▁or ▁elegant ▁appearance . ▁Moreover , ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 3 mm ▁circum ference , ▁sl im ▁c igare tt es ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁produce ▁less ▁smoke ▁than ▁traditional ▁c igare tt es . ▁S lim ▁c igare tt es ▁are ▁becoming ▁popular ▁in ▁certain ▁countries . ▁ ▁Virginia ▁S lim s ▁and ▁athlet ic ism ▁C igare tt es ▁have ▁a ▁long ▁tradition ▁of ▁being ▁couple d ▁with ▁athlet ics , ▁health ▁and ▁fit ness . ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁the ▁mid - to - late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁Bull ▁Dur ham ▁c igare tt es ▁were ▁the ▁official ▁spons ors ▁of ▁professional ▁baseball , ▁horse ▁racing ▁and ▁golf , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁Cam el ▁commonly ▁used ▁sports ▁imag ery ▁in ▁their ▁print ▁advert is ements . ▁ ▁Thus , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁un he ard ▁of ▁when ▁Virginia ▁S lim s ▁spons ored ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Tennis ▁Association ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁“ V ir gin ia ▁S lim s ▁Circ uit ”. ▁With ▁this ▁prominent ▁spons or ship ▁came ▁a ▁whole ▁sle w ▁of ▁advert is ements ▁that ▁featured ▁tennis ▁gre ats ▁like ▁Bill ie ▁Jean ▁King ▁and ▁Ros em ary ▁Cas als ▁alongside ▁the ▁Virginia ▁S lim s ▁logo . ▁ ▁Other ▁Virginia ▁S lim s ▁advert is ements ▁feature ▁sl ender ▁women ▁in ▁varying ▁states ▁of ▁activity ▁( dan cing , ▁running , ▁ice ▁sk ating , ▁etc .) ▁thus ▁prom