Page 3 girls have led the backlash against The Sun's decision to end its tradition of showing bare-breasted women, claiming the move has been "dictated by comfy shoe-wearing, no bra-wearing, man-haters".
Model Rhian Sugden, 28, criticised the move, suggesting it was "only a matter of time" before everything they did was dictated by such people.
Former glamour model Jodie Marsh insisted that "telling girls they shouldn't do Page 3 is not being a feminist".
She said she "loved" posing for Page 3 and it made her feel powerful and earned her good money.
She tweeted: "Women should empower and encourage other women. For that is the only way to truly be 'equal' and have rights."
She said campaigners should focus on more important issues that affect women, such as female genital mutilation.
Former glamour model Nicola McLean said she did not think Page 3 was a "sexual equality" issue.
She told ITV's Good Morning Britain: "It has been going for many years, which is one of the reasons I feel so sad that it has seemingly come to an end.
"I don't think it is outdated. Everybody still wants Page 3, apart from the feminists who are fighting an argument I just don't agree with.
"If you meet any Page 3 girl who has gone on to pose for the Sun, we are all very strong-minded women who have made our own choice and feel very happy with what we are doing."
But the Sun's apparent decision to ditch its Page 3 photograph prompted a largely positive reaction from campaigners and critics.
Emma Reynolds, Labour MP for Wolverhampton North East, said it was "brilliant news".
Others took a more lighthearted approach. Andrew Castle, the BBC presenter, joked that he would miss the "insightful" news relayed by the models each day.
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