Centerfold Centerfold The centerfold or centrefold of a magazine refers to a gatefolded spread, usually a portrait such as a pin-up or a nude, inserted in the middle of the publication, or to the model featured in the portrait. In saddle-stitched magazines (as opposed to those that are perfect-bound), the centerfold does not have any blank space cutting through the image. The term was coined by Hugh Hefner, founder of "Playboy" magazine. The success of the first issue of "Playboy" has been attributed in large part to its centerfold: a nude of Marilyn Monroe. The advent of monthly centerfolds gave the
Oui (magazine) Oui (magazine) Oui was a men's adult pornographic magazine published in the United States and featuring explicit nude photographs of models, with full page pin-ups, centerfolds, interviews and other articles, and cartoons. "Oui" ceased publication in 2007. ("Oui" is French for "yes".) "Oui" was originally published in France under the name "Lui" by Daniel Filipacchi (first French issue November 1963), as a French equivalent of "Playboy". In 1972, Playboy Enterprises purchased the rights for a U.S. edition, changing the name to "Oui", and the first issue was published in October of that year. Jon Carroll, formerly assistant editor at "Rolling