the diva search"(key word being "initial", which is ''why'' they settled on bad matches later on, and eventually went back to scouting wrestlers and athletes).
* Wrestling/KanakoUrai, most known as ''[[Wrestling/ProWrestlingZERO1 Kana]]'' and ''[[Wrestling/WorldWrestlingEntertainment Asuka]]''. Apart from being a professional wrestler, she's also a gravure idol [[JackOfAllTrades among other things]]. She's released a series of photo sets with her Triple Tails cohorts Mio and Io Shirai, [[EvilCounterpart a "sexier" alternative]] to Apple Tale of ArchNemesis Shuri Kondo, who did music albums and concerts instead.
* Early Wrestling/{{TNA}} had rookie wrestler Lollipop and valet April Pennington as dancers in cages. Being a Russo booked company, they soon ended up in an in ring feud with Bitch Slap, a stable made of more experienced wrestlers, and everyone involved ended up going nowhere before being released from the company as TNA went PG on Fox Sports Net. Bitch slap member Traci Brooks did ironically stick around long enough for TNA to promote her in a playboy magazine photo shoot, but Brooks got knocked off for cartoon character [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Marge Simpson]]. The company's most successful example was Wrestling/GailKim, most likely because she did her best known photo poses independent of TNA, so no one associated with it could screw things up.
* La Morena had PlayboyBunny gimmick, but since WWC, IW PR and The World Wrestling League weren't willing to go ''that'' far, most of her non wrestling work was merely suggestive, making her qualify for this trope.
* Despite the criticism she had in her time, gravure idol Yuzuki Aikawa became a wrestler in World Wonder Ring STARDOM, thus [[InvertedTrope inverting]] the trope. Aikawa's heat, and success despite it, allowed many other models to slip into STARDOM virtually undetected, and although only Mayu Iwatani was even close to being as successful in the ring as Aikawa. Undaunted, STARDOM opted to just have the more traditional athletes pose for photos with Aikawa and Iwatani anyway. Contemporary Western examples are Wrestling/KellyKelly, also a Fanservice Model that became a wrestler for Wrestling/{{WWE}} brands, and Reby Sky, a glamour model who entered into feuds with body builder Jayme Jameson and WrestlingMonster Jessicka Havok, the latter of whom believed Sky's "smut" [[WellIntentionedExtremist was a hindrance to a promotion Havok actually cared about]].
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A FashionModel wears clothes of every kind, from some barely showing some skin to others with nothing more than a bikini or a lingerie. ''This'' kind of model specializes in the latter, being BestKnownForTheFanservice. The Fanservice Model wears [[WalkingSwimsuitScene swimsuits]], [[LingerieScene lingerie]] and also goes for the {{fetish}} using FanserviceCostumes. Also can go into nudity, but not necessarily the FullFrontalAssault, that means in the form of BodyPaint and with nothing at all, being covered just with GodivaHair and HandOrObjectUnderwear. Usually is known as an AlwaysFemale trope, but there're also men that are [[MrFanservice Fanservice Models]], mostly [[MusclesAreMeaningful with well-marked shapes]] for women's (and [[CampGay some men's]]) magazines.

In Japan to be specific, there's a name for this kind of model: ''gravure idols'', girls (yes, this is an AlwaysFemale trope there) that specialize in sexually provocative/suggestive photography of the playful/innocent kind (as opposed to aggressive sexuality), though '''not''' to the point of posing nude; '''that''' is what "AV Idols"[[note]]AV stands for "[[NotSafeForWork Adult Video]]''[[/note]] are for. Many popular female idols in Japan launched their careers by starting out as gravure idols, and some {{seiyuu}} and {{idol singer}}s became or were gravure idols.

But, something that should be made clear: the Fanservice Model just makes provocative (or sometimes goes nude) photos but doesn't necessarily goes to cross the line of Sex or {{UsefulNotes/Porn|ography}}. However, as with everything, there are some exceptions, in which models started this way and later converted into pornstars, as well as pornstars that made BleachedUnderpants sessions for some magazines during their porn careers or after retiring from them. Also some stars from various media (TV, movies, music, etc) made some casual sessions as Fanservice Models for some male (as well as female) magazines.

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A FashionModel wears clothes of every kind, from some barely showing some skin barely any skin, to others with nothing more than a bikini or a lingerie. ''This'' kind of model specializes in the latter, being BestKnownForTheFanservice. The Fanservice Model wears [[WalkingSwimsuitScene swimsuits]], [[LingerieScene lingerie]] and also goes for the {{fetish}} using FanserviceCostumes. crowd with [[FanserviceCostumes fanservice-laiden costumes]]. Also can go into nudity, apply to those going nude, but not necessarily the FullFrontalAssault, that means FullFrontalAssault. This could be in the form of BodyPaint and with nothing at all, without wearing anything, or being covered just with GodivaHair and HandOrObjectUnderwear. Usually or HandOrObjectUnderwear sessions. This is known as an almost AlwaysFemale trope, but there're there are also men that are [[MrFanservice examples of male[[MrFanservice Fanservice Models]], mostly [[MusclesAreMeaningful with well-marked shapes]] for women's (and [[CampGay some men's]]) magazines.

In Japan Japan, to be specific, there's a name for this kind of model: ''gravure idols'', idols'' – girls (yes, this is an AlwaysFemale trope there) that specialize in sexually provocative/suggestive photography of the playful/innocent kind (as opposed to aggressive sexuality), though '''not''' to the point of posing nude; '''that''' is what "AV Idols"[[note]]AV stands for "[[NotSafeForWork Adult Video]]''[[/note]] are for. Many popular female idols in Japan launched their careers by starting out as gravure idols, and some {{seiyuu}} and {{idol singer}}s became or were gravure idols.

But, something that should be made clear: the Fanservice Model just makes provocative (or sometimes goes nude) photos but doesn't necessarily goes to cross the line of Sex or {{UsefulNotes/Porn|ography}}. However, as with everything, there are some exceptions, in which models started this way and later converted into pornstars, as well as pornstars that made BleachedUnderpants sessions for some magazines during their porn careers or after retiring from them. Also some stars from various media (TV, movies, music, etc) made some casual sessions as Fanservice Models for some male (as well as female) magazines.



* Despise the criticism she had in her time, gravure idol Yuzuki Aikawa became a wrestler in World Wonder Ring STARDOM, being the InvertedTrope. A Western example of this is Wrestling/KellyKelly, also a Fanservice Model that became a wrestler, mostly for Wrestling/{{WWE}} brands.

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* Despise Despite the criticism she had in her time, gravure idol Yuzuki Aikawa became a wrestler in World Wonder Ring STARDOM, being thus [[InvertedTrope inverting]] the InvertedTrope.trope. A Western example of this is Wrestling/KellyKelly, also a Fanservice Model that became a wrestler, mostly for Wrestling/{{WWE}} brands.



** In their beginnings, Magazine/{{Playboy}} was like this, and over time, going UpToEleven in terms of mature content. It is considered a straight-up {{UsefulNotes/Porn|ographic}} version of lads' magazines.

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** In their beginnings, the Magazine/{{Playboy}} magazine was like this, and over time, going UpToEleven in terms of mature content. It is considered a straight-up {{UsefulNotes/Porn|ographic}} version of lads' magazines.



* Crowdfunding website [[http://www.patreon.com Patreon]] is a place in which artists can post some of their art and with a monthly pay, they can make works exclusive to those who have funded them. Over time, the website has slowly become a platform for girls (mostly cosplayers) to show their works, as well more fanservice-y/erotic photoshoots (with a few revealing cosplays as well with lingerie), bordering on softcore porn.

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* Crowdfunding website [[http://www.patreon.com Patreon]] is a place in which artists can post some of their art and with a monthly pay, they can make works exclusive to those who have funded them. Over time, the website has also slowly become a platform for girls (mostly cosplayers) to show their works, as well more fanservice-y/erotic photoshoots (with a few revealing cosplays as well with lingerie), bordering on softcore porn.
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But, something that should be made clear: the Fanservice Model just makes provocative (or sometimes goes nude) photos but doesn't necessarily goes to cross the line of Sex or {{UsefulNotes/Porn|ography}}. But as in everything, there're some exceptions, in which models started into this and later converted into pornstars, as well as pornstars that made BleachedUnderpants sessions for some magazines during their porn careers or after retiring from them. Also some stars from various media (TV, movies, music, etc) made some casual sessions as Fanservice Models for some male (as well as female) magazines.

