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She may have died in February 2007 but as with so many others of Hugh Hefner’s Playboy models, Anna Nicole Smith’s story is never out of the news for long.
Along with murdered Playboy mode’s such as Dorothy Stratten, suicide victims, Marilyn Monroe and Cheryl Kubert, Smith’s death never ceases to cause world wide interest and this month is no exception as we see her former boyfriend, Howard K Stern appearing in a Los Angeles court to face charges that he assisted Anna in her pill popping death.
The prosecution is attempting to show that Stern, 40, along with two doctors supplied the 39 year old actress, model and mother of two with powerful drugs such as opiate Dilaudid, sedatives and encouraged her to abandon her rehab program. The prosecutor, Renee Rose told the court, “We trust doctors with the most precious thing that we have, and that is our health. When you see all the evidence in this case, you will conclude that that trust was violated.”
With the trial expected to last more than two months will no doubt reveal more lurid details about Smith’s tragic death and indeed many revelations relating to her final years and months before her demise.
The model died just months after giving birth to her second child, a daughter, Dannilyn Hope and following the untimely death of her eldest child, a son, Daniel Wayne Smith who died in September 2007 from what was thought to be an accidental overdose of methadone and escitalopram. It is not known how he came into the possession of either drug.
Ask most men, and even women for that matter, who they would rate as Playboy’s number one model and the answer would probably be overwhelmingly Pamela Anderson. Although after that, the remaining top 9 in the Playboy top 10 model list is somewhat surprising. But when one considers that the iconic men’s magazine first launched in 1953 by Hugh Hefner, it has plenty of collectors whose memories stretch back 55 years to their own all time favourites, then the list becomes more believable.
At #10 there’s the woman who’s had more husbands than Hef has had Playmates, Elizabeth Taylor. The Hollywood actress and Academy Award winner appeared in a pictorial in Playboy January 1963, the year she appeared in the blockbuster, Cleopatra with her, then husband, Richard Burton.
Coming in at #9 is Catherine Deneuve, the beautiful French actress who made several Playboy appearances with her first being at just 20 years of age and including July 1969, December 1969 and December 1970.
The #8 position went to the trouble actress and model Anna Nicole Smith who became a firm favourite with Playboy enthusiast during the 1990’s when in 1992 se first appeared in the magazine using her birth name, Vickie Smith. Her success skyrocketed from there, and she was named the 1993 Playmate of the Year when she changed her name to Anna Nicole. The statuesque model also appeared in several special editions of Playboy magazine among which was an edition totally devoted to Anna Nicole.
The lucky #7 position is occupied by the eternally youthful Cindy Crawford who graced the cover of Playboy magazine in July1988 and again in May 1996 and October 1998. Cindy also appears on the cover of the special edition Supermodels 1995.
Appearing just outside the top 5 is Jenny McCarthy who took #6 in the ratings. Jenny has been featured in the magazine on several occasions, and her photos have also appeared in at least 15 Playboy special editions. Playboy was the making of Jenny who has since gone on to become a TV celebrity and an advocate in the research for a cure for autism.
As with several Playboy stars #5, Jane Mansfield, suffered an early demise when she was killed in a car accident in 1967. But her Playboy appearances have left an abiding memory of 1950’s glamour and how women appeared on the silver screen of the 1950’s.The young, innocent, braided beauty of Bo Derek placed her at #4 in the top 10 Playboy model list. Although better known for the number 10 after appearing in the movie of the same name, we’re sure Bo didn’t have any issues being placed in the top five.
Who could forget the original Bond girl who takes the #3 place, Ursula Andress? The beauty who rose from the waves in Dr No, as Honey Ryder, with her now iconic white bikini, her knife and shell in hand humming an alluring calypso. Revealing what only her leading men such as James Dean and Sean Connery, had been privy to, Ursula appeared in several issues of Playboy magazine including Playboy’s 50 Most Beautiful Women 1989 and The Girls of Playboy 1973.
Although she was the #1 lady to grace to cover of Playboy magazine in 1953, propelling Hugh Hefner to magazine mogul over the next 50 years, the #2 position is held by Marilyn Monroe. On her cover photo for Playboy’s first cover Marilyn wore a dress with a low, risqué neckline, taken at the 1952 Miss America parade. The nude photo inside the magazine was actually taken in 1949 at a calendar shoot. In September 1955, Miss Monroe also appeared on the magazine’s cover. With the blonde beauties iconic status being clear many years after her sudden death, Hugh Hefner made the decision to make a reprint of the original 1953 cover carrying Monroe’s picture.
