Playboy’s First Transgender Model

December 10, 2020 Brittany J. Rosario 0

Before Caitlyn Jenner, Laverne Cox and Amanda Simpson, there was Caroline “Tula” Cossey.  She was a striking 6-foot-tall British model whose face graced magazine covers and was displayed in national ad campaigns for vodka and lingerie in the late 1970s. Tula debuted as a Bond girl in For Your Eyes Read More

Playboy’s Impact Today

December 9, 2020 Brittany J. Rosario 0

Playboy is known as the most famous and bestselling American men’s magazine in the world evolving from just a magazine to a full-on enterprise including but not limited to — Playboy online, TV, and radio. Due to growth of a new wave feminism and technological advances, we must ask ourselves Read More Read More

Top 10 Most Iconic Playboy Issues

December 6, 2020 Brittany J. Rosario 0

Playboy has expanded since its’ inception in 1953 to the Playboy Club & Playboy Bunny in 1960 to Playboy TV in 1982 and Playboy Fashion in 2002 to the 60th anniversary in 2013. The company has grown from being a conservative entertainment magazine for men to a liberal enterprise with Read More Read More

The History of Playboy Enterprises

December 5, 2020 Brittany J. Rosario 0

In 1953, writer and illustrator, Hugh Hefner, incorporated HMH Publishing Co. Inc. in Delaware on October 1st. The first issue of Playboy, a men’s adult entertainment magazine, was published in December of that same year with no cover date because Hefner was unsure if there would be a second issue. Read More Read More