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But, something that should be made clear: the Fanservice Model just makes provocative (or sometimes goes nude) photos but doesn't necessarily goes to cross the line of Sex or {{UsefulNotes/Porn|ography}}. But However, as in with everything, there're there are some exceptions, in which models started into this way and later converted into pornstars, as well as pornstars that made BleachedUnderpants sessions for some magazines during their porn careers or after retiring from them. Also some stars from various media (TV, movies, music, etc) made some casual sessions as Fanservice Models for some male (as well as female) magazines.



* Amy Pond from ''Series/DoctorWho'' was a fanservice model for a time before starting her adventures with The Doctor. But different from most of the characters on the list, she didn't wear lingerie nor swimsuit, but FanserviceCostumes since she worked as a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singing_telegram#Variants kissogram]]. By the time she saw the Doctor again after being a child, Amy was wearing a [[FairCop police officer costume]].
* In the season 4 of ''Series/That70sShow'', [[TheDitz Michael Kelso]] was called to be a [[MrFanservice male underwear model]], who appeared in diverse magazines, being mocking by his friends and causing a new split with his then-girlfriend Jackie Burkhart, who always wanted to be a FashionModel.

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* Amy Pond from ''Series/DoctorWho'' was a fanservice model for a time before starting her adventures with The Doctor. But different from most of the characters on the list, she didn't wear wore neither lingerie nor swimsuit, swimsuits, but FanserviceCostumes since she worked as a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singing_telegram#Variants kissogram]]. By the time she saw the Doctor again after being a child, Amy was wearing a [[FairCop police officer costume]].
* In the season 4 of ''Series/That70sShow'', [[TheDitz Michael Kelso]] was called to be a [[MrFanservice male underwear model]], who appeared in diverse magazines, being mocking mocked by his friends and causing a new split with his then-girlfriend Jackie Burkhart, who always wanted to be a FashionModel.



* Wrestling/KanakoUrai, most known as ''[[Wrestling/ProWrestlingZERO1 Kana]]'' and ''[[Wrestling/WorldWrestlingEntertainment Asuka]]'', apart of being a professional wrestler, she's also a gravure idol [[JackOfAllStats among other things]].
* Despise of the criticism she had in their time, gravure idol Yuzuki Aikawa became a wrestler in World Wonder Ring STARDOM, being the InvertedTrope. A Western example of this is Wrestling/KellyKelly, also a Fanservice Model that became a wrestler, mostly for Wrestling/{{WWE}} brands.
* Almost all (if not all) female wrestlers in WWF/WWE history, as well from other federations like Wrestling/{{WCW}}, made some fanservice sessions. The most [[UpToEleven escalated]] example is Wrestling/{{Chyna}}, who after retiring from wrestling, she entered to XXX world as a pornstar. But she wasn't the only or first one: Tylene Buck (aka Major Gunns), Wrestling/CandiceMichelle and Lizzy Borden also followed Chyna's way in the past, all of them also started with fanservice photosessions before their jump to Porn.

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* Wrestling/KanakoUrai, most known as ''[[Wrestling/ProWrestlingZERO1 Kana]]'' and ''[[Wrestling/WorldWrestlingEntertainment Asuka]]'', apart of Asuka]]''. Apart from being a professional wrestler, she's also a gravure idol [[JackOfAllStats among other things]].
* Despise of the criticism she had in their her time, gravure idol Yuzuki Aikawa became a wrestler in World Wonder Ring STARDOM, being the InvertedTrope. A Western example of this is Wrestling/KellyKelly, also a Fanservice Model that became a wrestler, mostly for Wrestling/{{WWE}} brands.
* Almost all (if not all) female wrestlers in WWF/WWE history, as well from other federations like Wrestling/{{WCW}}, made some fanservice sessions. The most [[UpToEleven escalated]] example is Wrestling/{{Chyna}}, who after retiring from wrestling, she entered to the XXX world as a pornstar. But she wasn't the only one or first one: even the first: Tylene Buck (aka Major Gunns), Wrestling/CandiceMichelle and Lizzy Borden also followed Chyna's way in the past, all of them also started with fanservice photosessions before their jump to Porn.porn.



* Tina Armstrong from ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' series between the things she wanted to be apart of a wrestler, is to be a supermodel. In ''[=DOA2=]'' she aspires to be one, for which she bleaches her hair blonde and dresses in skimpy outfits. She ends up having to fight her own father in the competition, and emerges victorious. She gets her wish and begins modeling on a television show.

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* Tina Armstrong from ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' series between the things she wanted to be apart of series. Apart from a wrestler, is she also wanted to be a supermodel. In ''[=DOA2=]'' she aspires to be one, for which she bleaches her hair blonde and dresses in skimpy outfits. She ends up having to fight her own father in the competition, and emerges victorious. She gets her wish and begins modeling on a television show.



** Extra addition for {{cosplay}}er and fanservice model Creator/JessicaNigri, who also made Sonico's English dub for the game and anime appearances, as well being the official Nitro+'s Sonico cosplayer for USA.

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** Extra addition for {{cosplay}}er and fanservice model Creator/JessicaNigri, who also made Sonico's English dub for the game and anime appearances, as well being the official Nitro+'s Sonico cosplayer for the USA.



* ''VideoGame/FightingAngels'' is a relatively obscure, all-female 2005 FightingGame released for the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 PS2]]. Basically a fighting game starred by gravure idols, or girls who wanted to be them. A game full of {{Fanservice}} but [[SturgeonsLaw nothing more than that]].
* In ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'', one of high-ranked assassins is Holly Summers, a former model [[HandicappedBadass with a prosthetic leg]].

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* ''VideoGame/FightingAngels'' is a relatively obscure, all-female 2005 FightingGame released for the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 PS2]]. Basically a fighting game starred by starring gravure idols, or girls who wanted to be them.gravure idols. A game full of {{Fanservice}} but [[SturgeonsLaw nothing more than that]].
* In ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'', one of the high-ranked assassins is Holly Summers, a former model [[HandicappedBadass with a prosthetic leg]].



** Some famous worldwide Cosplay stars overlaps their career as cosplayers serving as fanservice models, mostly for lingerie and swimsuit sessions for magazines as well for their own portfolios. Some of the most known cosplayers that are or were fanservice models are Francesca Dani, Creator/JessicaNigri (who also makes [[VoiceActors voice acting and dubbing]]), Yaya Han, Marie-Claude Bourbonnais (who also makes [[FullFrontalAssault full nudity sessions]]), Jannet "Incosplay" Vinogradova and Stella Chuu.
** Also, as male counterparts, there're cosplayers like Leon Chiro and Elffi who also made fanservice photosessions as well.
** A notable case in Japan is Miss Hannah Minx, an American Website/YouTube personality that lived in Japan and taught Japanese as well showed things from this country, [[DistractedByTheSexy but that didn't matter because]] [[ThanksForTheMammary male fans saw other "pair" of things]]. She was also known for being a strange case of gravure idol, having her own Cosplay session [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2JDrdNkCrA even recorded in video]].

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** Some famous worldwide Cosplay stars overlaps overlap their career as cosplayers serving as fanservice models, mostly for lingerie and swimsuit sessions for magazines as well for their own portfolios. Some of the most known cosplayers that are or were fanservice models are Francesca Dani, Creator/JessicaNigri (who also makes does [[VoiceActors voice acting and dubbing]]), Yaya Han, Marie-Claude Bourbonnais (who also makes does [[FullFrontalAssault full nudity sessions]]), Jannet "Incosplay" Vinogradova and Stella Chuu.
** Also, as for male counterparts, there're cosplayers like Leon Chiro and Elffi who also made performed fanservice photosessions as well.
** A notable case in Japan is Miss Hannah Minx, an American Website/YouTube personality that lived in Japan and taught Japanese as well as showed things from this country, Japan, [[DistractedByTheSexy but that didn't matter because]] [[ThanksForTheMammary male fans often saw other another "pair" of things]]. She was also known for being a strange case of gravure idol, having her own Cosplay session [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2JDrdNkCrA even recorded in video]].



