The Story Behind Madonna's 1979 Nude Photographs

On 12 February 1979, an unknown 20-year-old dancer walked into a New York photography studio to earn a few dollars posing for an evening class. She gave her name as Madonna Ciccone. Six years later, the resulting photographs would spark a bidding war between two of America's biggest magazines, sell millions of extra copies on newsstands, and become one of the more unusual footnotes in the career of the woman who'd go on to be one of the best selling music artists of all time. Quick Answers...