“I'm not a women's libber. Having a pretty girl running down the beach, then having her torn apart by a shark, is alot more effective than having a flabby guy run down the beach and getting torn up. I don't think women are exploited as much as some women think they are”

— Susan Backlinie

Interview with Susan Backlinie http://www.richardrothrock.com/uploads/1/9/6/8/19689211/sharkbait.pdf (1995)

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