** The gravure idol scene is full of names fans should know: Risa Yoshiki, Reon Kadena (who actually made nude sessions too), Leah Dizon, Ai Shinozaki, Yumi Kobayashi, Mikie Hara, Nana Ozaki, Aki Hoshino and Ayaka Komatsu. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese_gravure_idols Just to name a few of them]].
** Sometimes, other famous women made times as gravure idols without leaving their actual careers. Music/AyumiHamasaki is the prime example of this.
** Also, there're some famous {{Seiyuu}}s that made a parallel career as gravure idols. To catch some famous names in the industry, see [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=9qytzrz1arijh1i5nch63rf0&page=1 this 2009 discussion here in TV Tropes]].
* A RareMaleExample of pornstars making BleachedUnderpants photosessions is [[MusclesAreMeaningful Shimiken]], a male AV idol considerated as "The King of Porn" in his native Japan. Apart of making XXX movies, he also make fashion photosessions and even was part of a live-action webseries (Dorama) of a BoyBand directed to female public.
* Some famous worldwide ProductPlacement beauty contests that are all about this trope are ''Miss Hawaiian Tropic'' and ''Miss Reef'', both made in Summer and starring girls with nothing but bikini and a t-shirt.

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** The gravure idol scene is full of names fans should know: Risa Yoshiki, Reon Kadena (who actually made did nude sessions too), Leah Dizon, Ai Shinozaki, Yumi Kobayashi, Mikie Hara, Nana Ozaki, Aki Hoshino and Ayaka Komatsu. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese_gravure_idols Just to name a few of them]].
** Sometimes, other famous women made times had their time as gravure idols without leaving their actual careers. Music/AyumiHamasaki is the prime example of this.
** Also, there're some famous {{Seiyuu}}s that made a parallel career as gravure idols. To catch some famous names in the industry, see [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=9qytzrz1arijh1i5nch63rf0&page=1 this 2009 discussion here in on TV Tropes]].
* A RareMaleExample of pornstars making BleachedUnderpants photosessions is [[MusclesAreMeaningful Shimiken]], a male AV idol considerated as considered to be "The King of Porn" in his native Japan. Apart of from making XXX movies, he also make makes fashion photosessions and was even was part of a live-action webseries (Dorama) of a BoyBand directed to towards the female public.
* Some famous worldwide ProductPlacement beauty contests that are all about this trope are ''Miss Hawaiian Tropic'' and ''Miss Reef'', both made in Summer and starring girls with nothing but a bikini and a t-shirt.



** One of first percursors of this kind of magazines is TheNineties' British magazine Magazine/{{Loaded}}.
** In their beginnings, Magazine/{{Playboy}} was like this, with the time becoming UpToEleven in mature content. Actually is considerated a {{UsefulNotes/Porn|ography}} version of lads' magazines.
* Model Kelly Brook started acquiring a fan club when she was a relative un-known doing otherwise anonymous shoots for clothing and underwear - especially underwear - directed at more ''mature'' ladies. This interest from a PeripheryDemographic which was definitely not the one the advertisers had in mind, which was highly unlikely to buy the product, was what propelled Kelly into the new arena of being not only a model but also an occassional actress and TV presenter.
* Crowdfunding website [[http://www.patreon.com Patreon]] was a place in which the artists can post some of its art and with a monthly play, they can make exclusive works only for the ones who paid the price, being the user a kind of sponsor/patron of the artist. Website's purpose becoming slowly in a platform for girls (mostly cosplayers) to show their works, as well more fanservice/erotic photoshoots (with few revealing cosplays as well with lingerie) almost at the point of Soft Porn.

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** One of first percursors the precursors of this kind these kinds of magazines is TheNineties' British magazine Magazine/{{Loaded}}.
** In their beginnings, Magazine/{{Playboy}} was like this, with the time becoming and over time, going UpToEleven in terms of mature content. Actually It is considerated considered a {{UsefulNotes/Porn|ography}} straight-up {{UsefulNotes/Porn|ographic}} version of lads' magazines.
* Model Kelly Brook started acquiring a fan club when she was a relative un-known relatively unknown, doing otherwise anonymous shoots for clothing and underwear - especially underwear - directed at more ''mature'' ladies. This interest from a PeripheryDemographic which was definitely not the one the advertisers had in mind, which was highly unlikely to buy the product, was what propelled Kelly into the new arena of being not only a model but also an occassional actress and TV presenter.
* Crowdfunding website [[http://www.patreon.com Patreon]] was is a place in which the artists can post some of its their art and with a monthly play, pay, they can make works exclusive works only for to those who have funded them. Over time, the ones who paid the price, being the user a kind of sponsor/patron of the artist. Website's purpose becoming website has slowly in become a platform for girls (mostly cosplayers) to show their works, as well more fanservice/erotic fanservice-y/erotic photoshoots (with a few revealing cosplays as well with lingerie) almost at the point of Soft Porn.lingerie), bordering on softcore porn.
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* In ''VideoGame/Yakuza5'', Saki Suzuki, a gravure idol who is also [[OneOfUs an avid gamer]], appears as [[CelebrityCameo a waitress at Izakaya Hanako in Kineicho]].

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* In ''VideoGame/Yakuza5'', Saki Suzuki, a gravure idol who is also [[OneOfUs [[JustForFun/OneOfUs an avid gamer]], appears as [[CelebrityCameo a waitress at Izakaya Hanako in Kineicho]].
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** Some famous worldwide Cosplay stars overlaps their career as cosplayers serving as fanservice models, mostly for lingerie and swimsuit sessions for magazines as well for their own portfolios. Some of the most known cosplayers that are or were fanservice models are Francesca Dani, Creator/JessicaNigri (who also makes [[VoiceActors voice acting and dubbing]]), Yaya Han, Marie-Claude Bourbornnais (who also makes [[FullFrontalAssault full nudity sessions]]), Jannet "Incosplay" Vinogradova and Stella Chuu.

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** Some famous worldwide Cosplay stars overlaps their career as cosplayers serving as fanservice models, mostly for lingerie and swimsuit sessions for magazines as well for their own portfolios. Some of the most known cosplayers that are or were fanservice models are Francesca Dani, Creator/JessicaNigri (who also makes [[VoiceActors voice acting and dubbing]]), Yaya Han, Marie-Claude Bourbornnais Bourbonnais (who also makes [[FullFrontalAssault full nudity sessions]]), Jannet "Incosplay" Vinogradova and Stella Chuu.
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** A notable case in Japan is Miss Hannah Minx, an American Website/YouTube personality that lived in Japan and teached Japanese as well showed things from this country, [[DistractedByTheSexy but that didn't matter because]] [[ThanksForTheMammary male fans saw other "pair" of things]]. She was also known for being a strange case of gravure idol, having her own Cosplay session [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2JDrdNkCrA even recorded in video]].

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** A notable case in Japan is Miss Hannah Minx, an American Website/YouTube personality that lived in Japan and teached taught Japanese as well showed things from this country, [[DistractedByTheSexy but that didn't matter because]] [[ThanksForTheMammary male fans saw other "pair" of things]]. She was also known for being a strange case of gravure idol, having her own Cosplay session [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2JDrdNkCrA even recorded in video]].
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* Miu Hinasaki, one of the characters of ''Franchise/FatalFrame V'' is a gravure model, and can be seen during the game when Miu makes [[{{Fanservice}} suggesting poses]] everytime she's in front of the camera.

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* Miu Hinasaki, one of the characters of ''Franchise/FatalFrame V'' ''VideoGame/FatalFrameVMaidenOfBlackWater'' is a gravure model, and can be seen during the game when Miu makes [[{{Fanservice}} suggesting poses]] everytime she's in front of the camera.
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But, something that should be made clear: the Fanservice Model just makes provocative (or sometimes goes nude) photos but doesn't necessarily goes to cross the line of Sex or {{UsefulNotes/Porn|ography}}. But as in everything, there're some exceptions, in which models started into this and later converted into pornstars, as well as pornstars that made BleachedUnderpants sessions for some magazines during their porn careers or after retiring from them. Also some stars from various media (TV, movies, music, etc) made some casual sessions as Fanservice Models for some male (as well female) magazines.

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But, something that should be made clear: the Fanservice Model just makes provocative (or sometimes goes nude) photos but doesn't necessarily goes to cross the line of Sex or {{UsefulNotes/Porn|ography}}. But as in everything, there're some exceptions, in which models started into this and later converted into pornstars, as well as pornstars that made BleachedUnderpants sessions for some magazines during their porn careers or after retiring from them. Also some stars from various media (TV, movies, music, etc) made some casual sessions as Fanservice Models for some male (as well as female) magazines.
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But,something that should be made clear: the Fanservice Model just makes provocative (or sometimes goes nude) photos but doesn't necessarily goes to cross the line of Sex or {{UsefulNotes/Porn|ography}}. But as in everything, there're some exceptions, in which models started into this and later converted into pornstars, as well as pornstars that made BleachedUnderpants sessions for some magazines during their porn careers or after retiring from them. Also some stars from various media (TV, movies, music, etc) made some casual sessions as Fanservice Models for some male (as well female) magazines.

