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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.

Australian born ‘The Body’ Elle MacPherson is one of Hugh Hefner’s Playboy bunny girls who has remained constantly beautiful, graceful and classy throughout both her modeling and acting career.
It was 1994 that saw Elle not only making her acting debut with Hugh Grant in Sirens, but appearing on cover of Hef’s May 1994 issue of Playboy magazine.

From then, Elle has continued to grace the cover of many magazines, appear in several movies with such actors as George Clooney, Sam Neill, Anthony Hopkins, Barbara Streisand and Portia de Rossi.
Becoming one of the first Supermodels, as coined by the 1980’s description, along with Claudia Schiffer, Christy Turlington Cindy Crawford, Kate Moss, Linda Evangelista, Christie Brinkley and Naomi Campbell, Elle has enjoyed a long and successful career in the public eye not only as a model and actress but also as a restauranteur and a business woman with her own line of intimate apparel and cosmetics.

In March 2009 MacPherson looked dazzling in a green and gold eveing gown as she walked the red carpet before picking up an award at the Women’s World Awards in Vienna. As reported by the UK’s Daily Mail newspaper, ‘The 44-year-old, who is 6ft tall, clearly saw no need for high heels, teaming the dress instead with a pair of flip flops. Her award was for World Career. As well as huge success in modelling, which earned her the nickname The Body, Elle has founded a number of business ventures.
Although Rachel Hunter is a celebrity in her own right, she is frequently associated with the aging rocker, Rod Stewart, whom she married in 1990 and consequently divorced in 1999 following rumours of his affair with Penny Lancaster.But her marriage, and the birth of her two children, Renee and Liam, didn’t hold Rachel back from becoming known as one of the world’s supermodels, along with Naomi Campbell, Elle MacPherson and Cindy Crawford.

Having gained back her figure after becoming a mother, Hunter was approached by the Playboy mogul, Hugh Hefner, to appear as a Playboy Bunnygirl for his men’s magazine.

Not only did Rachel grace the cover of Playboy magazine April 2004, she also did a nude spread on it’s inner pages, a deal which was rumored to have secured her a £1.5 million fee.

Apart from modeling, Rachel has also ventured into the world of TV and movies but to date her acting career has not been equaled by her modeling career.

With movies barely worth mentioning, American viewers caught her in motion on the popular Dancing with the Stars. Hunter was the host for Britain’s hot reality series, Make Me a Supermodel in 2005. In 2006, the 39 year old Hunter had her own show on the WE channel called Style Me with Rachel Hunter.
Rachel may have lost out on the love of Stewart to Penny Lancaster but she cleverly took from Penny the cover girl status of Lancaster cosmetics in 2004.

Now Rachel is believed to be in talks with Playboy once again, in a deal that could land her £1million, although this time, Rachel has said she wont go nude for this appearance but a source has reported, “She will be going topless but refuses to be completely nude. The pictures will be as tasteful as possible. She’s really comfortable showing off her body.”
There are models and there are supermodels and none so eternally beautiful as the Playboy Bunny Girl, Cindy Crawford.
Since the late 1980’s this Illinois born model has built an entire career around her good looks appearing in several publications such as, Vogue, W, People, Harper’s Bazaar, ELLE, Cosmopolitan, and Allure at the same time as modeling for top fashion houses such as, Gianni Versace, Escada, Revlon, Ink and endorsing Omega, Maybelline, and Clairol.
Cindy has remained somewhat of an enigma in the world of celebrity with her life being kept fairly private by the standards of today’s models such as Kate Moss, Agness Deyn and the forever vicious, Naomi Campbell.
Not the tallest of models, standing at just 5ft 9ins, Cindy still managed to grab the imagination of Hugh Hefner as he placed her firmly on the cover of three of his magazines, Playboy July 1988, Playboy May 1996, Playboy October 1998 and his special Playboy’s Supermodels issue of 1995.
With the trademark mole on her upper lip, Cindy has become the face of evergreen beauty and elegance in the world of supermodels.

Cindy Crawford, former supermodel who graced the pages of Playboy Magazine, is raising awareness of childrens cancer. Cindy, who’s younger brother died of leukemia in 1975, has made appearances at the University of Wisconsin’s Children’s Hospital and has actively contributed to the hospital. Cindy is also the honaray chair of ‘Kids with Courage’.





