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Penthouse's Ground-Breaking Covers

Bob Guccione was a nice guy who did things that some people thought were not nice, says Alan Dershowitz, who defended Penthouse against charges of obscenity in the Bible Belt.

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First Cover for U.S. Penthouse

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Vanessa Williams on the cover that caused such a stir that her Miss America crown was taken away.

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Donna Summer gave a very “candid interview” to go along with her cover.

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Tila Tequila is the first centerfold to have her clothes on during a photo shoot.

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Jane Fonda dressed as Barbarella, her hit movie from that year.

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Priscilla Barnes, from Three's Company fame.

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Madonna was on the cover of UK Penthouse in April, and the French version in September that year. Japan and the U.S. followed suit a couple of years later.

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