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But,something But, something that should be made clear: the Fanservice Model just makes provocative (or sometimes goes nude) photos but doesn't necessarily goes to cross the line of Sex or {{UsefulNotes/Porn|ography}}. But as in everything, there're some exceptions, in which models started into this and later converted into pornstars, as well as pornstars that made BleachedUnderpants sessions for some magazines during their porn careers or after retiring from them. Also some stars from various media (TV, movies, music, etc) made some casual sessions as Fanservice Models for some male (as well female) magazines.
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But,something that should be made clear: the Fanservice Model just makes provocative (or sometimes goes nude) photos but doesn't necessarily goes to cross the line of Sex or {{Porn}}. But as in everything, there're some exceptions, in which models started into this and later converted into pornstars, as well as pornstars that made BleachedUnderpants sessions for some magazines during their porn careers or after retiring from them. Also some stars from various media (TV, movies, music, etc) made some casual sessions as Fanservice Models for some male (as well female) magazines.

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** In their beginnings, Magazine/{{Playboy}} was like this, with the time becoming UpToEleven in mature content. Actually is considerated a {{porn}} version of lads' magazines.

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** In their beginnings, Magazine/{{Playboy}} was like this, with the time becoming UpToEleven in mature content. Actually is considerated a {{porn}} {{UsefulNotes/Porn|ography}} version of lads' magazines.
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A FashionModel wears clothes of every kind, from some barely showing some skin to others with nothing more than a bikini or a lingerie. ''This'' kind of model specializes in the latter, being BestKnownForTheFanservice. The Fanservice Model wears [[WalkingSwimsuitScene swimsuits]], [[LingerieScene lingerie]] and also goes for the fetish using FanserviceCostumes. Also can go into nudity, but not necessarily the FullFrontalAssault, that means in the form of BodyPaint and with nothing at all, being covered just with GodivaHair and HandOrObjectUnderwear. Usually is known as an AlwaysFemale trope, but there're also men that are [[MrFanservice Fanservice Models]], mostly [[MusclesAreMeaningful with well-marked shapes]] for women's (and [[CampGay some men's]]) magazines.

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A FashionModel wears clothes of every kind, from some barely showing some skin to others with nothing more than a bikini or a lingerie. ''This'' kind of model specializes in the latter, being BestKnownForTheFanservice. The Fanservice Model wears [[WalkingSwimsuitScene swimsuits]], [[LingerieScene lingerie]] and also goes for the fetish {{fetish}} using FanserviceCostumes. Also can go into nudity, but not necessarily the FullFrontalAssault, that means in the form of BodyPaint and with nothing at all, being covered just with GodivaHair and HandOrObjectUnderwear. Usually is known as an AlwaysFemale trope, but there're also men that are [[MrFanservice Fanservice Models]], mostly [[MusclesAreMeaningful with well-marked shapes]] for women's (and [[CampGay some men's]]) magazines.



** Some famous worldwide {{Cosplay}} stars overlaps their career as cosplayers serving as fanservice models, mostly for lingerie and swimsuit sessions for magazines as well for their own portfolios. Some of the most known cosplayers that are or were fanservice models are Francesca Dani, Creator/JessicaNigri (who also makes [[VoiceActors voice acting and dubbing]]), Yaya Han, Marie-Claude Bourbornnais (who also makes full nudity sessions), Jannet "Incosplay" Vinogradova and Stella Chuu.

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** Some famous worldwide {{Cosplay}} Cosplay stars overlaps their career as cosplayers serving as fanservice models, mostly for lingerie and swimsuit sessions for magazines as well for their own portfolios. Some of the most known cosplayers that are or were fanservice models are Francesca Dani, Creator/JessicaNigri (who also makes [[VoiceActors voice acting and dubbing]]), Yaya Han, Marie-Claude Bourbornnais (who also makes [[FullFrontalAssault full nudity sessions), sessions]]), Jannet "Incosplay" Vinogradova and Stella Chuu.



** A notable case in Japan is Miss Hannah Minx, an American Website/YouTube personality that lived in Japan and teached Japanese as well showed things from this country, [[DistractedByTheSexy but that doesn't matter because]] [[ThanksForTheMammary male fans saw other "pair" of things]]. She was also known for being a strange case of gravure idol, having her own Cosplay session [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2JDrdNkCrA even recorded in video]].

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** A notable case in Japan is Miss Hannah Minx, an American Website/YouTube personality that lived in Japan and teached Japanese as well showed things from this country, [[DistractedByTheSexy but that doesn't didn't matter because]] [[ThanksForTheMammary male fans saw other "pair" of things]]. She was also known for being a strange case of gravure idol, having her own Cosplay session [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2JDrdNkCrA even recorded in video]].



* Some famous beauty contests that are all about this trope are ''Miss Hawaiian Tropic'' and ''Miss Reef'', both made in Summer and starring girls with nothing but bikini and a t-shirt.

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* Some famous worldwide ProductPlacement beauty contests that are all about this trope are ''Miss Hawaiian Tropic'' and ''Miss Reef'', both made in Summer and starring girls with nothing but bikini and a t-shirt.
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A FashionModel wears clothes of every kind, from some barely showing some skin to others with nothing more than a bikini or a lingerie. ''This'' kind of model specializes in the latter, being BestKnownForTheFanservice. The Fanservice Model wears [[WalkingSwimsuitScene swimsuits]], [[LingerieScene lingerie]] and also goes for the FetishFuel using FanserviceCostumes. Also can go into nudity, but not necessarily the FullFrontalAssault, that means in the form of BodyPaint and with nothing at all, being covered just with GodivaHair and HandOrObjectUnderwear. Usually is known as an AlwaysFemale trope, but there're also men that are [[MrFanservice Fanservice Models]], mostly [[MusclesAreMeaningful with well-marked shapes]] for women's (and [[CampGay some men's]]) magazines.

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A FashionModel wears clothes of every kind, from some barely showing some skin to others with nothing more than a bikini or a lingerie. ''This'' kind of model specializes in the latter, being BestKnownForTheFanservice. The Fanservice Model wears [[WalkingSwimsuitScene swimsuits]], [[LingerieScene lingerie]] and also goes for the FetishFuel fetish using FanserviceCostumes. Also can go into nudity, but not necessarily the FullFrontalAssault, that means in the form of BodyPaint and with nothing at all, being covered just with GodivaHair and HandOrObjectUnderwear. Usually is known as an AlwaysFemale trope, but there're also men that are [[MrFanservice Fanservice Models]], mostly [[MusclesAreMeaningful with well-marked shapes]] for women's (and [[CampGay some men's]]) magazines.
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* Despise of the criticism she had in their time, gravure idol Yuzuki Aikawa became a wrestler in World Wonder Ring STARDOM, being the InvertedTrope.

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* Despise of the criticism she had in their time, gravure idol Yuzuki Aikawa became a wrestler in World Wonder Ring STARDOM, being the InvertedTrope. A Western example of this is Wrestling/KellyKelly, also a Fanservice Model that became a wrestler, mostly for Wrestling/{{WWE}} brands.
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* Lads', Lads, or Laddie mags (magazines) (known exclusively as men's magazines in English-speaking North America) contain non-nude photography (or bare-breasted photography in the case of some British "lads' mags"), women accompanied by articles about the woman that is pictured (usually models or actresses); consumer stories about cars, tools, toys, music, TV and film, sports, foods, alcoholic beverages; or "guy tales" of sexual encounters. Some famous worldwide ''lads' mags'' are FMH, GQ and Maxim.

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* Lads', Lads, or Laddie mags (magazines) (known exclusively as men's magazines in English-speaking North America) contain non-nude photography (or bare-breasted photography in the case of some British "lads' mags"), women accompanied by articles about the woman that is pictured (usually models or actresses); consumer stories about cars, tools, toys, music, TV and film, sports, foods, alcoholic beverages; or "guy tales" of sexual encounters. Some famous worldwide ''lads' mags'' are FMH, FHM, GQ and Maxim.



* Crowfunding website [[http://www.patreon.com Patreon]] was a place in which the artists can post some of its art and with a monthly play, they can make exclusive works only for the ones who paid the price, being the user a kind of sponsor/patron of the artist. Website's purpose becoming slowly in a platform for girls (mostly cosplayers) to show their works, as well more fanservice/erotic photoshoots (with few revealing cosplays as well with lingerie) almost at the point of Soft Porn.

