Playboy was founded by Hugh Hefner in 1953. Quickly becoming known for it's thrilling Playboy Magazine photos of beautiful women, sales skyrocketed and Playboy Enterprises took off. Each magazine contains a featured playmate, interviews, fiction writing, and classic playboy magazine art. The company has since developed into a multi-faceted operation that handles publishing, entertaining, licensing, and Online sales and publishing, and a multi-million dollar philanthropic Foundation. Playboy remains the leading men's magazine today.
Playboymagazine and it's seductive playmates attracted the attention of men around the world. Fabulous photos of famous models and Hollywood stars have consistently graced the covers of classic playboys. Famous people who have appeared in playboy include Farrah Fawcett, Katarina Witt, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Sharon Stone, Kim Basinger, Stephanie Seymour and Bo Derek.
