![]() ![]() We can’t say we were too surprised when we discovered this one, but it is definitely an iconic one. Mar 1990: Brandi Brandt and … Donald Trump When Playboy dropped black and white nudes that she shot as a nude model in her 20s to pay the bills, Madonna wasn’t happy about it but couldn’t stop publication. 10 years later, Streisand revealed that it was one of her biggest regrets because she was afraid of being attacked by feminists.īeing famous was never easy, and most celebrities have pasts that they aren’t proud of. And yes, Streisand also posed in the iconic bunny outfit, which she refused to let go to print. Barbra Streisand also granted Playboy a super in-depth interview in which she clarifies stories and rumours about her, revealing a much more complex side to her. Nothing like a Jewish actress and singer to really get the rumour mill going. This cover was chalked up to the benefit of the doubt, where publications such as Newsweek describing McClain who “seems to be plumbing the depths of her bikini panties for a stray kernel of popcorn.” Playboy was a classier gentleman, and Hefner vowed never to stoop to Penthouse’s aesthetics ever again after this cover. This was the cover that ultimately made Hefner realise that he nearly crossed the line amidst The Pubic War with Penthouse, whose emergence on the print scene in 1969 threatened to dethrone Playboy by featuring racier and explicit content in a bid to win readers. The May 1964 cover saw Donna Michelle becoming the brand herself, easily twisting into the shape of the Playboy rabbit and still looking seductive on one of the magazine’s most ambitious and creative covers ever. Hefner will now be buried in the crypt next to Marilyn Monroe’s plot in Westwood Village Memorial Park, which he bought for $75,000 in 1992.Įvery cover has two core artistic elements: the model and rabbit head logo. No one knew how big Playboy and Marilyn Monroe would eventually become, leaving behind a legacy that will be remembered for eons. Hefner bought a black and white shot off a Chicago calendar company and placed it on the cover of the very first issue of Playboy that wasn’t even numbered, together with some nude shots of Monroe inside. ![]() It all started with a nude photo, and one of Marilyn Monroe at that. Here are 8 of Playboy’s most iconic covers and the stories behind them. But no matter what you thought of Hugh Hefner, you couldn’t deny that Playboy was a cultural force that redefined sexual freedom for men and women alike. Ironically, Hefner’s reputation as a hip, liberal activist was attacked by feminists in the 1970s, who accused Playboy for sexualising women as sex objects. The magazine covers and editorial shoots from the first few decades bordered on the artistic and experimental, unlike the racier covers that we see today. Playboy wasn’t just entertainment for men it was also all about encouraging individuals to live the life they want to live. In 1955, Playboy published ‘The Crooked Man’ by Charles Beaumont, which was a story set in a future where the majority of the population was gay and heterosexual men were the ones getting persecuted. Not only did Hefner allow girls to tell the stories that they were afraid to reveal to the public, he also used Playboy as a platform to support the LGBT community. Hugh Hefner and the very first issue of Playboy However, if you take a look at the articles without the pictorials, they were controversial, cutting-edge stuff that was at the heart of journalism. In other words, the Playboy was considered adult entertainment for men. Hefner was miles ahead of his time, debuting a magazine that was making waves with interviews as revealing as the centrefolds. While he passed on just two days ago at the age of 91, Hefner left behind a legacy as the creator of the most successful men’s magazine ever. The ultimate embodiment of the playboy lifestyle that every adolescent boy dreamt of at one point of their childhood, Hefner led the (very controversial) way as a media pioneer and advocate for sexual liberation with a single magazine – Playboy. Hugh Hefner was a millionaire extraordinaire that built his empire on sexuality and free speech.
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