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centrefold

/ ˈsɛntəˌfəʊld /

noun

  1. a large coloured illustration folded so that it forms the central spread of a magazine
    1. a photograph of a nude or nearly nude woman (or man) in a magazine on such a spread
    2. the subject of such a photograph
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Monroe was the first person to model on the cover and the centrefold of Playboy magazine - making her one of the first truly marketable stars.

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The first edition of Playboy, released in 1953, featured a centrefold photo of Monroe, originally shot in 1949 - an image which came to symbolise the early days of the magazine.

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In the same year, Reynolds courted controversy by doing a near-nude centrefold, a move he regretted.

A former Playmate centrefold has plunged to her death with her seven-year-old son from the window of a New York City hotel.

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In her short life she also made a string of centrefold appearances as “playmate of the month” in Playboy magazine and had three husbands and five children.

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