# Who is the model on the cover of 1986’s ‘Slippery When Wet’?

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/who-is-the-model-on-the-cover-of-1986s-slippery-when-wet/
- Published: 2026-11-04T20:15:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T04:08:55+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/who-is-model-on-cover-of-1986-slippery-when-wet/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Angela Chidnese modelled for the original cover.
- The label replaced it with the black bin bag design.
- The T-shirt cover was released in Japan.

## Summary

Bon Jovi’s 1986 album *Slippery When Wet* helped propel the band to American stardom, pairing polished arena rock with major hits such as ‘You Give Love a Bad Name’ and ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’. Its cover was changed after the record label became concerned that the original, more provocative artwork could hinder the band’s growing popularity with women.

Aspiring model Angela Chidnese was recruited by photographer Mark ‘Weissguy’ Weiss to pose as the car wash attendant for the original cover shoot in New Jersey. Mercury reportedly manufactured up to 200,000 copies featuring a model in a wet yellow T-shirt before replacing the image with the familiar black bin bag marked with the album title; the original design was released in Japan.

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