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.

Playboy magazine and it’s business savvy owner Hugh Hefner have certainly made a huge success of it’s Special Editions over the past several years and none more so than its annual Sexy 100 Special Edition.

But this year, what is making the issue even more collectable is the appearance of the stunning brunette, Rachelle Leah, both on the cover and on the glossy pages within!

Now in it’s seventh year on the newsstands, Sexy 100 remains Playboy’s annual salute to some of the most beautiful women on the planet who have captured the attention both inside and outside the world of Playboy, from WWE Divas to reality TV starlets to up-and-coming new faces who’ve appeared in playboy magazine, Special Editions and elsewhere in the Playboy world.

In previous years this Special Edition has seen Kim Kardashian, Mandy Lynn and Cindy Margolis sizzling on the hot summer covers!

So it was no surprise that the lady gracing this year’s cover would be none other than the former UFC Octagon girl, Rachelle Leah.

This is the second time in less than a year that Rachelle has graced the cover of Playboy magazine as a Playboy model, she can also be found on the cover of November 2008’s regular edition of Playboy magazine.

Rachelle was born in August 1984 in San Carlos, California is an American model and television personality of Sicilian ancestry which gives her that sultry smoking look that drives Playboy magazine collector’s insane.

Although Rachelle can no longer be seen as the UFC Octagon Girl, she can be found hosting hosts UFC All Access on Spike TV.

Currently living in Las Vegas and making the most of the summer heat, Rachelle can be seen revealing her heart shaped tattoo on her right hip, if you find yourself in the right place at the right time!