The publication was founded in 1953. At that time many sex-related topics were considered taboo.
“When I first published Playboy Magazine, and certainly when I grew up and was in college, having a baby out of wedlock was considered a scandal. A scandal that drove some people to suicide,” Hefner told TIME during a 2009 interview. “Abortion was illegal. Oral sex was a major felony. Even oral sex inside of marriage was illegal. Very few people know that. Playboy played a major part in changing all of those laws.”
Along with helping to change draconian laws, Playboy altered how many people felt about female nudity.
Over the years it would publish photo spreads of some of the most famous women in the world, including Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, Raquel Welch, Bo Derek, Brooke Shields, Cindy Crawford, La Toya Jackson, Pamela Anderson, Drew Barrymore, Charlize Theron and many more.
One person who regrets not posing for Playboy is Lil’ Kim. She took to Instagram to mourn Hefner’s death and expressed regret for not accepting his offer.
View what she had to say below.
“This is one man that I thought would live forever. Ugh I’m so broken-hearted that I didn’t get to spend more time with him,” Kim wrote. “Hugh believed in my beauty more than myself, he always put me on a pedestal. If you got to know him it was a pleasure and honor. He was such a great wonderful spirit and so much fun! I remember turning down a non-disclosed 7 figure offer from Hugh and till this day I regret it, not because of the money, but because it would have been an honor to be a part of this beautiful mans archive and historic catalog.”
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