[caption id=“attachment_2467734” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Hollywood sex symbol Marilyn Monroe on the December 1953 debut issue of Playboy. The magazine helped usher in the sexual revolution in the 1950s and ’60s by bringing nudity into America’s living rooms. (Playboy via AP)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2467740” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Janet Pilgrim on the July 1955 cover of Playboy. The magazine said that the print edition will still feature women in provocative poses, but they will no longer be fully nude. (Playboy via AP)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2467744” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Playmate of the Year Donna Michelle on the cover of the May 1965 issue of the gentleman’s magazine, fully clothed but in the classic Playboy pose. (Playboy via AP)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2467746” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  The June 1965 issue of the gentleman’s magazine features only a redhead woman’s face in a head-wrap, staring intently above her sunglasses. (Playboy via AP)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2467748” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Barbi Benton graced the cover of the July 1969 issue of the magazine in a racy, topless photograph. (Playboy via AP)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2467750” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Darine Stern posing on the ‘Playboy’ chair on the cover of the October 1971 issue. (Playboy via AP)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2467752” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  One of the more popular Playboy Playmates, Anna Nicole Smith on the cover of the June 1993 issue. (Playboy via AP)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2467754” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Jenny McCarthy poses with the ‘Playboy bunny ears’ on the cover of the January 2005 issue. (Playboy via AP)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2467756” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  The cover of the November 2013 issue featured no women but merely bright red lips with a smoking match-stick. (Playboy via AP)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2467758” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Renowned model Kate Moss poses in a bunny suit on the cover of the January/February 2014 issue which was also the 60th anniversary issue of Playboy.. (Playboy via AP)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2467760” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  The October 2015 issue was known as the college issue and featured a young girl, seemingly representing college students. (Playboy via AP)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2467764” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  File photo showing Playboy chief Hugh Hefner signing copies of the Playboy calendar and Playboy Cover To Cover: The 50’s DVD box set. (Ian West/PA via AP)[/caption]
After Playboy announced that it will no longer run photos of completely naked women, here are some of the most iconic covers of the magazine.
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