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* Crowfunding Crowdfunding website [[http://www.patreon.com Patreon]] was a place in which the artists can post some of its art and with a monthly play, they can make exclusive works only for the ones who paid the price, being the user a kind of sponsor/patron of the artist. Website's purpose becoming slowly in a platform for girls (mostly cosplayers) to show their works, as well more fanservice/erotic photoshoots (with few revealing cosplays as well with lingerie) almost at the point of Soft Porn.
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SisterTrope of FashionModel. Compare MsFanservice (and {{Mr.|Fanservice}} too), LingerieScene, WalkingSwimsuitScene, ShirtlessScene, {{Stripperiffic}} and PublicExposure. Contrast CostumePorn and ContractualPurity. Overlaps with IdolSinger, since various of them also were gravure idols; and {{Cosplay}}, depending of the kind of costume wearing (or almost not wearing), especially for private photosessions instead of crowded events. The JapaneseMedia FictionalCounterpart is the {{Ecchi}} genre.

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SisterTrope of FashionModel. Compare MsFanservice (and {{Mr.|Fanservice}} {{Mr|Fanservice}}. too), LingerieScene, WalkingSwimsuitScene, ShirtlessScene, {{Stripperiffic}} and PublicExposure. Contrast CostumePorn and ContractualPurity. Overlaps with IdolSinger, since various of them also were gravure idols; and {{Cosplay}}, depending of the kind of costume wearing (or almost not wearing), especially for private photosessions instead of crowded events. The JapaneseMedia FictionalCounterpart is the {{Ecchi}} genre.
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SisterTrope of FashionModel. Compare MsFanservice (and [[MrFanservice Mr.]] too), LingerieScene, WalkingSwimsuitScene, ShirtlessScene, {{Stripperiffic}} and PublicExposure. Contrast CostumePorn and ContractualPurity. Overlaps with IdolSinger, since various of them also were gravure idols; and {{Cosplay}}, depending of the kind of costume wearing (or almost not wearing), especially for private photosessions instead of crowded events. The JapaneseMedia FictionalCounterpart is the {{Ecchi}} genre.

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SisterTrope of FashionModel. Compare MsFanservice (and [[MrFanservice Mr.]] {{Mr.|Fanservice}} too), LingerieScene, WalkingSwimsuitScene, ShirtlessScene, {{Stripperiffic}} and PublicExposure. Contrast CostumePorn and ContractualPurity. Overlaps with IdolSinger, since various of them also were gravure idols; and {{Cosplay}}, depending of the kind of costume wearing (or almost not wearing), especially for private photosessions instead of crowded events. The JapaneseMedia FictionalCounterpart is the {{Ecchi}} genre.
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A FashionModel wears clothes of every kind, from some barely showing some skin to others with nothing than a bikini or a lingerie. ''This'' kind of model specializes in the latter, being BestKnownForTheFanservice. The Fanservice Model wears [[WalkingSwimsuitScene swimsuits]], [[LingerieScene lingerie]] and also goes for the FetishFuel using FanserviceCostumes. Also can go into nudity, but not necessarily the FullFrontalAssault, that means in the form of BodyPaint and with nothing at all, being covered just with GodivaHair and HandOrObjectUnderwear. Usually is known as an AlwaysFemale trope, but there're also men that are [[MrFanservice Fanservice Models]], mostly [[MusclesAreMeaningful with well-marked shapes]] for women's (and [[CampGay some men's]]) magazines.

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A FashionModel wears clothes of every kind, from some barely showing some skin to others with nothing more than a bikini or a lingerie. ''This'' kind of model specializes in the latter, being BestKnownForTheFanservice. The Fanservice Model wears [[WalkingSwimsuitScene swimsuits]], [[LingerieScene lingerie]] and also goes for the FetishFuel using FanserviceCostumes. Also can go into nudity, but not necessarily the FullFrontalAssault, that means in the form of BodyPaint and with nothing at all, being covered just with GodivaHair and HandOrObjectUnderwear. Usually is known as an AlwaysFemale trope, but there're also men that are [[MrFanservice Fanservice Models]], mostly [[MusclesAreMeaningful with well-marked shapes]] for women's (and [[CampGay some men's]]) magazines.



Something that should be made clear: the Fanservice Model just makes provocative (or sometimes goes nude) photos but doesn't necessarily goes to cross the line of Sex or {{Porn}}. But as in everything, there're some exceptions, in which models started into this and later converted into pornstars, as well as pornstars that made BleachedUnderpants sessions for some magazines during their porn careers or after retiring from them. Also some stars from various media (TV, movies, music, etc) made some casual sessions as Fanservice Models for some male (as well female) magazines.

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Something But,something that should be made clear: the Fanservice Model just makes provocative (or sometimes goes nude) photos but doesn't necessarily goes to cross the line of Sex or {{Porn}}. But as in everything, there're some exceptions, in which models started into this and later converted into pornstars, as well as pornstars that made BleachedUnderpants sessions for some magazines during their porn careers or after retiring from them. Also some stars from various media (TV, movies, music, etc) made some casual sessions as Fanservice Models for some male (as well female) magazines.
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A FashionModel wears clothes of every kind, some barely showing some skin to others with nothing than a bikini or a lingerie. ''This'' kind of model specializes in the latter, being BestKnownForTheFanservice. The Fanservice Model wears [[WalkingSwimsuitScene swimsuits]], [[LingerieScene lingerie]] and also goes for the FetishFuel using FanserviceCostumes. Also can go into nudity, but not necessarily the FullFrontalAssault, that means in the form of BodyPaint and with nothing at all, being covered just with GodivaHair and HandOrObjectUnderwear. Usually is known as an AlwaysFemale trope, but there're also men that are [[MrFanservice Fanservice Models]], mostly [[MusclesAreMeaningful with well-marked shapes]] for women (and [[CampGay some men]]) magazines.

In Japan to be specific, there's a name for this kind of models: ''gravure idols'', girls (yes, this is an AlwaysFemale trope there) that are specialize in sexually provocative/suggestive photography of the playful/innocent kind (as opposed to aggressive sexuality), though '''not''' to the point of posing nude; '''that''' is what "AV Idols"[[note]]AV stands for "[[NotSafeForWork Adult Video]]''[[/note]] are for. Many popular female idols in Japan launched their careers by starting out as gravure idols, and some {{seiyuu}} and {{idol singer}}s became or were gravure idols.

Something that should be made clear: the Fanservice Model just makes provocative (or sometimes goes nude) photos but doesn't necessarily goes to cross the line of Sex or {{Porn}}. But as in eveything, there're some exceptions, in which models started into this and later converted into pornstars, as well pornstars that made BleachedUnderpants sessions for some magazines during their porn careers of after retiring from them. Also some stars from various media (TV, movies, music, etc) made some casual sessions as Fanservice Models for some male (as well female) magazines.

SisterTrope of FashionModel. Compare MsFanservice (and [[MrFanservice Mr.]] too), LingerieScene, WalkingSwimsuitScene, ShirtlessScene, {{Stripperiffic}} and PublicExposure. Contrast CostumePorn and ContractualPurity. Overlaps with IdolSinger, since various of them also were gravure idols; and {{Cosplay}}, depending of the kind of costume wearing (or almost not wearing), especially for private photosessions instead crowded events. The JapaneseMedia FictionalCounterpart is the {{Ecchi}} genre.

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A FashionModel wears clothes of every kind, from some barely showing some skin to others with nothing than a bikini or a lingerie. ''This'' kind of model specializes in the latter, being BestKnownForTheFanservice. The Fanservice Model wears [[WalkingSwimsuitScene swimsuits]], [[LingerieScene lingerie]] and also goes for the FetishFuel using FanserviceCostumes. Also can go into nudity, but not necessarily the FullFrontalAssault, that means in the form of BodyPaint and with nothing at all, being covered just with GodivaHair and HandOrObjectUnderwear. Usually is known as an AlwaysFemale trope, but there're also men that are [[MrFanservice Fanservice Models]], mostly [[MusclesAreMeaningful with well-marked shapes]] for women women's (and [[CampGay some men]]) men's]]) magazines.

In Japan to be specific, there's a name for this kind of models: model: ''gravure idols'', girls (yes, this is an AlwaysFemale trope there) that are that specialize in sexually provocative/suggestive photography of the playful/innocent kind (as opposed to aggressive sexuality), though '''not''' to the point of posing nude; '''that''' is what "AV Idols"[[note]]AV stands for "[[NotSafeForWork Adult Video]]''[[/note]] are for. Many popular female idols in Japan launched their careers by starting out as gravure idols, and some {{seiyuu}} and {{idol singer}}s became or were gravure idols.

