[3] She followed her parents to Walton-on-Thames in Surrey and had several short-lived jobs, leaving school at age sixteen.
She posed as Pet of the Month in Penthouse magazine and became known as "The Body" twenty-five years before the same nickname was applied to supermodel Elle Macpherson.
A poster campaign by clothing company Nelbarden featured Neves in a swimsuit and appeared comprehensively on the London Underground.
"—caused a sensation; it was the first time a woman had appeared naked in a broadsheet newspaper, and it brought Neves international attention.
[2] In the same year she appeared alongside Tony Curtis and Roger Moore in an episode of The Persuaders!