Photog Sued by Topless Muse

Fayel Tall claims Peter Beard has gotten rich off her photo

Rakish international fashion photographer Peter Beard is being sued again by a former topless model whom he captured in an iconic photograph in 1987.

In the suit filed at Manhattan Federal Court, Fayel Tall is accusing Beard—perhaps most famous for discovering supermodel Iman—for making a fortune off of her likeness while she remains "destitute."

This is the second time Tall has sued Beard, 73, a former fixture on the Manhattan nightlife party circuit who partied with the likes of Mick Jagger and David Bowie.

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