Playboy Covers Then & Now

When the first issue of Playboy hit the stands in 1953, it featured Marilyn Monroe as the first cover model. I mean, aside from the general idea, they picked women with class or something. Now, we have the likes of Kendra Wilkinson and Kelly Killoren Bensimon. Not exactly a quality upgrade. Take a look at how the covers have changed through the years.

• 1. Marilyn Monroe (December 1953)

  

• 2. Marian Stafford (March 1956 )

  

• 3. Lari Laine (May 1958)

  

• 4. Teddi Smith (October 1963)

  

• 5. Maria Hoff (November 1964)

  

• 6. Sharon Kristie (March 1968)

  

• 7. Phyllis Babila (May 1970)

  

• 8. Patti McGuire (November 1976)

  

• 9. Candace Collins (February 1979)

  

• 10. Liz Wickersham (April 1981)

  

• 11. Kim Basinger (February 1983)

  

• 12. Christie Brinkley (November 1984)

  

• 13. Brigitte Nielsen (December 1987)

  

• 14. Candice Bergen (December 1989)

  

• 15. Joan Severance (January 1990)

  

• 16. Anna Nicole Smith (March 1992)

  

• 17. Elle MacPherson (May 1994)

  

• 18. Jenny McCarthy (July 1996)

  

• 19. Shannon Tweed (January 1998)

  

• 20. Cindy Crawford (October 1998)

  

• 21. Chyna (November 2000)

  

• 22. Pamela Anderson (July 2001)

  

• 23. Tiffany (April 2002)

  

• 24. Carmen Electra (April 2003)

  

• 25. Jaime Pressly (February 2004)

  

• 26. Paris Hilton (March 2005)

  

• 27. Kendra Wilkinson, Holly Madison & Bridget Marquardt (September 2006)

  

• 28. Kim Kardashian (December 2007)

  

• 29. Jayde Nicole (June 2008)

  

• 30. Heidi Montag (September 2009)

  

• 31. Tara Reid (January- Feb 2010)

  

• 32. Kelly Bensimon (March 2010)

  

• 33. And Beyond....