Rating the Allure nude issue

Every year Allure magazine has an issue where they get five celebrity women to pose nude.   Now, there's nude, and there's NUDE.  In Allure, they're just nude.  I.e., no clothes on, but posed such that the vital areas which are kept undercover by the usual bikini are also out of sight here.  Still and all, skin is nice, and so are naked butts, provided they are smooth and curvy and not too large.   So here's my grades of the photos:    (remembering that the full NUDE glory of Heidi Klum in her untouchable prime is easy to find elsewhere)

Heidi Klum (on the cover):  C (the nude pose is too gaunt due to lighting, but it's still impressive that she looks like that after all FOUR kids, best picture is #3, the smile is still all hers and radiant)

Debra Messing:   C (she's beautiful, but just not enough body)

Maria Menounos:  B- (gorgeous, elegant face;  too much flank and not a bit of her fab abs)

Leslie Bibb:  A- (a little bit of side boob would have enhanced the rear view perfectly, and the rear view is pretty nice as it is)

Morena Baccarin:   B   (nice cleavage, radiant face, and I want my hands on her hips - remembering that her in the opening scenes of Homeland went full all out in a love scene, and that got an A from me)

Taraji P. Henson:   A  (side boob, rear view in the mirror, and just the right arch of the eyebrows.  That's how to do it right, ladies)



Link to a short video of the gals discussing their encounter with the camera sans clothing.