The Pirelli 50th anniversary...special commemorative edition.

 

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To celebrate its 50th anniversary the Pirelli Calendar will release a special commemorative edition. It was shot by Patrick Demarchelier and Peter Lindbergh in New York. Featured are iconic and world famous models Alessandra Ambrosio, Helena Christensen, Karolina Kurkova, Isabeli Fontana, Alek Wek and Miranda Kerr. The saucy calendar first appeared in 1964. It is not for sale to the general public but available in limited quantities, approximately 20,000, as a corporate gift to important Pirelli customers and celebrity VIP's. Some people consider the calendar as being an excuse for softcore porn. Over the years models and celebrities who have graced its folds include Sienna Miller, Naomi Campbell, Valeria Mazza, Eva Riccobono, Malgosia Bela, Gisele Bündchen, Emanuela de Paula, Sonny Freeman Drane, Kate Moss, Cindy Crawford, Selma Blair, Lauren Bush, Elsa Benitez, Laetitia Casta, Rachael Leigh Cook, Milla Jovovich, Doutzen Kroes, Heidi Klum, Sophia Loren, Penélope Cruz, Brittany Murphy, Amy Smart, Julia Stiles, Karolina Kurkova, Caroline Trentini, Raica Oliveira, Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Bridget Moynahan, Shannyn Sossamon, Mena Suvari, Monet Mazur, Aurelie Claudel, Fernanda Tavares, Isabeli Fontana, Frankie Rayder, Angela Lindvall, Hilary Swank, Lakshmi Menon, Yamila Díaz, Anja Rubik and Natasha Poly.