The Mexican edition of
Playboy Magazine has come under after model Maria Florencia Onori appeared on the December cover dressed (barely) as the Virgin Mary just days before a major Mexican festival honoring the mother of Christ.
In a statement Saturday, Playboy Enterprises Inc. apologized for the distasteful cover.
"The image is not and never was intended to portray the Virgin of Guadalupe or any other religious figure. The intent was to reflect a Renaissance-like mood on