Karina Smirnoff's Sexy Playboy Cover

Karina Smirnoff isn't holding back.

The cover of the Ukrainian babe's May Playboy issue has her in a black see-through bodysuit, while the Dancing with the Stars pro bares it all in 10 sultry images inside the magazine.

"As a dancer I've always embraced my body," says Smirnoff, 33. "I'm thrilled to show off my strong, toned physique in the pages of Playboy and celebrate my sexiness."

Set on a dance floor, Smirnoff is clad in nothing more than red ballet shoes that tie up to her lower thigh and red ballet ties that cover half of her arms.

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Karina Smirnoff: Why I Posed Nude in Playboy

Karina Smirnoff likes to push things to the limit: Aside from flying around the ballroom on Dancing with the Stars, she enjoys boxing, skydiving and shooting guns.

"I'm fearless and love the adrenaline rush," the dancing pro, 32, tells Playboy, underscoring the point by posing nude in the May issue.

Smirnoff, who this season is paired with leader Ralph Macchio, wears little more than a few red ribbons and a sultry stare as the first Dancing pro to strip down for the magazine.

"Sexy is the confident energy a person produces," she tells Playboy. "Sexy is the comfortable feeling of being who you are."

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Karina Smirnoff Not In Trouble Over Playboy

Karina Smirnoff will be the first pro on Dancing with the Stars to pose nude in Playboy, but the news didn't come as a surprise to her bosses.

Despite reports that producers angrily felt she hurt the program's image, a source close to the show says, "They did know ahead of time and they still gave her one of the best pairings."

Smirnoff, 32, is dancing with point leader Ralph Macchio. Her photo shoot was done before the season started and will appear in the May issue of Playboy.

Although no other Dancing pro has posed for the magazine, Smirnoff is not the first from the show to do so.

Co-host Brooke Burke and competitors including Kendra Wilkinson, Lisa Rinna, Pamela Anderson, Holly Madison and Denise Richards have appeared in Playboy.

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ABC To Fire Karina Smirnoff Over Playboy?

Following Hugh Hefner's tweet that teased Karina Smirnoff as the May issue cover of Playboy, ABC reportedly is frantic about the kind of attention that "Dancing with the Stars" will get. "If Karina posed naked, she can kiss her dancing days goodbye," a show's insider told PopEater. "I hope for Karina's sake that this isn't true."

"DWTS", despite skimpy clothes and sexy dances, is categorized as family TV. Karina, reportedly has violated the terms of her contract by posing nude for the cover without getting a consent from the show's bosses. "ABC publicity department controls the image of this show with an iron fist. It's a cash cow and they are not going to allow its reputation to be soiled by a dancer who wants to do Playboy," an ABC source said.

In fact, the execs have applied the theory on host Tom Bergeron. "Just a few weeks ago, ABC PR stopped Tom Bergeron from doing a live webcast with an outlet they didn't approve of. I can only imagine is going on right now after Hef's tweet," the source added.

Karina's issue of Playboy would be out later this month, possibly while she's still dancing on the show with surprise favorite Ralph Macchio. Rep of the pro dancer and ABC are yet to comment on the report. But it's not likely that ABC will give Karina a harsh treatment because this season is featuring another woman who has posed for Playboy, Kendra Wilkinson.

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