Maxim Magazine April 2002 Adriana Karembeu Model Issue Susan Ward SKU 1550

Original UK Maxim Magazine from April 2002, billed on the cover as “The Model Issue” and fronted by Adriana Karembeu.

This is a particularly model-heavy early-2000s issue, with the cover advertising “365 Models Attached!” and featuring a large glamour image of Adriana Karembeu. Inside, her main feature is headed “Wonder Woman”, with Maxim describing her as the “ultimate footballer’s wife”. The photographed feature is a colourful full-page glamour spread shot by Bruno Bisang.

The magazine captures the classic early-2000s Maxim format, mixing glamour/model photography with celebrity interviews, humour, unusual factual features, fashion, motoring and lifestyle material.

Notable Contents

From the photographed contents pages, this issue includes:

• Adriana Karembeu – major cover and interior feature, beginning around page 96.
• Susan Ward – The In Crowd / Shallow Hal actress featured around page 58.
• Chyler Leigh – featured in the “Who’s That Girl?” section.
• Billy Bob Thornton – substantial celebrity feature/interview.
• Gordon Ramsay – included as part of the issue’s “Maxim Guide”.
• Billy Connolly – also highlighted on the front cover.
• Prince Philip – fashion/style feature.
• Ice Cube – pictured among the contents.
• Carmen Miranda / costume-themed material within the “Dress For X-cess” feature.
• A large alternative Oscars feature.
• “The Highly Unusual Suspects” – crime/smuggling-related editorial.
• “Instruments of Torture” – historical/medical feature.
• Hard Rock Café fashion section.
• A feature on the Pinstripe Suit.
• Motoring material including a Jaguar S-Type R.
• Games, gadgets, movies, cars, fashion and contemporary technology throughout.

The issue is very visual, with strong colour photography and large editorial layouts typical of Maxim’s early-2000s period.

Condition

Pre-owned vintage condition with quite noticeable cover wear. Please study all photographs carefully.

Visible condition points include:

• Significant creasing and distortion to the upper-right corner of the front cover, which is visibly folded/bent upwards.
• Noticeable crease lines across the upper portion of the front cover.
• A prominent area of surface damage/scuffing across Adriana Karembeu’s forehead/face area, with further vertical marking extending down the cover image.
• General surface scratches, rubbing and handling marks across the glossy front cover.
• Edge wear around the outer perimeter.
• Lower corners and bottom edge show some storage/handling wear.
• Spine appears intact but has typical age-related rubbing and wear.
• Some light page/cover waviness is visible.
• Interior pages shown remain colourful and generally well presented.
• Interior contents and Adriana Karembeu feature pages appear intact in the photographed sections.
• Rear cover shows light age/storage wear and some surface marking.

Overall, this is a well-used but complete-looking vintage reading/collector copy, with the most obvious faults concentrated around the front cover, particularly the upper-right area and surface damage across the cover model image.

Important – Original Extras

The cover advertises various promotional/model-related content, but:

Any free gifts, loose inserts, supplements, promotional items, cards, booklets or other extras that may originally have been supplied with this magazine are no longer included unless they are clearly shown in the photographs.

Only the magazine shown in the photographs is included.

Packaging

UK orders: Sent securely in a hardback envelope.

International orders: Sent securely in a cardboard mail-size box for increased protection in transit.

SKU: 1550