Top 10 Most Iconic Celebrity Nudes!

In celebration of their 20th anniversary, Mr. Skin, the world’s foremost authority in celebrity nudity, put together a list of celebrity nudes.

Here are our 10 favorite most iconic celebrity nudes:

#1 Janet Jackson’s nip slip at the 2004 Super Bowl

Fun facts:

• The incident made Janet Jackson the most searched term, event, and image in internet history.
• DVR service TiVo said the incident enticed sign-ups from “an estimated 35,000 new subscribers”.
• Timberlake coined the term “wardrobe malfunction” in his written apology for the incident.
• In November 2004, Viacom paid $3.5 million to settle outstanding indecency complaints.

#2 Kim Kardashian’s Sex Tape (2007)

Fun facts:

• With over $100 million in sales and 210 million views, it is the most-seen sex tape in history.
• Kim and Ray J earn an estimated $360,000 yearly royalties from the tape.
• Rumor has it that either Kim or her mother, Kris Jenner, was the one who leaked the tape.
• Kim Kardashian remains, to this day, the most searched-for star on PornHub.

#3 Sharon Stone’s Vag Flash in Basic Instinct  (1992)

Fun facts:

• Julia Roberts, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Demi Moore all turned down the role of Catherine Trammell.
• In 2011, Stone’s leg cross was named “The Most Paused Moment in Movies.”

#4 Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton in Monster’s Ball (2001)

Fun facts:

• This scene was shot six months after Halle was topless in Swordfish.
• Ranked #2 on Mr. Skin’s Top 150 Nude Scenes of All-Time.
• Both actors deny the sex scene is real, but certain angles cast doubt on that claim.

#5 Phoebe Cates steps out of the pool and goes topless in slow motion (1982)

Fun facts:

• Mr. Skin wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for this scene in Fast Times as Ridgemont High!
• Justine Bateman turned down Cates’ role of Linda, opting to star in “Family Ties” instead.

#6 Chloe Sevigny Blows Vincent Gallo in The Brown Bunny (2004)

Fun facts:

• Chloe is Vincent Gallo’s real-life ex.
• Kirsten Dunst and Winona Ryder were attached to the film, but Gallo fired both.

#7 Dakota Johnson in Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

Fun fact:

• This movie grossed $1.3 billion + at the worldwide box office, proving that sex does sell.
• The Cinematographer confirmed that digital pubic hair was added to Dakota’s body in post-production.
• Dakota is the latest legacy actress, with her mom, Melanie Griffith, having gone nude 14 times.

#8 Marilyn Monroe on the cover of the first issue of Playboy (December 1953)

Fun facts:

• Marilyn was paid $50 for the pictures in 1949, but Hugh Hefner paid $500 for them in 1953.
• Marilyn Monroe might very well be the original most iconic celebrity nude!
• Hefner eventually purchased the burial plot next to Monroe in Westwood Village Memorial Park.

#9 Shannon Elizabeth in American Pie (1999)

Fun facts:

• Shannon Elizabeth’s scene may be the cinema’s first cam show.
• It took four tries for the film to get an R-rating from the MPAA.
• The apple pie in the famous pie scene was purchased at Costco.
• Shannon posed for Playboy after the movie’s release.

#10 Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhall in Brokeback Mountain (2006)

Fun facts:

• Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal became the first A-listers to get a significant boost from playing gay characters.
• Michelle Williams and Anne Hathaway are also nude in the film.
• Heath Ledger nearly broke Jake Gyllenhaal’s nose with his aggressive kissing.

All of the images and video here appear courtesy of Mr. Skin. 

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