July 1958 - "In the early years the covers were treated as much as graphic posters as they were showcases for beautiful women. In this case the bold rabbit head pattern enabled the cover to really stand out."
June 1962 - "Clever visual and type integration, from her tan lines to the knot on the bikini to the use of the word "toast" while she bakes in the sun."
May 1964 - "Probably the single best concept integrating the rabbit head into the model's pose --one of our Playboys most famous covers."
Barbie Benton - Some subjects, like Barbie Benton were iconic because of the splash that their pictorials created.
October 1971 - "Photographer Richard Fegley took this photo of Darine Stern, who was the first African-American model to grace the cover of the magazine. It went on to be chosen by the American Society of Magazine Editors as one of the best 40 covers of the last 40 years."
February 1977 - "Sexuality and strength go hand in hand here. Cover model Lena Kansbod didn't back down from the camera and gave us one of the sultriest, sexiest expressions ever to appear on a cover."
Farrah Fawcett was iconic before she appeared in Playboy, but being on the cover of the magazine certainly didn't hurt her notoriety.
May 1985 - "Again, the eyes sold the cover, a very intimate photo that drew readers in."
Pamela Anderson is coming...say no more!
Kimberley Conrad in all her glory.
October 1992 is a very cool cover.
Anna Nicole Smith
May 1994 - The famous Elle MacPherson cover: bold, simple, elegant and confident enough that Playboy needed a single cover word to sell an awful lot of issues. This proved that the cover model sells the magazine more than any other single element.
June 1994 - Jenny Mccarthy.
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