Serena Williams Is Pictured Naked for ESPN The Magazine's Cover

Tue, 06 October 2009 23:47:29 ET

Serena Williams Is Pictured Naked for ESPN The Magazine's Cover
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Easily beating her competitors on the field, Serena Williams seems having no problems with posing naked. Billed to cover ESPN The Magazine's first ever "Body Issue", which will hit newsstands on October 9, the athlete bares all for the publication. In her image which has just been released online, she is seen not wearing any piece of clothes and just sits strategically to cover her private part.

Serena is among six athletes who have been chosen to appear on six different covers of the magazine. The other five sport figures include mixed martial artist Gina Carano, NASCAR driver Carl Edwards, triathlete Sarah Reinertsen, Minnesota Vikings' running back Adrian Peterson, and Dwight Howard of the NBA's Orlando Magic.

The editor-in-chief of ESPN The Magazine, Gary Belsky, said the magazine will also include a section called "Bodies We Want" that features other top athletes, who either pose in the buff or with minimal clothing. He stated at a conference call on Wednesday, September 30 that the section is "essentially our version of the best bodies in sports."