Kim Kardashian appeared in Playboy’s December 2007 issue in a pictorial photographed by music-video director Hype Williams. The shoot also became part of the first season of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, which showed Kardashian discussing the offer with her family.
Before publication, Kardashian told entertainment media that she had been nervous and described the shoot as more covered than some readers might expect. Other November 2007 coverage framed her stated motivation around presenting a curvier body type at a time when celebrity fashion coverage often favored extreme thinness.
Her view of the experience changed over time. In later interviews she said she had felt uncomfortable and regretted agreeing to the shoot, while still sharing behind-the-scenes photographs years afterward. This restored article keeps the 2007 event in context without reproducing the missing magazine image.