In 1959, Pose magazine did something new. They let the pin-up models speak through speech bubbles. Before this, pin-up magazines only showed pictures of models. The models were silent and just for looking at. Pose magazine changed this by adding speech bubbles to the pictures. This gave the models a voice and personality.
Readers could now see what the models might say or think. This made the pictures more interesting and fun. It also made the models seem more real. They were no longer just pretty faces. They became characters with thoughts and feelings.
This change was important for magazines. It showed that readers wanted more than just pictures. They wanted stories and personalities. Pose magazine understood this and gave readers what they wanted. The speech bubbles were a simple idea but had a big effect.
Other magazines noticed this change. They saw that adding voices to the models could attract more readers. Soon, more magazines started to use speech bubbles too. This trend of giving models a voice became popular.
