![]() You are the luckiest man in Los Angeles, that’s how. How is it that I have the distinct honor of talking to you in bed, naked, during this historic photo shoot? ![]() ![]() Michelle Obama once said, “History has shown us that courage can be contagious.” We hope that this pictorial serves as an inspiration to all woman to raise their middle finger to any and all who would try to hold them back. Regardless of age or body type, it takes a uniquely strong person to bare it all in front of a dozen strangers, and Luenell strutted around the photo shoot like a peacock in full bloom. And when she agreed to pose nude for Penthouse, we knew this funnywoman wasn’t kidding around. Long before her breakout role as the “hooker with the heart of gold” in the 2006 comedy Borat, Luenell had established herself as a badass who doesn’t pull punches or take shit from anyone. The Brooklyn native went from nearly entering the priesthood to running a mainstream adult magazine that showed America more skin than any previous publication at the time and becoming one of the richest men in America.Legendary comedian Luenell has never been shy about her opinion or her body. Hefner sought to portray the suave, sophisticated man of leisure, but Guccione cut a rougher figure, wearing wide-open disco shirts and gold chains and running more explicit photo spreads and tabloid journalistic investigations in his magazine. While the pipe-smoking, velvet-pajama-wearing Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner was the mainstream face of men's magazines in America, Guccione cultivated a more outrageous reputation, constantly pushing the envelope of good taste and seeking to outgun his lifelong rival in the skin trade with outrageous layouts and stunts. Herrick/ Getty Images Penthouse magazine founder Bob Guccione died on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer, according to The Associated Press. By Gil Kaufman Bob Guccione in 2003 Photo: D. Williams filed a lawsuit against Chiapel and Penthouse boss Bob Guccione, but dropped it a year later. We had no idea there'd be all this anger and hatred." And there was more controversy to come - just 10 months into her reign as Miss America, Williams became the centre of a nude photo scandal and was pressure to resign her crown after the candid Tom Chiapel shots appeared in Penthouse magazine. People sent notes: 'you're Dead, B**Ch.' We were so worried. ![]() But someone wrote that they were going to throw acid in her face. "The New York Daily News ran a photo of Bruce (my boyfriend) and me - and the response was, 'Oh my God! She has a white boyfriend!' My mother received death threats." And Helen confesses she was petrified for her daughter's safety, recalling, "I was so proud of her. I had made history, but for some (black people), winning wouldn't suffice. Writing about the fall-out in her new memoir You Have No Idea, which Williams co-authored with her mum Helen, the star reveals, "As the 1983 Miss America put the crown on my head, I had no emotion - I wasn't very happy. The Ugly Betty star was crowned New York's Miss Syracuse back in 1983 and she continued on the pageant path until she made history and became the first African-American to land the U.S. Actress/singer Vanessa Williams' mother received racially-charged death threats after her daughter became the first black Miss America in 1983.
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