SPOTLIGHT
ISSUE 40 NOVEMBER 2014
● Iggy Azalea takes out our HOT
100 list and causes a social media
frenzy by Tweeting that she would
rather have been photographed
by us instead of an agency image
being used. We tell her we asked
her people and she gets stuck into
her Aussie record label blaming
them for not alerting her to this
fact. Other notable entries on the
definitive list of Australia’s hottest
women include Sunrise host Sam
Armytage at No.3, Jessica Mauboy
at 7 and Jacki Lambie scraping
in at 100.
● We release another one-off
edition — MAXIM Woman of the
World Special.
● The MAXIM HOT 100 party at
Sydney’s Café Del Mar goes off
with NRL, AFL and A-league stars
attending along with UFC fighters,
TV dudes and more!
ISSUE 41 DECEMBER 2014
● Former Hi-5! member Lauren
Brant poses in a sexy underwear
cover shoot and cheekily admits,
“My best asset is my smile. It gets
me in and out of trouble.”
● In what is the year of Matthew
McConaughey we chat to him about
how MAXIM has changed over the
years and he agrees, “It looks more
current, not all, ‘Hey, let’s give you
hot ass, boners and beer, but it still
has a good, sexy edge to it.” True,
but there’s still nothing wrong with
boners and beer, Matty.
ISSUE 42 JANUARY 2015
● Sheridyn Fisher leads the charge
of Australia’s hottest Instagram girls
with a gorgeous cover shoot in her
own swimwear line. Her second
cover, too.
● Dave Hughes airs his dirty laundry
in his hilarious interview with us
admitting, “I swear my wife finishes
every sex session with #snipsnip.”
Brother contestant Jade Albany
is our cover girl in an amazing
swimwear shoot, divulging, “I’m
so over the cheaters, liars, and all
the ‘I’m serious’ men who turn out
to be massive dropkicks.”
● Will Ferrell tells us, “Being funny
was a way to make friends in school.
Or to avoid getting beat up.”ISSUE 46 MAY 2015
● Lauren Brant, now a contestant
on I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of
Here!, scores her second MAXIM
cover this time draped in nothing but
a bed sheet time and saying, “This
shoot was definitely comfortable
being in my bed and was also
playful.” A change from drinking fish
guts and eating buffalo testicles in
the jungle no doubt, LB?!ISSUE 47 JUNE 2015
● Victoria Secret’s model Candice
Swanepoel (3) relaunches the all-
new MAXIM with an amazing cover.
● We chat to Jeremy Piven who
clearly enjoys a MAXIM interview,
saying, “These are some very
interesting questions... these are
bad boy questions.”
● Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
says, “You walk away from San
Andreas thinking mistakes are● The 2014 MAXIM Awards
include Sam Armytage as Woman
of the Year and Karl Stefanovic Man
of the Year, while Epic Fail of the
Year award goes to Tony Abbott’s
G20 Summit speech and the
Internet Thing of the Year went to
the Fappening. Enough said. More
importantly, the Booty of the Year
was a tight contest between Kim
Kardashian’s Paper cover and Nicky
Minaj’s “Anaconda” video.ISSUE 43 FEBRUARY 2015
● The Bachelor contestant (at the
time), and now radio host, Sam
Frost graces our cover, talks about
being dumped by that Blake bloke,
and also reveals, “A lot of people
have seen my boobs, let’s just say
that.” Oh dear, Sammy.
● We go to L.A. to celebrate
Summer and all things Australian by
showcasing four of our hottest local
models and producing outstanding
poolside shoots at four of the best
hotels in West Hollywood. Thanks
for the memories, Emily, Gemma,
Jessica and Stephanie (2).
● In an enlightening interview with
us, Angelina Jolie says, “Everybody
can make a choice to get back up,
fight harder and not let themselves
be taken down.” Word, Angie.ISSUE 44 MARCH 2015
● Ultra Tune babes Laura and
Joanna present our 40-page cars
and bikes special. It’s the most
rubber we’ve ever had in MAXIM.
● The MAXIM Valentine’s Day
Eve party, sponsored by Tinder,
sees Gabi Grecko and her then
fiancé Geoffrey Edelsten show up
alongside Big Brother contestants,
about 300 single models and Shane
Warne’s ex-girlfriend Emily Scott
DJing the night away.ISSUE 45 APRIL 2015
● Unlucky in love, former BigOK, we all make them.” Yes, and
seriously, thank f—k for that!
● Singer Jason Derulo tells us
that his last meal would be, “A Big
Mac and fries from McDonald’s,
some Alfredo Pasta, a big-ass
rack of ribs, warm chocolate lava
cake with vanilla ice cream, and a
bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch.”
Something tells us he’d just popped
into Snoop Dogg’s house prior to
his MAXIM interview.ISSUE 48 JULY 2015
● Renee Somerfield is our cover
girl for a third time as she hits the
million-followers mark on Instagram.
“It absolutely blows my mind that
one million people see my posts,”
she says. If you haven’t already
followed her, do yourself a favour
and check out her Insta account
— @reneesomerfield. You can
thank us later.
● Pretty Little Liars actress Shay
Mitchell reveals, “People ask what
it’s like kissing a woman, as if
there’s something awkward or
weird about it.” We know, right?!!
● Vince Vaughn (1) takes our 24
Hours To Live chat seriously saying
stuff like, “What people are saying
over my casket: ‘God, that man
loved to tap dance.’”1 2
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