The Sexiest Magazine Covers of 2009

By Brian Fairbanks

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With monthly periodicals folding by the dozen on a near-daily basis, we should be falling over ourselves to support the likes of Esquire, GQ, Vanity Fair, Maxim and something called Ralph.

They're the rags that really put out in a big way this year, showing off the finest female specimens from around the world, sometimes naked, other times in trench coats, other times in ink (like this July 2009 cover of Bar Refaeli covered in Stephen King's dirty words), but always looking hotter than a fireplace in hell.

Keep reading for our full rundown of the sexiest magazine covers of 2009, and feel free to stare.


Maxim, April 2009 -- Malin Akerman

Maxim, January 2009 -- Hillary Duff

Maxim, September 2009 -- Milla Jovovich

Esquire, June 2009 -- Megan Fox

Esquire, November 2009 -- Kate Beckinsale, even though we disagreed that she's the "Sexiest Woman Alive." (She would've won, if not for the fact that she's an almost unforgivably bad actress.)

Gotham, June 2009 -- Jessica Biel

FHM U.K., June 2009 -- Diora Baird

GQ, January 2010 -- Rihanna

GQ, January 2009 -- Jennifer Aniston

GQ Germany, March 2009 -- Heidi Klum

FHM Spain, March 2009 -- Paz Vega

GQ U.K., January 2009 -- Jessica Biel

Loaded, May 2009 -- Vikki Blows

GQ, November 2009 -- January Jones

Playboy, November 2009 -- Alina Puscau in the alternative cover (vs. Marge Simpson)

Vanity Fair, January 2009 -- Tina Fey

Ralph, February 2009 -- Joanna and Marta Krupa

Vanity Fair, May 2009 -- Gisele Bündchen

Vanity Fair, September 2009 -- Farrah Fawcett

VF, November 2009 -- Penelope Cruz

Stephanie Seymour Gets Naked In Vanity Fair (PHOTOS)

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Supermodel Stephanie Seymour, who is embroiled in a bitter divorce with estranged husband Peter Brant, has taken her clothes off for Vanity Fair.

Brant is a multimillionaire businessman and polo pony breeder who is seeking sole custody of the couple's three children because, he claims, Seymour is hooked on drugs and booze and has repeatedly cheated on pee tests to hide it. He also claims his estranged wife's shopping habit costs $257,000 a month.

Seymour, 41, accuses Brant of trying to turn their children against her and ordering the domestic staff to keep her away from them. Also, there is a dispute over a Maurizio Cattelan bust of Seymour said to resemble either a hunting trophy or the figurehead on a ship's bow.

Is getting naked the best revenge? Here is one photo and you can see more and read the Vanity Fair story here.

See the original image at vanityfair.com — Johnny Depp Owns a 45-Acre Private Island and You Don't

by Vanity Fair

The notoriously private actor invited Vanity Fair along on a sailing trip to his Caribbean isle. “You’ve got all-access,” Johnny Depp declared, “Ask me about anything you want.” Photograph by François-Marie Banier.

Ever wonder what it would be like to take a vacation with Johnny Depp on his private Caribbean island? Vanity Fair contributing editor Douglas Brinkley, who, like Depp, was a close friend of the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, did just that. As he reports in the July cover story, “Johnny Depp’s Great Escape,” it’s pretty damn great.

See all of Johnny Depp’s appearances in Vanity Fair, from 1995 to today.

With no handlers or publicists in sight, Brinkley, Depp, and three of the actor’s best friends set off from the Bahamas on Depp’s yacht to a 45-acre tropical paradise called Little Hall’s Pond Cay. Here are some choice nuggets from Brinkley’s travelogue:

About the yacht

• Depp’s yacht is a 156-foot, steam-powered boat called Vajoliroja, an amalgam of the names of his partner (singer/actress Vanessa Paradis), himself, and their children, Lily Rose and Jack. There are pirate-themed touches throughout, and the ship flies the Jolly Roger alongside its official Marshall Islands flag.

Photography by François-Marie Banier.

About the island

• Depp named one of the six beaches on his island Gonzo, for Hunter S. Thompson (others are named Paradis, Lily Rose, Jack, and Brando, after his partner, kids, and other great mentor). Gonzo Beach features glass tables with Thompson’s face etched in the center.

• Depp says, “I don’t think I’d ever seen any place so pure and beautiful. You can feel your pulse rate drop about 20 beats. It’s instant freedom.”

What they did for fun

• Snorkeled with barracudas, neon-colored fish, and nurse sharks in what Depp has named Heath’s place (after Heath Ledger)

• Watched lots of YouTube videos and Hollywood movies old and new, including Tropic Thunder. (“That’s the best I’ve ever seen Cruise,” Depp says of his fellow actor’s portrayal of a foul-mouthed studio boss.)

How Depp relaxes

• Depp’s hobbies include reading, playing guitar, and painting. “What I love to do is paint people’s faces, y’know, their eyes,” he says. “Because you want to find that emotion, see what’s going on behind their eyes.”

Depp also talks to Brinkley about the experience of filming his new movie, Public Enemies; his favorite Hollywood icon (and what she ordered when he had dinner with her); his approach to acting and the toll it can take on him; and which famous fictional character he’d like to play.

To read the complete article, pick up the July issue of Vanity Fair, which is on newsstands in New York and Los Angeles on June 3, nationwide on June 9.