Playboy
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Playboy is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, available both online and in print. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, funded in part by a US$1,000
The editorial board of Playboy in 1970. Back, left to right: Robie Macauley, Nat Lehrman, Richard M. Koff, Murray Fisher, Arthur Kretchmer; front: Sheldon Wax, Auguste Comte Spectorsky, Jack Kessie.
A Playboy cigarette lighter with the rabbit logo
Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Kylie Bax wearing a Playboy shirt, with Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and Melania Trump (2000)
Gloria Steinem in 1977, photographed in her home, years after writing her Playboy expose
Hugh Hefner
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Hugh Marston Hefner was an American magazine publisher and businessman. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, a publication with sexualized photographs of women, articles, and fi
Playboy
…stylized in all caps) is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, available both online and in print. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, funded in part by a US$1,000 loan (equivalent to $12,000 in 2025) from Hefner's mother. Known for its centerfolds of nude and…
Hefner with his trademark Playboy Pipe in 1966
Hefner at the premiere of Sylvester Stallone's movie F.I.S.T. in 1978
Hefner with his partners Holly Madison (left) and Bridget Marquardt in 2007
Playboy Mansion West