Bollywood star will be the first Indian woman to appear nude in Playboy

Bollywood star will be the first Indian woman to appear nude in Playboy... and admits it was 'not easy' to pose naked for controversial magazine

• Sherlyn Chopra, 28, will star in the magazine's November issue
• Playboy is banned in India and her appearance is likely to prove controversial 

By ANTHONY BOND

PUBLISHED: 14:48, 25 July 2012 | UPDATED: 16:24, 25 July 2012

Controversial: Bollywood star Sherlyn Chopra, 28, will be the first Indian woman to appear nude in Playboy

A Bollywood star who will be the first Indian woman to appear nude in Playboy has admitted it was not easy to pose for the controversial magazine.

Sherlyn Chopra, 28, will star in the magazine's November issue after she wrote to Playboy expressing an interest in featuring in an issue.

Speaking to BBC Hindi, she revealed she did not want to 'miss the opportunity' of posing nude in the famous adult magazine.

However, she admitted to finding it difficult.

The actress, who has played a number of roles in Bollywood films, said: 'It is not an easy task to be nude in front of the camera and look good at the same time.'

Her appearance in the magazine is likely to prove controversial in India.

Although Playboy is banned in the country, people can still get access to it from the internet.

But despite the possibly difficulties she may face, Ms Chopra is proud of what she has done.

'I have become the first Indian to pose naked for Playboy and nobody can take away that achievement from me,' she said. 

'My sister is proud of my achievement.'

Despite this, the ambitious actress did admit that she hadn't yet spoken to her mother about it but will soon visit her to inform her.

Ms Chopra went to the Playboy mansion in Los Angeles where she met the magazine's founder Hugh Hefner and his girlfriends. 

And she was inspired by what she saw.

'I am thinking of making him my idol because he lives his life on his terms and conditions,' she said.

Fan: Sherlyn Chopra, 28, is pictured posing with Playboy founder Hugh Hefner . She told how she is thinking of 'making him my idol'

Cover girls: The controversial magazine often features high profile stars including actress Jessica Alba, left, and Cindy Crawford, right

The magazine, which features photographs of nude women, as well as fiction and journalism, was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Mr Hefner.

It is one of the world's best known brands, although it is banned in many parts of Asia.

Over the years it has featured some of the world's best known women, including Bond girl Ursula Andress, Kim Basinger and, in January, Lindsay Lohan. 

Famous: Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, centre, arrives at Stansted Airport last year with ten London Bunnies. He met with Sherlyn Chopra in Los Angeles

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Katarina Witt Nude

Katarina Witt (born 3 December 1965) is a German figure skater and model. In Germany she was commonly called "Kati" in the past, but today her full name is used more often.

She won two Olympic gold medals for East Germany, first in the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics and the second in 1988 at the Calgary Olympics. She won the World Championships four times (in 1984, 1985, 1987 and 1988), and six consecutive European Championships (1983–1988). She won silver medals at both the 1982 and 1986 World Figure Skating Championships. Her competitive record makes her one of the most successful figure skaters of all time.

From Ronnie Wood’s girlfriend to a glamour model: Katia Ivanova

From Ronnie Wood’s girlfriend to a glamour model: Katia Ivanova’s descent down the fame ranks comes to an abrupt end with revealing shoot

By FEHINTOLA BETIKU and EMILY SHERIDAN

PUBLISHED: 12:14, 12 June 2012 | UPDATED: 12:33, 12 June 2012

She once was the envy of many female Rolling Stones' fans when she was revealed as the woman Ronnie Wood's left his wife for.

Following their break up in December 2009 after a blazing row Katia Ivanova has struggled to firmly find her place in world of celebrities.

But now gracing the cover of popular men's magazine ZOO a topless Katia bares all about her taste in men and why it was important for her to show off her ample assets. 

Off the radar: Katia Ivanova covers ZOO magazine in her first topless shoot

Biting a strawberry the 23-year-old sizzles in the shoot as she is pictured wearing black and cream lingerie showing off her trim figure.

