Jessica Simpson ditched the clothes and lathered up for the May issue of Esquire. The photo was a re-creation of a cover from 1965 featuring Virna Lisi in the same pose. Check out both photos and tell us what you think of Jessica's cover — hot or not?

















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She looks worse than I do when I put a wig and shave
1The photo is not flattering. Jessica is already a bit mannish in her features (strong chin and jaw etc.)so I don't think this concept is to her advantage.
2She looks more like a man than ever in this picture!! EEW!! Why does she try so hard. She isn't homely, but she isn't beautiful. She could be described as cute, at times. Why does she try so hard to be sexy? Ick.
3
B!
Did you see the RR post earlier?
4Her shoulders look so broad! She looks like a drag queen. Why is she still on magazine covers anyway?
5im being biased since i like her..so i guess hot.
6hmmmm i dunno...
7I say she looks alright
8is Virna Lisi naked in hers? cuz i like hers, Jessica on the other hand, looks like a man with boobs.
9She looks alright, but not as hot as Verna
10What is up with all of these photoshoot recreations? Originality if officially dead.
11so not hott
12Shop i did! I was off Friday so I have been playing catch up! But yes, I was licking my screen
13She looks like a tranny. Not flattering at all.
14I like Jess but this is not a good picture
15Not
16They look a lot alike.
17Completely unflattering. WOW. This is bad!!! She's one ball short of being in Playgirl.
18Not.not.Not. she's not edgy/sexy enough to pull this off.
oliveye , you're so right "originality is dead". i think i've said it before on another post but i think there are too many celeb mags out there so no wonder there are no new ideas floating around - they've all been used up.
19Theres something about it thats just off.
20Ew! The older covergirl looks cute doing it, Jessica just looks like a dude.
21What were they thinking? My husband takes that magazine which means I'll have to look at it for a while. If you look at Verna Lisi's eyes, she looks playful, but Jessica looks like she's having difficulty with the shaving part. Like she's thinking too hard. I bet Papa Joe paid a lot for the cover. There must have been someone else they could have used.
22I agree with romes, Virna looks more like she's playing, but Jessica looks like she's trying to be sexy, which does not work at all. Not a very attractive cover.
23I think this might be THE WORST cover I have ever seen. EVER! Did they purposely pick the ugliest photo of her?
24NoT! The oldest version is fabulous but Jessica ruins the new one, zero sex appeal!
25Just picture Papa Simpson in drag!!
26LOL..rosa
27I think it's silly but I like it. I would not I say I love it but it's far more interesting than her sitting there all dolled up looking sexy.
28Hideous! I despise Jessica but I think she has a really nice body, however, this is completely unflattering....her shoulders look HUGE
29It might have worked better had they just re-created the photo exactly instead of going farther back, different angle, all that. I could not figure it out until someone posted the covers side by side, and my Daddy's old barber shop used to have the Virna cover framed on the wall. (Much to Mama's chagrin but that's another story.)
She really is a bit too mannish to pull it off, at least I think. I bet Scarlette Johanssen or someone with a bit more feminine face would have been a better match for this one.
30i agree with kelly o, it would have worked had they tried to use a similar shot. the new one makes her look like she has man shoulders, i would say not
31Damn, she's got shoulders like a linebacker.
32Ick. Oliveye is right, no more originality. Sad.
33not. The reason Marlyn could pull of a photo shoot like this is because she has very feminine features, so it was obvious that it was a woman. But jessica has very strong feature, so putting shaving cream on her, just makes her look like a drag queen. Not only that, but her head should not be tilted at that angle, because it only accentuates her strong jaw, and they should have cropped out her broad shoulders, the only woman who would have been worse for this concept would be Chyna.
34I believe it would have benn a cute and good photo if it was at an angle like the older one and jessica seemed like she was joking around instead of looking like she really is trying to shave!!
35Jessica looks like a tranny getting ready for a night out.
36SO not flattering....I don't like either of them...
37Not my favorite photo of her but she is still a pretty woman.
38i agree with whomever said that she looks like a tranny. and i really like jess. but this picture is not good!
39weird. it looks weird
40Olive you've already said what I was thinking! Enough of the reproductions! Get some new fresh ideas already!
41they could have picked anyone else
42woah thats bad
43I don't like her so I voted Not. I also hate the trend of all these young, talentless "starlets" recreating old images. First Lindsay now Jessica? I'm sorry but none of the young "starlets" will ever get close to their predecessors' talent.
44I think they could have gone "cuter" and not so sexy...it doesn't look sexy for some reason...I love Jess too. Weird
45she looks fine but as some people said above- why can't they coem up with something new and exciting? why is everything these days a throwback or a retro or a re-creation. geez- it was done right the first time- give it up!
46I saw this a few days ago, and I HATED it, still do. Jessica actually looks like a man in this magazine. I thought it was a man when I first saw it. It's just...ugh!
47This is terrible! O geez louise why did they pick that picture! And does anyone else think she looks a bit like Anna Nicole in that?
48Unoriginal, scary, unfeminine...stand by while I think of more adjectives
49so glad all y'all said what I was thinking when i 1st saw the pic. it is a tad off to me.
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