I can't see this ever showing up on a playboy cover (but I decided to not take off for that, since I generally don't like the style of photos that do show up on mag covers).
I don't think the angle would make this picture a candidate for a Playboy cover. The suggestiveness is a little too subtle - I'd wager something more direct would have worked better. People that buy Playboy don't want to think too hard (except those that buy it for the articles :))
Sexy. But the yellowish tone of the lighting doesn't suit it very well. The angle is also too unusual to make it work, although I can understand if you were trying for the effect without revealing TOO much. ;)
I doubt Playboy would ever have a cover like that. I think they are a little more into the full body or almost full body shot on the cover. Cool shot though.
I'm sure you'll hear from some people who are just plainly prudish and will mark you down for even uttering the idea of Playboy... but I'm not one of those. The problem is that this honestly isn't even in the realm of quality that they would use. I don't mean to sound harsh... but the yellowish-reddish coloration is disturbing, and the angle is not at all flattering or erotic here. Again, I don't mean to sound rude... I just feel that I should justify shots that I score low.