Wearing her blonde tresses down the former waitress smoulders in the shoot as her striking blue eyes are highlighted with dark eye makeup.

Speaking to ZOO about her decision to go topless for the first time she said: 'I wanted to spice things up a bit. I don’t party as much as I used to, so this is my alternative!'

'Besides, it’s another thing I can say I’ve done. Appearing topless in ZOO can now be ticked off my bucket list!'

She continued: 'Posing like this is empowering. I feel confident and, more important, sexy!'

'Empowering': Katia showed off her trim figure in a sultry shoot with the popular men's magazine

The Russia model first came into the spotlight when she started dating English rocker Ronnie Wood but quickly fell off the radar after her brief stint on Celebrity Big Brother in 2010 where she failed to impress viewers and was evicted first.

During her short time in the house she locked lips with Swedish DJ Basshunter whose looks differ a huge amount in comparison to the 65-year-old Rolling Stones guitarist.

Admitting that she doesn't have a type looks wise, Ivanova stated that she is attracted to 'artistic people'.

She told the magazine: 'Well, I do like art. Being spontaneous will get you somewhere, too. And there has to be chemistry. I could meet someone who’s a complete d**k, but because there’s a spark I could still fall for him. Weird, huh?'

Happy that her fling with Wood hasn't defined her entire existence, she revealed that not wanting to get caught in his shadow was one of the reasons she went into the house and has now posed topless.

Still bitter? The 23-year-old told the magazine that Ronnie Wood had the mentality of a teenager

ZOO magazine out now

Despite the fact her relationship with Ronnie ended almost two and a half years ago, Katia couldn't help but take a dig at the rockstar.

When asked whether she likes the fact that a member of The Rolling Stones is included in the list of her former flames, the blonde answer seemed to stem from bitter roots.

She said: 'Going out with an older man can be quite different, but he had the mentality of a 15-year-old. He didn’t even teach me to sing.' 

Changing the tone from angry ex-girlfriend, she then quipped: 'I still sound like a dead cat!'

Last month it was revealed that Katia had become in engaged to Scottish singer David Arthur, 27, the frontman for indie band Victoria.

The couple, who started dating last year, announced their engagement at a London party.

Attending the launch party of photography firm Fashot in the Sketch restaurant in Mayfair, Katia was pictured flashing a diamond engagement ring on her left hand.

A friend of Katia's told the Sunday Mirror: 'She has completely turned her life round since Ronnie. She now works in a furniture store and is completely loved up with David.'

The full interview is out now in ZOO magazine

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Sexy photograph of Madonna posing naked on a bed while smoking a cigarette sells for £15,000

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

PUBLISHED: 13:06, 14 May 2012 | UPDATED: 19:33, 14 May 2012

An 'absolutely stunning' photograph of Madonna posing naked on a bed while smoking a cigarette has sold for nearly £15,000.

The sum is three times the estimate placed on the image that was taken in 1990 during the period when the singer had bleach-blonde hair and dark eye make-up.

It is a black and white photo and Madonna has her breasts exposed and just a white sheet covering her pudenda while she lies on a bed.

This photograph of Madonna posing naked on a bed while smoking a cigarette has sold for nearly £15,000

She is holding a cigarette to her pouting lips and has adopted a sexy, sultry pose. During the year it was taken the star went on her 'Blond Ambition Tour.'

 

The performer said at the time, when she was aged about 31: 'I know that I'm not the best singer and I know that I'm not the best dancer.

'But, I can f*****g push people's buttons and be as provocative as I want. The tour's goal is to break useless taboos.'

The black and white picture of Madonna was bought by an anonymous collector

The photograph was taken by Steven Meisel and was signed and annotated 'ed no.1'. It was snapped up by an anonymous collector.

It measured 21.5 inches by 19 inches and was originally bought by the vendor from a New York gallery.

