Playboy Mexico issued an apology today after releasing the above cover of a girl who looks ready to take part in some not-so-immaculate conception.

The magazine, which hit newsstands on December 1 as ceremonies began leading to Friday’s pilgrimage to the Mexico City shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe, showed a model wearing nothing but a white cloth over her head and breasts.

 

The Virgin of Guadalupe, said to have appeared to a sixteenth century Indian peasant, is Mexico’s most revered Roman Catholic figure and the annual pilgrimage to the Mexico City basilica dedicated to her is one of the world’s largest religious events.

 

In a statement, Chicago-based Playboy Enterprises Inc said the Mexican edition of the magazine is published by a licensee, and the company did not approve or endorse the cover. [Reuters]

 

Hmm. I’m pretty sure the real Virgin Mary didn’t have implants. Funny how just when Christie Hefner resigns as CEO of the business and people start talking about Playboy hurting financially a controversial cover conveniently pops up. Even crazier is that Hefner might be trying to get a job with Obama. The world is small and strange, indeed.

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