At the height of his modeling career in the ’80s, Fabio Lanzoni, better known simply as Fabio, says he was shooting up to 10 romance book covers a day. With his long, blonde hair flowing, his shirt ...

Imagine the cover of a romance novel; what comes to mind? Long-haired, open-shirted Fabio? Or maybe two half-naked people clinging to one another and staring hungrily into each other’s eyes? The ...

Jason Baca got discovered on the set of 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' and spent decades flexing on the books he also loves to read Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

If you’re a romance reader, or you’ve been in the vicinity of a bookstore anytime over the past couple of years, you’re probably familiar with this trend. Go to the display with the sign reading some ...

The day after New York published its latest cover story on nondisclosure agreements in American life, we got an email from a man who knew a few things about the tongue-in-cheek but still totally ...

Remember those paperback novels with lovers on covers in the grocery store checkout line, circa 1987? The flowing-haired ...

Fabio became a pop culture icon after appearing on over 1,300 romance novel covers in the 1990s If you’ve picked up a 1990s romance novel, chances are you know all about legendary Italian model Fabio.

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Fabio attends the premiere party for Pauly Shore on August 26, 1992 in Hollywood, California ; Fabio Lanzoni attends the Babes In Toyland's Halfway To Halloween costume party on April 21, 2018 in ...

Fabio became a pop culture icon after appearing on over 1,300 romance novel covers in the 1990s Alyssa Modos is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been at PEOPLE since 2025. Her work has ...

If you’ve picked up a 1990s romance novel, chances are you know all about legendary Italian model Fabio. After working with esteemed fashion brands like Versace and Gap in the ‘80s, Fabio Lanzoni ...