She’s not the best known woman on the planet, but come December 2009 she’ll be better known than she could ever have imagined!

That’s what’s in store for the late night American chat show host Chelsea Handler as she removes her clothes for Hugh Hefner’s Playboy magazine and holds the coveted position of cover girl December 2009.

The 34 year old Chelsea, although not well known outside the USA, is known to most American’s suffering from insomnia as the outspoken late night host who has a tongue so sharp it’s a wonder she hasn’t cut herself on it, on the show, Chelsea Lately!

Appearing with a fellow late night chat show host, Jay Leno, Handler revealed her appearance on the cover had been given severe airbrush treatment and shows her in a tiny white bikini and knee high white boots, standing in a fake snow.

In an effort to appeal to older readers, Hefner has in recent months taken to placing ladies of a more ‘mature’ age on the cover of his iconic magazine. Ladies such as Carol Alt, December 2008, Cindy Margolis July 2008 and Lisa Rinna May 2009 have all graced the cover of Playboy magazine.

The December edition of Playboy magazine also features Joanna Krupa nude.