Carol Doda

Carol Doda
Doda in 1965
Born
Carol Ann Doda

(1937-08-29)August 29, 1937
Vallejo, California, U.S.
DiedNovember 9, 2015(2015-11-09) (aged 78)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
OccupationTopless dancer
Children2

Carol Ann Doda (August 29, 1937 – November 9, 2015) was an American topless dancer based in San Francisco, California, who was active from the 1960s through the 1980s. She was the first public topless dancer in the United States.[1]

In 1964, Doda made international news, first by dancing topless at the city's Condor Club, then by reportedly enlarging her breasts from size 34B to 44DD through silicone injections. Notably, this reported transition would have been impossible. Possibly, Doda enlarged her breasts to measure 44 inches around the bust, and the 44DD assertion resulted from journalists misunderstanding how bra sizing works.[2] A year later, she was arrested along with the owners of the Condor Club, but all three of them were cleared of charges.[3] Her breasts became known as Doda's "twin 44s" and "the new Twin Peaks of San Francisco".[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Life Mar 1966 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Bra Sizes Explained". Uplifted Lingerie. Uplifted Lingerie Ltd. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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  4. ^ Hamlin, Jesse (August 1, 1999). "Where Are They Now? Doda's Body of Work Only Got Bigger". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 29, 2013.