Popular Wearers
A nipple piercing gained considerable media attention after Super Bowl XXXVIII, during which Janet Jackson exposed her right breast on which she had a nipple shield applied to a piercing. This incident is humorously called Nipplegate. Nicole Richie set off an alarm at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport as she passed a metal detector with her nipple piercing. Pink had her nipple pierced backstage after a concert she was giving in Germany; in the presence of her mother. The whole scene was filmed and later published on her DVD Pink: Live in Europe. Christina Aguilera had all her piercings removed except for her right nipple piercing. Also, R&B singer Cassie has both of her nipples pierced. Pictures of her breasts were posted on the Internet when someone hacked into her private photographs. Pop singer Rihanna had her nipple piercing exposed in the same way.
Other female celebrities that are known to have nipple piercings include:
- Alice Burdeu
- Agyness Deyn
- Freja Beha Erichsen
- Pixie Geldof
- Abbey Lee Kershaw
- Rooney Mara
- Davina McCall
- Catherine McNeil
- Cecilia Mendez
- Rihanna
- Amber Rose
- Lara Stone
- Candice Swanepoel
- Erin Wasson
Notable males with pierced nipples include:
- Evan Davis
- Bill Kaulitz
- Lenny Kravitz
- Tim Roth
- Steve Vai
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