Something that should be made clear: the Fanservice Model just makes provocative (or sometimes goes nude) photos but doesn't necessarily goes to cross the line of Sex or {{Porn}}. But as in eveything, everything, there're some exceptions, in which models started into this and later converted into pornstars, as well as pornstars that made BleachedUnderpants sessions for some magazines during their porn careers of or after retiring from them. Also some stars from various media (TV, movies, music, etc) made some casual sessions as Fanservice Models for some male (as well female) magazines.

SisterTrope of FashionModel. Compare MsFanservice (and [[MrFanservice Mr.]] too), LingerieScene, WalkingSwimsuitScene, ShirtlessScene, {{Stripperiffic}} and PublicExposure. Contrast CostumePorn and ContractualPurity. Overlaps with IdolSinger, since various of them also were gravure idols; and {{Cosplay}}, depending of the kind of costume wearing (or almost not wearing), especially for private photosessions instead of crowded events. The JapaneseMedia FictionalCounterpart is the {{Ecchi}} genre.

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* In ''Manga/{{Is}}'', there's Iori Yoshizuki, a highschooler in the drama club that has found a sudden increase in popularity after posing in a swimsuit for a magazine spread. Also she's the LoveInterest of [[UnluckyEverydude Ichitaka Seto]], {{the protagonist}} of the series.

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* In a {{filler}} ''Manga/DetectiveConan'' case, there's a beautiful young woman named Shouko Utakura and she's said to be an aspiring ''gravure'' model. [[spoiler: She's one of the case's victims.]]
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** For a time, ComicBook/{{Starfire}} had a career as a fashion model (using the Earth name Kory Anders). Considerating that she displays the traits of Tamaran's highly sensuous culture (and even showing herself naked in A LOT of official DC stories), it's pretty obvious to say she fits this trope all over.

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** For a time, ComicBook/{{Starfire}} had a career as a fashion model (using the Earth name Kory Anders). Considerating Considering that she displays the traits of Tamaran's highly sensuous culture (and even showing herself naked in A LOT of official DC stories), it's pretty obvious to say she fits this trope all over.



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* Crowfunding website [[http://www.patreon.com Patreon]] was a place in which the artists can post some of its art and with a monthly play, they can make exclusive works only for the ones who paid the price, being the user a kind of sponsor/patron of the artist. Website's purpose becoming slowly in a platform for girls (mostly cosplayers) to show their works, as well more fanservice/erotic photoshoots (with few revealing cosplays as well with lingerie) almost at the point of Soft Porn.
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A FashionModel wears clothes of every kind, since barely showing some skin to those ones that has nothing than a bikini or a lingerie. ''This'' kind of model specializes in the latter, being BestKnownForTheFanservice. The Fanservice Model wears [[WalkingSwimsuitScene swimsuits]], [[LingerieScene lingerie]] and also goes for the FetishFuel using FanserviceCostumes. Also can go into nudity, but not necessarily the FullFrontalAssault, that means in the form of BodyPaint and with nothing at all, being covered just with GodivaHair and HandOrObjectUnderwear. Usually is known as an AlwaysFemale trope, but there're also men that are [[MrFanservice Fanservice Models]], mostly [[MusclesAreMeaningful with well-marked shapes]] for women (and [[CampGay some men]]) magazines.

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A FashionModel wears clothes of every kind, since some barely showing some skin to those ones that has others with nothing than a bikini or a lingerie. ''This'' kind of model specializes in the latter, being BestKnownForTheFanservice. The Fanservice Model wears [[WalkingSwimsuitScene swimsuits]], [[LingerieScene lingerie]] and also goes for the FetishFuel using FanserviceCostumes. Also can go into nudity, but not necessarily the FullFrontalAssault, that means in the form of BodyPaint and with nothing at all, being covered just with GodivaHair and HandOrObjectUnderwear. Usually is known as an AlwaysFemale trope, but there're also men that are [[MrFanservice Fanservice Models]], mostly [[MusclesAreMeaningful with well-marked shapes]] for women (and [[CampGay some men]]) magazines.
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* In ''Manga/{{Again}}'', there's Taka, a famous IdolSinger and gravure idol who was a {{Gonk}} in HighSchool until she met Imamura who changer her ways to the idol she's now.

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* Almost all (if not all) female wrestlers in WWE history, as well from other leagues like WCW, made some fanservice sessions. The most [[UpToEleven escalated]] example is Wrestling/{{Chyna}}, who after retiring from wrestling, she entered to XXX world as a pornstar. But she wasn't the only or first one: Tylene Buck (aka Major Gunns), Wrestling/CandiceMichelle and Lizzy Borden also followed Chyna's way in the past, all of them also started with fanservice photosessions before their jump to Porn.

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* Almost all (if not all) female wrestlers in WWE WWF/WWE history, as well from other leagues federations like WCW, Wrestling/{{WCW}}, made some fanservice sessions. The most [[UpToEleven escalated]] example is Wrestling/{{Chyna}}, who after retiring from wrestling, she entered to XXX world as a pornstar. But she wasn't the only or first one: Tylene Buck (aka Major Gunns), Wrestling/CandiceMichelle and Lizzy Borden also followed Chyna's way in the past, all of them also started with fanservice photosessions before their jump to Porn.
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** Another ''Green Lantern'' example with Arisia Rrab, who became a pin-up model for a short period of time, after she used her Green Lantern body to age herself and become an voluptuous young woman.
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* In ''VideoGame/TokyoMirageSessionsFE'', Maiko Shimazaki, the president of Fortuna Entertainment, used to be a Gravure Idol, and depending on the ending she can go back to it.

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* In ''VideoGame/TokyoMirageSessionsFE'', Maiko Shimazaki, the president of Fortuna Entertainment, used to be a Gravure Idol, gravure idol, and depending on the ending she can go back to it.



** A notable case in Japan is Miss Hannah Minx, an American Website/YouTube personality that lived in Japan and teached Japanese as well showed things from this country, [[DistractedByTheSexy but that doesn't matter because]] [[ThanksForTheMammary male fans saw other "pair" of things]]. She was also known for being a strange case of Gravure Idol, having her own Cosplay session [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2JDrdNkCrA even recorded in video]].
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** The Gravure Idol scene is full of names fans should know: Risa Yoshiki, Reon Kadena (who actually made nude sessions too), Leah Dizon, Ai Shinozaki, Yumi Kobayashi, Mikie Hara, Nana Ozaki, Aki Hoshino and Ayaka Komatsu. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese_gravure_idols Just to name a few of them]].
** Sometimes, other famous women made times as Gravure Idols without leaving their actual careers. Music/AyumiHamasaki is the prime example of this.
** Also, there're some famous {{Seiyuu}}s that made a parallel career as Gravure Idols. To catch some famous names in the industry, see [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=9qytzrz1arijh1i5nch63rf0&page=1 this 2009 discussion here in TV Tropes]].
* A RareMaleExample of pornstars making BleachedUnderpants photosessions is [[MusclesAreMeaningful Shimiken]], a male AV Idol considerated as "The King of Porn" in his native Japan. Apart of making XXX movies, he also make fashion photosessions and even was part of a live-action webseries (Dorama) of a BoyBand directed to female public.

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** A notable case in Japan is Miss Hannah Minx, an American Website/YouTube personality that lived in Japan and teached Japanese as well showed things from this country, [[DistractedByTheSexy but that doesn't matter because]] [[ThanksForTheMammary male fans saw other "pair" of things]]. She was also known for being a strange case of Gravure Idol, gravure idol, having her own Cosplay session [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2JDrdNkCrA even recorded in video]].
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** The Gravure Idol gravure idol scene is full of names fans should know: Risa Yoshiki, Reon Kadena (who actually made nude sessions too), Leah Dizon, Ai Shinozaki, Yumi Kobayashi, Mikie Hara, Nana Ozaki, Aki Hoshino and Ayaka Komatsu. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese_gravure_idols Just to name a few of them]].
** Sometimes, other famous women made times as Gravure Idols gravure idols without leaving their actual careers. Music/AyumiHamasaki is the prime example of this.
** Also, there're some famous {{Seiyuu}}s that made a parallel career as Gravure Idols.gravure idols. To catch some famous names in the industry, see [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=9qytzrz1arijh1i5nch63rf0&page=1 this 2009 discussion here in TV Tropes]].
* A RareMaleExample of pornstars making BleachedUnderpants photosessions is [[MusclesAreMeaningful Shimiken]], a male AV Idol idol considerated as "The King of Porn" in his native Japan. Apart of making XXX movies, he also make fashion photosessions and even was part of a live-action webseries (Dorama) of a BoyBand directed to female public.
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Distaff Counterpart is for female counterparts of an Always Male trope, which is not the case with gravure idols vs. AV idols.


