The Famous Red Swimsuit
If there was ever any doubt about the initial popularity of the Charlie’s Angels show (and of Farrah Fawcett), you’ve only got to look at the wildly popular reception of her bestselling poster. She’d posed for Bruce McBroom in a simple red, one-piece swimsuit, and also made a deal with a poster company. The rest is history.
The poster was so wildly popular and the swimsuit is now so iconic that it’s on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington. That’s kind of a big deal. It reminds us both of the brief time that Fawcett was on the show, but also how he flame burned so brightly. After leaving the show, her career quickly skyrocketed.
