60 Years of Playboy: The Most Iconic Playboy Covers, From Marilyn Monroe to Kim Kardashian
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In Dec. 1953, the first issue of Playboy magazine was released. To celebrate 60 years of Playboy, The Daily Beast gives you the 35 most iconic Playboy magazine covers.
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Dec. 1953: Marilyn Monroe
June 1962: A Toast to Bikinis
May 1964: Donna Michelle
April 1969: Lorna Hopper
July 1970: Joan Baez
Oct. 1971: Darine Stern
Oct. 1977: Barbra Streisand
Oct. 1978: Dolly Parton
Dec. 1978: Farrah Fawcett
Sept. 1979: Women of Ivy League Revealed
March 1980: Bo Derek
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Nov. 1980: Women of the U.S. Government
Feb. 1983: Kim Basinger
Dec. 1983: Joan Collins
Nov. 1984: Christie Brinkley
Dec. 1984: Suzanne Somers
Jan. 1985: Goldie Hawn
Sept. 1985: Madonna
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Dec. 1986: Brooke Shields
July 1988: Cindy Crawford
Aug. 1989: Women of Wall Street
Oct. 1989: Pamela Anderson
July 1990: Sharon Stone
June 1993: Anna Nicole Smith
Oct. 1993: Jerry Seinfeld
Aug. 1994: Carol Shaya
Jan. 1995: Drew Barrymore
May 1999: Charlize Theron
Dec. 1999: Naomi Campbell
Jan. 2000: Collector's Edition
April 2003: Carmen Electra
March 2007: Mariah Carey
Dec. 2007: Kim Kardashian
Nov. 2009: Marge Simpson