The photograph, which was taken by the same photographer who did the work for Madonna's 1992 book 'Sex', was sold by Bonhams in New York.

Madonna goes to the Kabbalah Center in Manhattan

Judith Eurich from the saleroom said: 'It is an absolutely stunning image and it is just a beautiful tone of grey. It is not just black and white it is grey and silvery.

'Madonna was posing for a number of photographers at the time this was taken in the 1990s when she was in her early 30s.

'She was going through a phase of having bleach blonde hair and heavy dark eye make-up that gave her a dramatic look - and of course she has a gorgeous body.

'She is a very healthy person and I'd imagine the cigarette is just a prop to make her look sexy and sultry.'

The price paid was $23,750 or £14,761.

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American Apparel warned against use of exploitative images of women as ads showing models exposing breasts and buttocks are banned

By Deborah Arthurs
PUBLISHED: 15:54, 4 April 2012 | UPDATED: 17:00, 4 April 2012


The American Apparel clothing chain has been warned against using exploitative images of women after a watchdog ruled a series of ads were likely to cause 'serious and widespread offence'.
Eight ads on the retailer’s website and in a free magazine in October showed women modelling knickers, socks and sweaters in various poses that exposed their breasts or buttocks.
One showed a woman arching her back towards the camera with her breasts exposed, others showed models lying face down or on their side revealing buttocks and breasts while more images were of models with their legs apart while on a bed.

A watchdog ruled a series of American Apparel ads were likely to cause 'serious and widespread offence'

One person complained that the images were pornographic, exploitative of women and inappropriately sexualised young women.

American Apparel rejected the complaint, saying the images featured 'real, non-airbrushed, everyday people', and that the vast majority of them were not professional models.
They said the images were the sort that people regularly shared with their friends on social networks and which normal people could relate to.

American Apparel rejected the complaint, saying the images featured 'real, non-airbrushed, everyday people'

One person complained that the images were pornographic and inappropriately sexualised young women

The retailer added that the women who featured in the images were clearly in their twenties, and emphasised that they were 'happy, relaxed and confident in expression and pose' and were not portrayed in a vulnerable, negative or exploitative manner.
Defending the campaign, American Apparel told the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that it believed it was 'important to judge what was and was not offensive by reference to the current times and the views of the majority of decent and reasonable people, not a small and puritanically-minded minority'.
Upholding the complaint for all but one of the images, the ASA acknowledged ads for lingerie were reasonable to feature women in limited amounts of clothing, but the nature of the women’s poses meant that their breasts and buttocks were the focal points rather than the products.
The ASA said: 'We considered that in the particular context of images which featured nudity and sexually provocative poses, there was a voyeuristic and ‘amateurish’ quality to the images which served to heighten the impression that the ads were exploitative of women and inappropriately sexualised young women.

The ASA said the nature of the women’s poses meant that their breasts and buttocks were the focal points rather than the products

American Apparel added that the women who featured in the images were clearly in their twenties, and emphasised that they were 'happy, relaxed and confident in expression and pose'

It ruled that all but one of the ads must not appear again and added: 'We told American Apparel not to use similar images which were exploitative of women or that inappropriately sexualised young women in future.'
In a separate ruling, the ASA rejected three complaints that a digital poster of David Beckham wearing only a pair of trunk briefs for clothing retailer H&M was offensive and irresponsible.

Defending the ad, H&M said it was part of a campaign to launch David Beckham Bodywear for H&M and aimed to show the function and fit of the garment.
The ASA noted that there was no explicit nudity in the image and added that Beckham’s poses and facial expressions were 'mildly sexual at most'.
It ruled: 'While we acknowledged that some viewers might consider the images distasteful, we concluded the ad was unlikely to cause serious or widespread offence.'

American Apparel claimed the vast majority of those featured in the adverts were not professional models

In a separate ruling, the ASA rejected three complaints that a digital poster of David Beckham wearing only a pair of trunk briefs for clothing retailer H&M was offensive and irresponsible

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