Stephanie Marrian (born Stefanie Khan; 9 October 1948) is a former model, pop star and

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. She was the first

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model in '' The Sun'' newspaper.

Modelling career

Marrian was the first

model in '' The Sun'' newspaper in the 17 November 1970 edition, where she was named as Stephanie Rahn. Marrian was using her father's surname of Khan at the time; a subeditor at the newspaper misread her surname as Rahn. From 1973 to 1978, using the name Stefanie Marrian, her mother's surname, she appeared regularly as the Page 3 girl. In this role she was featured in the 2017 stage production of ''

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'', played by

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and directed by

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, at the

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, London. Marrian was a

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throughout the 1970s, appearing

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and nude in magazines, papers and calendars world-wide. Along with two other Page Three models, Gillian Duxbury and Mona Solomons, she was a member of a pop group called Page Three.http://img172.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=59677_P3_001_123_896lo.jpg

Family and personal life

Marrian was born in

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to an Indian father and an English mother; other sources erroneously stated that she was German and her birth surname was Rahn.

Television and film appearances

British TV programmes include: * as Cross's girl in ''

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'' (1970) * as a student in ''

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'' (1973) * ''The Cut Price Comedy Show'' (1982) Films include: * as Susan in ''Confessions Of A Sex Maniac'' (1974), starring

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* as Lesley in ''

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'' (1974), starring

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* as Girl in Hotel in ''

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'' (1979) * as Lady Marie in the

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film ''

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'' (1981) * as Hotel Receptionist in ''

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'' (1981), starring

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marrian, Stephanie 1948 births Living people Page 3 girls English female models English people of Indian descent Singaporean emigrants to the United Kingdom