It probably comes as no surprise to anyone that the #1 position goes to former Baywatch beauty, Pamela Anderson. Having made more Playboy magazine appearances, 12 in all, than any other model it was only fitting that the surgically enhanced Miss Anderson should hold pole position. Pamela’s first appearance came on the cover of Playboy magazine October 1989 and continued her appearances right through to January 2007. With countless pictorials and shoots throughout her Playboy career, it’s a just reward for the Canadian born beauty who still remains a close friend of Mr Playboy himself, Hugh Hefner.
Ten Facts About Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Magazine
- Playboy is still the largest selling “men’s magazine”, selling about 2.6 million a month in the U.S.
- In 1970, Playboy became the first gentleman’s magazine to be printed in braille.
- Playboy’s original title was to be Stag Party, but an unrelated outdoor magazine, Stag, contacted Hefner and informed him that they would protect their trademark if he were to launch his magazine with that name.
- The best-selling Playboy edition was the November 1972 edition, which sold 7,161,561 copies. One-quarter of all American college men were buying the magazine every month. On the cover was model Pam Rawlings, photographed by Rowland Scherman.
- Playboy is banned in Iran, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
- 10 famous celebrities interviewed by Playboy magazine:
Martin Luther King Jr
Malcolm X
John Lennon
Jimmy Carter
John Meyer
Frank Sinatra
Princess Grace
The Beatles
Truman Capote
Peter Sellers
John Wayne
- Playboy was not sold in the state of Queensland, Australia during 2004 and 2005 but returned as of 2006.
- The Playboy rabbit head is hidden on almost every cover
- Pamela Anderson has appeared in Playboy magazine more than any other model,
with a total of 19 times and As of January 2007, she has been on the cover of Playboy magazine 12 times.
- A total of 41 Playboy models have now passed away, with the most famous being:
Marilyn Monroe
Anna Nicole Smith
Dorothy Stratten
Jayne Mansfield
Claudia Jennings
The Like a Virgin singer may have cut the mustard with her wide eyed, blonde curled, sexy vixen look back in the 1980’s, but her lifestyle and reputation hasn’t stood the test of time when it comes to being one of Hugh Hefner’s Playboy models moving into the 2000’s.
Unlike celebrities who still command a firm following among Playboy magazine collectors, like Drew Barrymore, Pamela Anderson and even the now deceased Anna Nicole Smith, Madonna has not held her own in the world of models and sex icons when it comes to Hef’s models!
The Material Girl, who posed for Playboy magazine back in September 1985, at the height of her career, and was the last model to have a staple placed firmly in her naval, hasn’t had an encore performance with the famous men’s magazine and looks less like being recalled for a photos shoot as time passes by and her involvement with disreputable sportsmen and toy boys hit’s the worldwide tabloids.
The self confessed Queen of Pop is now seeing her former flaming sexual attributes dying with a good dousing of broken marriages, adulterous relationships and world tours more resembling an antiques road show than a sexy, pert, desirable young woman!
Not one of the prettiest faces to grace the cover of Playboy magazine, and certainly becoming a Playboy bunny girl was somewhat out of character for the 5ft 10 inch tall wrestler who tips the scales at 200lbs but never the less Hugh Hefner spotted yet another winner when he put Joan Laurer on the cover of two issues of Playboy magazine and making the first issue in 2000, which featured a pictorial of her, one of the five best selling issues in the magazine’s history.
Joan, who goes by the name of Chyna when she dons her signature black sex kitten attire and enters the wrestling ring, has also been in 3 movies, Cougar Club, Illegal Aliens and Just Another Romantic Wrestling Comedy.
Modeling for Playboy, Chyna took the path of nudity in her first appearance in the men’s magazine in November 2000. Following her departure from WWF Chyna once again posed nude for Hef’s publication and for her pictorial in the January 2002 at which time she also filmed a Playboy adult documentary entitled, Joanie Laurer Nude: Wrestling Superstar to Warrior Princess.
Although Chyna actually had no addiction to drugs, booze or any other substance, she still became a prime candidate for the reality TV show, ‘Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew’. Some considered Chyna’s addiction to be totally associated with her obsession with fame!
When fellow actress and friend, Anna Nicole Smith died suddenly on February 8th 2007, Chyna appeared on the Larry King show and looking visible shaken stated, she “knew it was coming” because of the way the media had ridiculed Smith, and she drew parallels between the plight of Anna and herself.
But later the wife of the CEO of Trim Spa, Monique Goen, claimed that Smith did not consider Laurer a friend. Once again it appeared that Chyna was getting on the publicity bandwagon!
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