Hollywood’s leading ladies (and even a couple leading men) have cashed in on their celebrity by posing for adult magazines, including Playboy. Actually, Playboy is the most iconic and best-paying magazine to pose for, but lots of stars have found success posing for other magazines, including Playgirl and Penthouse. Most of these stars understood that showing a bit of skin could make you a household name, and played up their good looks for that career boost.

Unfortunately, not all the stars on this list wanted their photos published.

Some never intended their nude photos to see the light of day, but they’d already signed over their rights to the photographers who bought and sold them. That’s a price some stars are forced to pay when they pose nude before they’re famous and never expect anyone to find out. Such celebrities includes Brad Pitt and Madonna, both of whom dealt with the scandal in different ways. The draw for adult industry magazines to publish celebrity nudes is obvious. At the height of the feminist movement, and in response to Playboy, Playgirl Magazine was introduced to the world in 1973. Celebs draw buyers because who wouldn’t want to see Charlize Theron naked, or the very handsome David Duchovny covered by nothing more than a teacup? In fact, the list even includes two of America’s first ladies, our current first lady and Jackie O. It’s a daring thing to lay it all out there, and these celebs cast aside their fears, and went naked for notable adult magazines. Name Occupation Birth DeathKnown for Gary Conway: Actor: : Det.

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