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Top 15 Career Salvaging Playboy Shoots

Although being a Playboy Bunny is an elite achievement and has catapulted many actresses into stardom (Pamela Anderson, Jenny McCarthy), sometimes the title is abused by ladies that have lost their way. Fifteen minutes of fame is far too quick for these girls and as long as they still have the goods and a fat cheque signed by Mr. Hefner they are determined to get naked. Some of them needed money, some needed a career boost, and some just wanted a record of what their body looked like before it was un-air-brushable. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. See you soon Britney.

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10. Shannen Doherty - March, 1994 & December 2003

Every time Shannen got kicked off an Aaron Spelling-produced TV show she popped up in Playboy. While the first time felt rebellious, leaving her loser friends back in the 90210, the second time had much more of a "look at me, I'm still pretty" feel to it. I've always liked Shannen though, ever since she was in 'Our House', and can't help but be drawn to a woman that has actually had the chance to punch Paris Hilton in the face.

9. Denise Richards - December, 2004

Winning the award for scariest cover on this list, I give you D-Rich. After shooting out his kid, Denise was talked into doing Playboy by her proud hubby, Charlie Sheen, to show the world how fast her skin retracts. In the mother of all backfires, Sheen barley had time to put the issue down before receiving the divorce papers. Neither have had a movie worth writing about since. Although, somebody should get the rights to their legal transcripts.

8. Teri Polo - February, 2005

"She's one hot Focker". Ha ha, who comes up with this shit? Kill them. Tired of taking a backseat to Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner, the cat that pees in a toilet, and basically anyone else that appeared in those MEET THE PARENTS movies, Teri decided it was time to shock the world in a surprisingly hot-as-hell spread. If anything it kept her career alive on TV and made sure she doesn't get written out of the next Focking sequel. I can play too bitches.

7. Stacey Dash - August, 2006

It took me an hour to realize she wasn't the cover girl for her issue as I was searching all over the internet for it. After seeing the pictures all I could think was "How is this chick not on the cover?" One of the most explosively surprising photo shoots I've ever seen, it made me go back and watch CLUELESS in a whole different light. It seems to have paid off too. IMDB has her listed for seven projects in the next couple years. Did I mention she's 41?

6. Jaime Pressly - March, 1998 & February, 2004

The first appearance worked like a charm, introducing us to one of the hottest rising stars on the planet. The second was just a treat. Jaime used Playboy perfectly and led Hollywood to believe there was nobody else when it came to portraying poor white trash on the big screen (as shown in her film POOR WHITE TRASH). Thankfully, she hasn't changed a bit and while the movies are pretty quiet at the moment, 'My Name is Earl' still delivers her every week.

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