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She's been called "the world's most famous rear-end." Cheri Irwin is the Coppertone girl. If you can't immediately visualize it, you've surely seen the ad with the little girl in pigtails having her swimsuit bottoms yanked off by a Cocker Spaniel. For more on #WhereAreTheyNow, visit ****** Find OWN on TV at ****** SUBSCRIBE: ****** About Where Are They Now: Their stories made headlines across America. Now, the original series Oprah: Where Are They Now? tracks down the Oprah Show guests who made you laugh...and made you cry. Find out where they are now, plus see what happened to the biggest newsmakers of all time and how their lives changed after sudden fame and notoriety turned their worlds upside down. About OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is the first and only network named for, and inspired by, a single iconic leader. Oprah Winfrey's heart and creative instincts inform the brand -- and the magnetism of the channel. Winfrey provides leadership in programming and attracts superstar talent to join her in primetime, building a global community of like-minded viewers and leading that community to connect on social media and beyond. OWN is a singular destination on cable. Depth with edge. Heart. Star power. Connection. And endless possibilities. Discover OWN TV: Find OWN on your TV!: ****** Our Fantastic Lineup: ****** Connect with OWN Online: Visit the OWN WEBSITE: ****** Like OWN on FACEBOOK: ****** Follow OWN on TWITTER: ****** Follow OWN on INSTAGRAM: ****** Follow OWN on PINTEREST: ****** What It's Like Having "the World's Most Famous Rear End" | Where Are They Now | OWN ******

-Hello. I'm Cheri Irwin. The famous baby and dog on the beach, that's me. The world's most famous rear end. That's what I've been called. The whole idea was created to have a playful scene with a baby on the beach and exposing a little bit of a tan line. So my mother did the artwork. What I remember about that day was that I was outside standing on a table-- it was a hot, sunny summer afternoon-- and they were taking pictures of me. And it was just me posing, trying to get that look of the baby being startled by the dog. Mom, she was always using anyone-- from myself, my father, neighbors, friends. Question that most people ask about me being the Coppertone baby is, they want to know if we got paid a lot of money. And the answer to that is that my mother got paid one time in 1959 to do the ad. And once she sells all rights to the artwork, then it belongs to them and we're done. So that's all the money that transacted for that particular job. Mom had quite the list of commercial art work. She was a regular illustrator for Sports Afield magazine. There was a lot of traveling. Like with the Sports Afield trips, we literally got to come do wild boar hunting in Florida. My dad would write the articles sometimes and mom would be the one that drew, actually, the drama on the scene that went on as the hunters caught the wild boar. My mother, in addition, she was really well known for her pin-ups of the 1940s. She was considered one of the top 10 pin-up artists. And her work is still featured on the internet today. My mother passed away in May of 2006, and then my sister passed away the following year. I had to dig deep and come up with an understanding of sometimes how our journey is for a reason. And it brings us through it, to be stronger, or maybe to help someone else in the future. So I've dedicated the last five years of my life studying neuroscience and meditation. I think the way that mom and I are going to continue to create the legacy of Coppertone story and of her artwork is through a print that we created together. It's limited edition, collectible lithographs. She signed approximately 1,000 of them. I think the future is great. I love life every day. I'm thankful for what I have now, and I stay ready for the next opportunity that may come its way. But right now, I'm very happy right where I am.