In Japan to be specific, there's a name for this kind of models: the ''Gravure Idol'', which is the girls (yes, this is an AlwaysFemale trope there) are specialized as Fanservice Models though not to the point of posing nude, being the DistaffCounterpart of ''AV Idols'' (AV stands for "[[NotSafeForWork Adult Video]]''). Many popular female idols in Japan launched their careers by starting out as Gravure Idols, as well some {{Seiyuu}} and {{Idol Singer}}s that became or were Gravure Idols.

Something that should be made clear: the Fanservice Model just made provocative (or sometimes goes nude) photos but doesn't necessarily goes to cross the line of Sex or {{Porn}}. But as in eveything, there're some exceptions, in which models started into this and later converted into pornstars, as well pornstars that made BleachedUnderpants sessions for some magazines during their porn careers of after retiring from them. Also some stars from various media (TV, movies, music, etc) made some casual sessions as Fanservice Models for some male (as well female) magazines.

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In Japan to be specific, there's a name for this kind of models: the ''Gravure Idol'', which is the ''gravure idols'', girls (yes, this is an AlwaysFemale trope there) that are specialized as Fanservice Models specialize in sexually provocative/suggestive photography of the playful/innocent kind (as opposed to aggressive sexuality), though not '''not''' to the point of posing nude, being the DistaffCounterpart of ''AV Idols'' (AV nude; '''that''' is what "AV Idols"[[note]]AV stands for "[[NotSafeForWork Adult Video]]''). Video]]''[[/note]] are for. Many popular female idols in Japan launched their careers by starting out as Gravure Idols, as well gravure idols, and some {{Seiyuu}} {{seiyuu}} and {{Idol Singer}}s that {{idol singer}}s became or were Gravure Idols.

gravure idols.

Something that should be made clear: the Fanservice Model just made makes provocative (or sometimes goes nude) photos but doesn't necessarily goes to cross the line of Sex or {{Porn}}. But as in eveything, there're some exceptions, in which models started into this and later converted into pornstars, as well pornstars that made BleachedUnderpants sessions for some magazines during their porn careers of after retiring from them. Also some stars from various media (TV, movies, music, etc) made some casual sessions as Fanservice Models for some male (as well female) magazines.

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* For a time, ComicBook/{{Starfire}} had a career as a fashion model (using the Earth name Kory Anders). Considerating that she displays the traits of Tamaran's highly sensuous culture (and even showing herself naked in A LOT of official DC stories), it's pretty obvious to say she fits this trope all over.
* As Starfire, another Creator/DCComics example is Jennifer Lynn-Hayden, daughter of Franchise/GreenLantern Alan Scott, more known as ''Jade'', who also was a model and a photographer. Like the Tamaran, she's an extroverted person who hasn't afraid to show her ImpossibleHourglassFigure (as seen in most of her Jade costumes), so it's implied her model career also has a lot of fanservice photoshoots.

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For a time, ComicBook/{{Starfire}} had a career as a fashion model (using the Earth name Kory Anders). Considerating that she displays the traits of Tamaran's highly sensuous culture (and even showing herself naked in A LOT of official DC stories), it's pretty obvious to say she fits this trope all over.
* ** As Starfire, another Creator/DCComics example is Jennifer Lynn-Hayden, daughter of Franchise/GreenLantern Alan Scott, more known as ''Jade'', who also was a model and a photographer. Like the Tamaran, she's an extroverted person who hasn't afraid to show her ImpossibleHourglassFigure (as seen in most of her Jade costumes), so it's implied her model career also has a lot of fanservice photoshoots.

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Compare MsFanservice (and [[MrFanservice Mr.]] too), LingerieScene, WalkingSwimsuitScene, ShirtlessScene and PublicExposure. Contrast CostumePorn and ContractualPurity. Overlaps with IdolSinger, since various of them also were gravure idols; and {{Cosplay}}, depending of the kind of costume wearing (or almost not wearing), especially for private photosessions instead crowded events. The JapaneseMedia FictionalCounterpart is the {{Ecchi}} genre.

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SisterTrope of FashionModel. Compare MsFanservice (and [[MrFanservice Mr.]] too), LingerieScene, WalkingSwimsuitScene, ShirtlessScene ShirtlessScene, {{Stripperiffic}} and PublicExposure. Contrast CostumePorn and ContractualPurity. Overlaps with IdolSinger, since various of them also were gravure idols; and {{Cosplay}}, depending of the kind of costume wearing (or almost not wearing), especially for private photosessions instead crowded events. The JapaneseMedia FictionalCounterpart is the {{Ecchi}} genre.



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[[caption-width-right:350:''[[LoveInterest Iori-chan]]... It feels so weird... seeing someone of my class do a photo profile in a magazine...'']]

A FashionModel wears clothes of every kind, since barely showing some skin to those ones that has nothing than a bikini or a lingerie. ''This'' kind of model specializes in the latter, being BestKnownForTheFanservice. The Fanservice Model wears [[WalkingSwimsuitScene swimsuits]], [[LingerieScene lingerie]] and also goes for the FetishFuel using FanserviceCostumes. Also can go into nudity, but not necessarily the FullFrontalAssault, that means in the form of BodyPaint and with nothing at all, being covered just with GodivaHair and HandOrObjectUnderwear. Usually is known as an AlwaysFemale trope, but there're also men that are [[MrFanservice Fanservice Models]], mostly [[MusclesAreMeaningful with well-marked shapes]] for women (and [[CampGay some men]]) magazines.

In Japan to be specific, there's a name for this kind of models: the ''Gravure Idol'', which is the girls (yes, this is an AlwaysFemale trope there) are specialized as Fanservice Models though not to the point of posing nude, being the DistaffCounterpart of ''AV Idols'' (AV stands for "[[NotSafeForWork Adult Video]]''). Many popular female idols in Japan launched their careers by starting out as Gravure Idols, as well some {{Seiyuu}} and {{Idol Singer}}s that became or were Gravure Idols.

Something that should be made clear: the Fanservice Model just made provocative (or sometimes goes nude) photos but doesn't necessarily goes to cross the line of Sex or {{Porn}}. But as in eveything, there're some exceptions, in which models started into this and later converted into pornstars, as well pornstars that made BleachedUnderpants sessions for some magazines during their porn careers of after retiring from them. Also some stars from various media (TV, movies, music, etc) made some casual sessions as Fanservice Models for some male (as well female) magazines.

Compare MsFanservice (and [[MrFanservice Mr.]] too), LingerieScene, WalkingSwimsuitScene, ShirtlessScene and PublicExposure. Contrast CostumePorn and ContractualPurity. Overlaps with IdolSinger, since various of them also were gravure idols; and {{Cosplay}}, depending of the kind of costume wearing (or almost not wearing), especially for private photosessions instead crowded events. The JapaneseMedia FictionalCounterpart is the {{Ecchi}} genre.

