GINNY AND HER FRIENDS--VERY SASSY LADIES
1968

Philip Morris introduced new 100mm Virginia Slims to America in 1968. Original advertising targeted women, picturing slender models wearing the very latest fashions. 'Baby' wasn't mentioned yet--the slogan, 'You've Come A Long Way', was used on the earliest ads. Not wanting to offend, PM had a poll taken. The word 'baby' was found acceptable, and only then was it added. In 1970 Virginia Slims sponsored a new 'women's-only' tennis tournament in Houston. Rosie Casals won the $7,500 prize money, beating Billie Jean King, Nancy Richey, and Australian Judy Tegart Dalton.
1979 flip top box Nov. 1968 magazine ad



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