Bodies We Want. All The Athletes In The Buff from the 2011 ESPN Body Issue.

above: Athletes Blake Griffith and Hope Solo pose au naturel for ESPN's Body Issue

ESPN The Mag’s 3rd Body Issue, went on newsstands yesterday, Friday, October 7 and features over 22 athletes in the buff, revealing their physiques while tastefully concealing their other assets. Athletes who span the world of sports including the four cover athletes below: Hope Solo, Gretchen Bleiler, Blake Griffin, and Jose Reyes.




The much-anticipated issue is a celebration and exploration of the wide variety that is the athletic form demonstrated through creative photography, in-depth interviews and a variety of features including “Bodies We Want,” where The Mag once again celebrates the strength, grace and perfection of the athletic form featuring 22 of the sleekest physiques in sports.

Celebrity and portrait photographers Francesco Carrozzini, Alex Cayley, Jeff Riedel, Luis Sanchis, Peter Hapak and Alan Clarke shot the following 24 photos for the issue and the four covers. The following images are grouped by photographer and some have been cropped for this post. The athletes and their corresponding sport are listed at the end of this post.

Apolo Anton Ohno by Francesco Carrozzini:


Gretchen Bleiler by Francesco Carrozzini:

Jose Reyes by Francesco Carrozzini:

Alicia Sacramone by Francesco Carrozzini:

Julie Chu by Alex Cayley:

Ryan Kesler by Alex Cayley:

Jeremy Campbell by Alex Cayley:

Vera Zvonareva by Alex Cayley:

Sylvia Fowles by Jeff Riedel:

Jon "Bones" Jones by Jeff Riedel:

Ryan Hall by Jeff Riedel:

Belen Mozo by Jeff Riedel:

Stephanie Gilmore by Luis Sanchis:

Hope Solo by Luis Sanchis:

Natasha Hastings by Luis Sanchis:

Helio Castroneves by Luis Sanchis:

Steven Jackson by Alan Clarke:

close-up:

Louie Vito by Peter Hapak:

Suzy Hotrod by Peter Hapak:

Kelly Kulick by Peter Hapak:

Sergio Martinez by Peter Hapak:



Athlete / Sport
Alicia Sacramone: Gymnastics
Apolo Ohno: Speedskating
Belen Mozo: Golf
Blake Griffin: NBA
Gretchen Bleiler: Snowboarding
Helio Castroneves: Motorsports
Hope Solo: Soccer
Jeremy Campbell: Discus/Pentathlon
Jon Jones: MMA
Jose Reyes: MLB
Julie Chu: Ice Hockey
Louie Vito: Snowboarding
Kelly Kulick: Bowling
Natasha Hastings: Track & Field
Ryan Hall: Running
Ryan Kesler: NHL
Sergio Martinez: Boxing
Stephanie Gilmore: Surfing
Steven Jackson: NFL
Suzy Hotrod: Roller Derby
Sylvia Fowles: WNBA
Vera Zvonareva: Tennis

Also in the Body Issue, “Nude Awakening,” documents one brave reporter’s account of turning the tables while he interviews L.A. Kings goalie Jonathan Bernier and enforcer Kevin Westgarth, with nothing but a notepad and tape recorder in hand; and “Chasing The Miracle Cure,” a deeper dive into how athletes constantly push the edge of science for an advantage and are stem cell injections the new frontier?

The Body Issue:

The Body You Don’t Want
The scars covering driver John Force are a map of his brutal career. The 15-time NHRA Funny Car champ details one of his crash-filled voyages. As told to Ryan McGee

Pass Interference
Peyton Manning’s gift is his ability to control the game. But learning to let go might be the only way he’ll get back onto the field. By Seth Wickersham

Nobody Walks Alone
A bullet in the back left basketball star Mike Williams paralyzed from the waist down. The help of an old teammate is getting him back on his feet. By Brandon Sneed

images and info courtesy of ESPN Magazine

See videos of the photoshoots and behind the scenes here at ESPN/bodyissue

The Sexist Lingerie Ads with Gisele Bundchen that Brazil Wants to Ban.

Is breaking bad news to your significant other easier when you're sporting sexy lingerie? That's the message behind Brazilian lingerie brand HOPE's campaign - urging women to use 'their natural charms' when delivering less than appealing information to their husbands. Are men really that easy? If you look like Gisele, I bet they are.



The land of waxed coochies and sexy supermodels is considering a ban on the ad campaign (whose three spots are shown below).

Brazil's Ministry for Women called Wednesday for the suspension of a television ad campaign featuring lingerie-clad supermodel Gisele Bundchen, saying it reinforces the stereotype of women as sex objects.



The agency said in a statement it was asking the state council on advertising to halt the use of the ads with Bundchen, the Brazilian native who is believed to be the world's highest paid model.



The ads "reinforces an erroneous stereotype of women as sex objects and ignores the progress made in ending sexist practices. It also represents discrimination against women," the ministry said in a statement.



In the ads for the Brazilian intimate wear brand Hope,"Bundchen is clad in panties, a bra and high heels, in an effort to distract her husband when she delivers bad news -- about damaging the car, exceeding her credit limit, and her mother coming to live with them.

The TV ads send a message "that sensuality can melt any man" and "encourages Brazilian women to use their charms... to minimize the reactions of their husbands," the ministry said.

The ministry managed to ban a beer ad in 2010 featuring US model Paris Hilton in suggestive poses.

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Lingerie Model Rhian Sugden Touches Herself To Raise Cancer Awareness.

One of the UK's hottest lingerie models, Rhian Sugden suggestively begins to touch herself in this provocative video, getting viewers all hot and bothered, only to reveal that she's sporting a set of prosthetic testis. She's promoting the act of self-examination to help bring about the awareness of testicular cancer for the MCAC (Male Cancer Awareness Campaign). The pro bono piece of work was created by JWT London and shot by British fashion photographer Rankin.

Stills from the video:





Learn more about prevention and awareness of male cancers such as prostate, testicular and bowel at the Male Cancer Awareness Campaign site