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[[folder:Anime and Manga]]
* In ''Manga/{{Is}}'', there's Iori Yoshizuki, a highschooler in the drama club that has found a sudden increase in popularity after posing in a swimsuit for a magazine spread. Also she's the LoveInterest of [[UnluckyEverydude Ichitaka Seto]], {{the protagonist}} of the series.
* Reika Shimohira from ''Manga/{{Gantz}}'' is a famous gravure idol... ''[[YoungerThanTheyLook and she's still in highschool]]''.
* In ''Manga/{{Again}}'', there's Taka, a famous IdolSinger and gravure idol who was a {{Gonk}} in HighSchool until she met Imamura who changer her ways to the idol she's now.
* In ''Manga/PeepoChoo'', there's Reiko, a a cynical teenage gravure idol who's fed up with her work and contrasts OccidentalOtaku [[TheProtagonist Milton]] about their visions about Japan.
* ''[[https://myanimelist.net/manga/37013/Koisome_Momiji Koisome Momiji]]'', a 2012 manga, is about a LoveTriangle between a ridiculously shy high school kid, a gravure idol and an actress.
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[[folder:Comic Book]]
* In an early ''ComicBook/XMen'' arc the team has to go undercover in New York, and Jean Grey gets a job modelling swimsuits.
* For a time, ComicBook/{{Starfire}} had a career as a fashion model (using the Earth name Kory Anders). Considerating that she displays the traits of Tamaran's highly sensuous culture (and even showing herself naked in A LOT of official DC stories), it's pretty obvious to say she fits this trope all over.
* As Starfire, another Creator/DCComics example is Jennifer Lynn-Hayden, daughter of Franchise/GreenLantern Alan Scott, more known as ''Jade'', who also was a model and a photographer. Like the Tamaran, she's an extroverted person who hasn't afraid to show her ImpossibleHourglassFigure (as seen in most of her Jade costumes), so it's implied her model career also has a lot of fanservice photoshoots.
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* Various chapters in ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' are dedicated to these kind of models and how they're victims covered by their unit. An example is a 2016 chapter in which a fashion photographer is accused of raping a model during a shoot, but his much more successful older designer brother tries to make the case go away.
* Amy Pond from ''Series/DoctorWho'' was a fanservice model for a time before starting her adventures with The Doctor. But different from most of the characters on the list, she didn't wear lingerie nor swimsuit, but FanserviceCostumes since she worked as a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singing_telegram#Variants kissogram]]. By the time she saw the Doctor again after being a child, Amy was wearing a [[FairCop police officer costume]].
* In the season 4 of ''Series/That70sShow'', [[TheDitz Michael Kelso]] was called to be a [[MrFanservice male underwear model]], who appeared in diverse magazines, being mocking by his friends and causing a new split with his then-girlfriend Jackie Burkhart, who always wanted to be a FashionModel.
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* Wrestling/KanakoUrai, most known as ''[[Wrestling/ProWrestlingZERO1 Kana]]'' and ''[[Wrestling/WorldWrestlingEntertainment Asuka]]'', apart of being a professional wrestler, she's also a gravure idol [[JackOfAllStats among other things]].
* Despise of the criticism she had in their time, gravure idol Yuzuki Aikawa became a wrestler in World Wonder Ring STARDOM, being the InvertedTrope.
* Almost all (if not all) female wrestlers in WWE history, as well from other leagues like WCW, made some fanservice sessions. The most [[UpToEleven escalated]] example is Wrestling/{{Chyna}}, who after retiring from wrestling, she entered to XXX world as a pornstar. But she wasn't the only or first one: Tylene Buck (aka Major Gunns), Wrestling/CandiceMichelle and Lizzy Borden also followed Chyna's way in the past, all of them also started with fanservice photosessions before their jump to Porn.
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* Tina Armstrong from ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' series between the things she wanted to be apart of a wrestler, is to be a supermodel. In ''[=DOA2=]'' she aspires to be one, for which she bleaches her hair blonde and dresses in skimpy outfits. She ends up having to fight her own father in the competition, and emerges victorious. She gets her wish and begins modeling on a television show.
* In ''VideoGame/TokyoMirageSessionsFE'', Maiko Shimazaki, the president of Fortuna Entertainment, used to be a Gravure Idol, and depending on the ending she can go back to it.
* ''Videogame/{{Sonicomi}}''
** Anime/SuperSonico, Creator/NitroPlus's {{Mascot}}, between the many things she does, is also a gravure idol, possibly the [[ThanksForTheMammary main reason]] of her success between JapaneseMedia fans.
** Extra addition for {{cosplay}}er and fanservice model Creator/JessicaNigri, who also made Sonico's English dub for the game and anime appearances, as well being the official Nitro+'s Sonico cosplayer for USA.
** One of ''Sonicomi'' characters, Lumie, was a former gravure model who left the business to become an IdolSinger as Sonico. [[spoiler:She comes back as gravure idol in one route.]]
* Miu Hinasaki, one of the characters of ''Franchise/FatalFrame V'' is a gravure model, and can be seen during the game when Miu makes [[{{Fanservice}} suggesting poses]] everytime she's in front of the camera.
* In ''VideoGame/Yakuza5'', Saki Suzuki, a gravure idol who is also [[OneOfUs an avid gamer]], appears as [[CelebrityCameo a waitress at Izakaya Hanako in Kineicho]].
* In ''VideoGame/PriPara'', there's [[BigBeautifulWoman Chunky Chanko]], who became a gravure idol in Season 2. This seems to be played more for laughs, as only Meganee is ever seen taking photo shoots of her.
* ''VideoGame/TheIdolmaster'': One of the girls, Azusa, made an audition to be a gravure model in [[Anime/TheIdolmaster the anime adaptation]]. This trope is invoked since her {{seiyuu}} is [[Creator/ChiakiTakahashi actually one]].
* ''VideoGame/FightingAngels'' is a relatively obscure, all-female 2005 FightingGame released for the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 PS2]]. Basically a fighting game starred by gravure idols, or girls who wanted to be them. A game full of {{Fanservice}} but [[SturgeonsLaw nothing more than that]].
* In ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'', one of high-ranked assassins is Holly Summers, a former model [[HandicappedBadass with a prosthetic leg]].
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* ''Webcomic/SandraOnTheRocks'' is a very {{Fanservice}}-laden webcomic that takes place in the fashion industry, with the characters mostly wearing these kind of outfits as part of their job. The protagonist, Sandra, is initially shy to wear them, but she eventually gets used to them.
* FunnyAnimal Hunter from ''Webcomic/FurryExperience'' is a MrFanservice model in Furry Valley U's figure drawing class. Poor introvert Catherine can barely look at his naked self while sketching his poses, and even her brash roommate Rhonda had to bail on one class because Hunter "was ... well ... ''hot''."
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[[folder:Real Life]]
* {{Cosplay}}
** Some famous worldwide {{Cosplay}} stars overlaps their career as cosplayers serving as fanservice models, mostly for lingerie and swimsuit sessions for magazines as well for their own portfolios. Some of the most known cosplayers that are or were fanservice models are Francesca Dani, Creator/JessicaNigri (who also makes [[VoiceActors voice acting and dubbing]]), Yaya Han, Marie-Claude Bourbornnais (who also makes full nudity sessions), Jannet "Incosplay" Vinogradova and Stella Chuu.
** Also, as male counterparts, there're cosplayers like Leon Chiro and Elffi who also made fanservice photosessions as well.
** A notable case in Japan is Miss Hannah Minx, an American Website/YouTube personality that lived in Japan and teached Japanese as well showed things from this country, [[DistractedByTheSexy but that doesn't matter because]] [[ThanksForTheMammary male fans saw other "pair" of things]]. She was also known for being a strange case of Gravure Idol, having her own Cosplay session [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2JDrdNkCrA even recorded in video]].
* Gravure Idol
** The Gravure Idol scene is full of names fans should know: Risa Yoshiki, Reon Kadena (who actually made nude sessions too), Leah Dizon, Ai Shinozaki, Yumi Kobayashi, Mikie Hara, Nana Ozaki, Aki Hoshino and Ayaka Komatsu. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese_gravure_idols Just to name a few of them]].
** Sometimes, other famous women made times as Gravure Idols without leaving their actual careers. Music/AyumiHamasaki is the prime example of this.
** Also, there're some famous {{Seiyuu}}s that made a parallel career as Gravure Idols. To catch some famous names in the industry, see [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=9qytzrz1arijh1i5nch63rf0&page=1 this 2009 discussion here in TV Tropes]].
* A RareMaleExample of pornstars making BleachedUnderpants photosessions is [[MusclesAreMeaningful Shimiken]], a male AV Idol considerated as "The King of Porn" in his native Japan. Apart of making XXX movies, he also make fashion photosessions and even was part of a live-action webseries (Dorama) of a BoyBand directed to female public.
* Some famous beauty contests that are all about this trope are ''Miss Hawaiian Tropic'' and ''Miss Reef'', both made in Summer and starring girls with nothing but bikini and a t-shirt.
* Lads', Lads, or Laddie mags (magazines) (known exclusively as men's magazines in English-speaking North America) contain non-nude photography (or bare-breasted photography in the case of some British "lads' mags"), women accompanied by articles about the woman that is pictured (usually models or actresses); consumer stories about cars, tools, toys, music, TV and film, sports, foods, alcoholic beverages; or "guy tales" of sexual encounters. Some famous worldwide ''lads' mags'' are FMH, GQ and Maxim.
** One of first percursors of this kind of magazines is TheNineties' British magazine Magazine/{{Loaded}}.
** In their beginnings, Magazine/{{Playboy}} was like this, with the time becoming UpToEleven in mature content. Actually is considerated a {{porn}} version of lads' magazines.
* Model Kelly Brook started acquiring a fan club when she was a relative un-known doing otherwise anonymous shoots for clothing and underwear - especially underwear - directed at more ''mature'' ladies. This interest from a PeripheryDemographic which was definitely not the one the advertisers had in mind, which was highly unlikely to buy the product, was what propelled Kelly into the new arena of being not only a model but also an occassional actress and TV presenter.
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