From an Internet sex tape to a reality show celebrity to the cover of probably one of the world’s most famous men’s magazines, Kim Kardashian has made her name and her body extremely recognizable to just about every red blooded male on the planet.

In early 2007, a sex tape hit the Internet starring Kardashian and boyfriend at the time, J Ray, little brother to singer, Brandy Norwood. Although Kardashian admitted to the existence of the tape before it went public, she denied orchestrating the release of the tape for profit, claiming “I don’t need the money.” Adult film company, Vivid Entertainment, purchased the tape from an unknown source for $1 million, and reportedly plans to release the tape on DVD before February 28, 2007, under the title Kim Kardashian Superstar. The tape has also been posted on Kimksuperstar.com, and can be seen for a fee.

Out of this debacle came the realization by Hugh Hefner that he could capitalize on Kardashian’s fame and place her firmly on the cover of his Christmas issue of Playboy magazine in 2007.

Following the success of that particular issue, Hef went on to feature Kim on the cover of his special issue of Sexy 100 May 2008, a special edition that has the sexiest 100 celebrities that have ever posed for Playboy since the 50s.

Since those heady days of Playboy, Kim has settled down somewhat since becoming engaged to boyfriend, Reggise Bush, but we dont suppose her sexy days are over, not by a long shot!