“מאז הגיליון הראשון ב־1953 פלייבוי עסק בסגנון חיים. הקוראים שלנו היו מהראשונים להסתגל לטרנדים העדכניים ולטכנולוגיות המתקדמות. עשרות מיליוני הלקוחות שלנו בכל העולם שמתייחסים לפלייבוי כאל תקן הזהב של הבידור לגברים.”

American magazine publisher and businessman

Hugh Marston Hefner was an American magazine publisher and businessman. He founded Playboy and served as its editor-in-chief, building a media brand that became closely associated with sexual imagery, journalism, fiction, and high-profile interviews. He expanded Playboy into a network of clubs and made himself a public figure through his lifestyle, which drew attention for its parties and the company he kept at his homes. His name remained tied to a media empire that mixed entertainment, celebrity access, and controversy.