Forgotten Celebrity Playboy Spreads

By Scott Harris Posted Nov 25th 2009 07:00PM

Everyone has their 15 minutes of fame, but not everyone chooses to spend it naked. Luckily, those who like their celebrities bare, there's people like Levi Johnston, who is boldly capitalizing on his fame by posing for 'Playgirl'. This is nothing new, of course, as celebrities big and small have been showing pretty much everything to 'Playboy' for decades. But, just in case you've forgotten any of them, after the jump we show you some of the greatest forgotten Playboy spreads (don't worry, it's SFW).

Perhaps the closest parallel to Mr. Johnston is the case of Jessica Hahn, who vaulted to fame after a sexual encounter with television preacher Jim Bakker. While the nature of that encounter was disputed, the effect on her career was unquestionable: in addition to minor film and TV cameos, she went on to star in 'Playboy' several times beginning in 1987.

LaToya Jackson is still in the news even today every now and then, and just like 1989, when she graced the cover of 'Playboy', it's often because of her most famous and talented late brother, Michael.

Anyone out there remember Darva Conger? If not, you probably think we made that name up, but nope; Darva, an overnight reality sensation thanks to the Fox special 'Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?', ended up getting top billing with 'Playboy' back in 2000.

Talk about the feud that wouldn't die. When teen mall singers Debbie Gibson and Tiffany went head to head back in the mid-80's for the hearts of America's sap-loving youths, who could have guessed that they'd both end up in 'Playboy' nearly two decades later? But while Gibson's pictoral in 2005 was a class act (she's seen at the top of the article), we have to give the nod to the edgier Tiffany for her stand out work as a 2002 cover model. Your move, Gibson.

Katarina Witt was an icon of grace back in the 80's when she won two Olympic gold medals and four World Championships as a figure skater. She then skated in a different direction with her decision to headline the December, 1998 issue of 'Playboy.'

Original 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' heroine Kristy Swanson may have gotten the short end of the stick when Sarah Michelle Gellar took over the role and became world mega-famous for it, but we'd like to see Gellar try her hand at 'Playboy' like Swanson did in 2002. And ... actually, we're serious. Are you listening, Sarah?

For her cover shoot, old-school MTV veejay Downtown Julie Brown took her act uptown in 1998 -- all the way up to the Playboy Mansion. Hey, it was either her or Kennedy, right?

Robin Givens got her start on the middling sitcom 'Head of the Class' but became even more famous thanks to her unfortunate marriage to boxing champion Mike Tyson. Her 1994 cover appearance in 'Playboy' was just one more step in her effort to reclaim her self-esteem. You go, girl.

Lastly, Faye Resnick may be the ultimate standard when you talk about parlaying fame into a 'Playboy' gig; the designer, who appeared on the cover back in 1997, became a celebrity when she testified at the O. J. Simpson trial about the murder of her best friend Nicole Brown Simpson. What's the logical next step? Parlay it into a nude spread in 'Playboy'!

Sorry, Levi, but it looks like you still have a long way to go after all.

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Comments

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Sunday 29 November

By ima republican

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Angelo, o m g there will not be a U S A left in "2016" when your idiot in the white house is finished. 2012 is his last term if he doesn't get impeached before then.

By jokesl3

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I thought he meant the 16th of this month.

Monday 30 November

By Predictor

YOUR OLD ASS MAMMY!!!!!!!

By Al

Debra Jo Fondren, Victoria Principle, Margo Kidder.The best and most tasteful as well as erotic pictorials of all time.
Period.

By twostone

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

By Barbara

What a stupid article...and agreed, it was stupid of me to read it. Why don't you flash your crotch for the world to see, Scott Harris? Didn't think so.

By michael Elliott

would love to see naked woman any time anywhere in whatever

By Tim

Can never forget Suzanne Sommers...

By Kit

Doesn't anyone remember Victoria Principal from Dallas???? or does she pay hush money to the tabs?

By Ron

Oprah an Michelle???? Sure are some SICK individuals out there.

By BRiTNEY

The world revolves around my BREASTS.

By Muscleman

Vanna Whites "spead" in Playboy was just a bunch of recyled lingerie shots she did years before. She actually SUED Playboy for that infamous edition. She was trying to keep that "all-american girl" image by not showin her BUTT CRACK on the cover of Playboy..lol. Farrah's covers(3) are still the magazines best I think! She was actually the FIRST celebrity to be on the cover without showin a THING inside. Farrah was truly an original.

By joey the gent

the two hotest nuke pin ups where for the guys jane mansfield for the ladys burt reynolds

By Randy

When It asked did you ever look ? I never! Because I see some with better exposure !! Else where! I would love too see Katy Perry!!! Whoa! What a doll! What a beauty!!!! Whoa!!!!!!!!

By jeff

I never looked at a playboy or any other magazine of that sort. I met my future wife at age 18, 30 years ago, and always thought she was beautiful. and now, at age 49, she is even more so. in fact, stunning.

By maryann

you sound like my husband Jeff. We are married 16 years and my husband has never owned a playboy book in all the time that we have been married or dated. He has told me for years I am the only woman he wants to look at. It just goes to show you, there are good men out there and they are not all dogs.

By Charlie

"I would definitely be into seeing Michelle, but let's wait until '16, when President Obama is no longer in office, okay?"

You're already giving Obama a second term? We'll be a third world country by then!

By snatch

playboy sucks its a wonder why there havent gone under yrs ago the stars need to show more snatch shots with a hot dog in it

By gina

Javanu

By Mike

Look at the names they have used and there's the reason Playboy is going UNDER. Ugly women and then the so called "pictorial" is of nothing. Showing "curves" and no substance is pathetic. The magazine has been terrible since the 70's. Latoya Jackson??, Farrah at 50??, Jessica Hahn? Please, there all a 3 and the others mentioned are even worse. You want to look at ugly women, go get a Playboy. Garbage material.

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