The Face of Sexual Revolution: Playboy Mogul Hugh Hefner

The founder of the Playboy empire peacefully passed away on Wednesday night, September 27, at his mansion in Los Angeles. Let’s take a glimpse at his life of glamor and sexy beauties.

Hefner became the face of sexual revolution in 1953 after he released the first issue of Playboy magazine with Marilyn Monroe's nude images on the cover. He created a famous brand that defined sexual culture for several generations and will echo in popular culture for decades to come.

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This file photo taken on January 15, 2014 shows Hugh Hefner posing during Playboy's 60th Anniversary special event in Los Angeles, California.

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Playboy magazine president Hugh Hefner (center) poses with playmates on May 14, 1999, on the steps of the Palais des Festivals before the screening of the movie "Entrapment" in selection for the 52nd Cannes Film Festival.

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In this June 20, 1961 file photo, Playboy magazine publisher Hugh Hefner poses with "bunny-girl" hostess Bonnie J. Halpin at Hefner's nightclub in Chicago.

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Hefner (left) accepts the Alpha Male award as Jeremy Piven (center) and Snoop Dogg look on during the Spike TV "Guys Choice" awards in Culver City, California, on May 30, 2008.

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Playboy founder Hugh Hefner blows out candles on his 75th birthday cake while unidentified "playmates" look on at the American pavilion in Cannes, France, on May 12, 2001.

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This file photo taken on February 26, 2002, shows Hugh Hefner (left) arriving for the 44th Annual Grammy Awards with Playboy playmate Zoe Gregory (right) in Los Angeles, California.

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Bunny Betsy (left) feeds Hugh Hefner (right) a piece of congratulatory cake after he was awarded the 1,716th star on the Hollywood walk of fame, on April 9, 1980, Los Angeles, California.

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Hefner (right) touches his wax figure designed using 3-D imaging after a ceremony at the Hollywood Wax Museum February 20, 2001, in Hollywood.

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Playboy Magazine founder Hugh Hefner sits with January 2000 Playmates Carol (left) and Darlene Bernaola, on December 2, 1999, at his home in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles. The twins were chosen from more than 18,000 candidates who interviewed with Playboy.

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Hugh Hefner (left) chats with a Playboy playmate as they attend the Los Angeles Dodgers' and Cincinnati Reds' baseball game at Dodger Stadium on August 2, 2001, in Los Angeles.

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Playboy’s editor-in-chief and chief creative officer, Hugh Hefner, poses for a photo at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles on April 5, 2007.