Vogue, April 2008 (01 of21)
Open Image ModalVogue's April 2008 shape issue featured NBA star LeBron James and Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen in a way that many believed perpetuated negative racial stereotypes about African American men. LeBron's forceful pose seemed to depict 'King Kong-like' aggression while Bundchen was depicted as a damsel in distress. (Courtesy photo)
Cosmopolitan, February 2012 (02 of21)
Open Image ModalCosmopolitan magazine's choice of then 17-year-old Dakota Fanning for the cover of their February issue caused controversy due to the nature of the magazine's sex-related headlines and the actress's young age.Although the magazine received a lot of heat for the cover, a spokesperson for the magazine told Fox News: "Dakota, who turns 18 this month, is a mature, fearless young woman and we are proud to honor her as our Fun Fearless Female of the year." (Courtesy photo)
Dossier Magazine, 2011 (03 of21)
Open Image ModalFamed androgynous male model Andre Pejic caused a stir when he posed topless for Dossier magazine. The nature of the cover was so controversial that Barnes and Nobles censored the cover as they would for a nudie magazine because they were worried that customers would mistake Pejic for a woman. (Courtesy photo)
Sports Illustrated, 2012 (04 of21)
Open Image ModalV Magazine, September 2011(05 of21)
Open Image ModalThe cover of V Magazine's September 2011 issue was intended to pay homage to Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar's 'Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!" However, many readers were concerned that it was demeaning to supermodel Naomi Campbell and that it glamorized sexual violence. (Courtesy photo)
Vanity Fair, August 1991 (06 of21)
Open Image ModalIt's hard to remember a time when celebrities didn't pose naked while pregnant on covers of magazines. However, that time existed and we have Demi Moore to thank for being the first, posing nude while 7 months pregnant on the cover of Vanity Fair. The issue caused a whole slew of controversy and there were stories of the magazine being sold in paper bags, like porno magazines. However, a year later Moore posed nude on another cover for the magazine covered in body paint as a commemoration to this infamous cover. (Courtesy photo)
Vanity Fair, March 2010 (07 of21)
Open Image ModalVanity Fair's March 2010 'Young Hollywood' edition raised brows when all of the celebs they chose for their issue were thin and white. Although all of the young actresses they chose did have big movies released in 2010, many wondered if there were no actors of color who could have been featured in the magazine? (Courtesy photo)
Grazia Magazine, May 2011(08 of21)
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Open Image ModalVogue Italia's plus-sized edition raised eyebrows not only for the magazine's choice of 'curvier' instead of rail-thin models, but because of the scintillating nature of the pictures inside the magazine. Shot by Steven Meisel and styled by Edward Enninful, the models are photographed in various states of undress, making it slightly NSFW.(Courtesy photo)
Flaunt Magazine, 2011(10 of21)
Open Image ModalThe American monthly magazine made two covers of their October issue, one featuring James Franco's face and one featuring his butt. Needless to say, this NSFW magazine cover is controversial because of its bumtastic nature. (Courtesy photo)
Teen Vogue, November 2010(11 of21)
Open Image ModalW Magazine, November 2010 (12 of21)
Open Image ModalWhen Kim Kardashian appears in the buff for any magazine, it's always controversial. In this case, the celeb posed for W Magazine's November 2010 cover with her lady bits covered by a tagline by artist Barbara Kruger. Additionally and perhaps more controversial were the outtakes of this shoot in which Kardashian is naked and dipped in silver paint. (Courtesy photo)
W Magazine, November 2011(13 of21)
Open Image ModalW Magazine commissioned Chinese dissident and world-famous artist Ai Wei Wei for one of its November 2011, art issue covers. The cover features model Sui He recreating the scene of the artist's violent arrest. (Courtesy photo)
W Magazine, November 2009 (14 of21)
Open Image ModalThen 47-year-old actress Demi Moore appeared on the November 2009 cover of W Magazine looking a little too thin. The actress dismissed claims that her photo had been Photoshopped (especially in the hip area) saying that she was just very thin. (Courtesy photo)
Vogue, March 2012(15 of21)
Open Image ModalThe British singer looked amazing on the cover of Vogue's March 2012 issue, so amazing that some people thought the Grammy winning songstress looked Photoshopped. The actress was drawn into controversy when fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld called her "a little too fat," however, she dismissed the comments in the pages of this edition of Vogue. (Courtesy photo)
New York Magazine, February 2008 (16 of21)
Open Image ModalThe always controversial Lindsay Lohan graced the February 2008 cover of New York Magazine, recreating Marilyn Monroe's 'The Last Sitting' photography session of 1962. Since Lohan's spread featured the troubled young actress in various stages of undress and featured near-explicit nudity, the issue garnered a lot of attention. (Courtesy photo)
Rolling Stone, April 1999(17 of21)
Open Image ModalBefore the pop star became the center of a paparazzi frenzy (remember head-shaving, K-Fed, etc.), Britney Spears was a 'Teen Queen.' At least that's what Rolling Stone dubbed her in their April 1999 issue which featured the then seventeen-year-old Spears in lingerie and holding a Tellytubby. In 1999, the young singer was already developing into a sex symbol, but many believed that this cover was a little too mature for a 17 year-old. (Courtesy photo)
Purple Magazine, February 2010 (18 of21)
Open Image ModalLindsay Lohan was photographed by the ever controversial Terry Richardson for Purple Magazine in 2010. Apart from the fact that the subject is Lindsay Lohan, the cover was controversial because she was posed in a Christ-like pose, with a crown of thorns adorning her head. (Courtesy photo)
Q Magazine, 2010(19 of21)
Open Image ModalVogue Hommes International, Fall/Winter 2012(20 of21)
Open Image ModalMale model Marlon Teixeira's embrace of Stephanie Seymour is striking -- is she being choked? And is that ever OK? (Courtesy photo)
Dazed & Confused, September 2012(21 of21)
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