Originally Posted by Mutt

The international versions are license deals and the women in the European Playboys are usually hotter than the US version. Though many of the European models don't have the Playboy centerfold look - Playboy was all about the girl next door, my memory of Playboy centerfolds from the 60s and 70s is there were many centerfolds shot in farm girl settings, lots of beach settings, fancy traditional boudoir sets - the articles, interviews and lifestyle promoted in Playboy were suave and contemporary but the girls were down home wholesome sexy. Playmates were girls men fantasized about marrying, Penthouse Pets weren't - unless it was a Stephen Hicks Pet. Guccione was New York through and through, the girl next door wasn't his thing.