Tracey Elvik

Tracey Rice (The Body) is an English former glamour model from the 1980's and 1990's. She was mainly known for her appearances as a Page 3 girl in The Sun newspaper between 1986 and 1992. From the outset she was known as Tracey Elvik, because she thought the name sounded "catchier".

Background

Elvik, who hails from Warrington, Cheshire, made her first appearance in The Sun on 24 April 1986 (St George's Day), appearing on Page Three for 8 years regularly. She appeared on many of Britains top calenders including Lambs Navy Rum, Marlboro, Mintex, GKN Chep, Forodo, Howsen Algraphy and Vladivar Vodka and was widely known as the 'Calendar girl' of her day. Elvik also appeared in Playboy and playboy Lingerie Magazine a number of times. She specifies her favourite photographers as Byron Newman and Mel Grundy.

Elvik took her name from Jan Olav Monsen-Elvik, her boyfriend of the time. The relationship with Jan ended very publicly after four years. She then hooked up with property tycoon Phil Peachey who proposed to her when she was 21. They had a son (Cameron), born in 1992. They split in August 1993. It was reported that she formed a band with boyfriend DJ Peter Walshe after her modeling career. She married Will, a golf course Superintendent on the 7th September 2006 and they currently live in Cairo, Egypt. Elvik has returned to her first love of writing and is currently working on two novels.

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External links

* [http://www.page3.com/ Page 3] (contains partial nudity)
* [http://www.photofrenetic.com/Portfolios/te/portfolio.htm Photofrenetic] (contains nudity)
* [http://myloupe.com/home/found_290.php?current_page=1&rm_rf=B&type=A&rm_rf=B&per_page=90&search_text=Elvik&top_nav_search=Y&referring_seller=290/ Ad Stock Images]