The updated version of Playboy will be released in March 2016

Playboy magazine plans to stop publishing photographs of completely naked women in its updated printed version, The New York Times writes , citing company representatives.

According to the publication, this decision was approved by the founder of the magazine, Hugh Hefner. After the magazine is updated, it will continue to publish photographs of women in “provocative poses,” but they will not be completely naked. The updated version of Playboy will be released in March 2016.

Previously, the calendar of the Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli also refused to use photographs of nude models and decided to present in the new calendar for 2016 the 82-year-old widow of John Lennon Yoko Ono, 68-year-old writer Patti Smith and 33-year-old tennis player Serena Williams (No. 2 in the ranking of the most the world's highest paid athletes according to Forbes, income - $24.6 million).

Since 1964, the Pirelli calendar has been famous for its beautiful top models, shot candidly, but this year the creators of the calendar decided to change the concept and dedicate it to world famous “inspiring women”.

Playboy will stop publishing photos of completely naked women