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Playboy Approached Nadia Comaneci, Report Claims

In an interview with German tabloid Bild on Sunday, Nadia Comaneci, the Romanian gymnastic supernova, disclosed that Playboy made inquires as to whether she would be interested in appearing in the men’s magazine in various stages of dishabille.

The piece, entitled, through our rough translation, “Who Would Want to See Me Naked?”, does not address the request for the star of the 1976 Montreal Olympics to undress until the end of the interview.

The recipient of seven perfect 10s and five Olympic gold medals told Bild she was unwilling to bare all.

Comaneci, who turned 50 on November 12, also strongly denies in the interview that she had an affair with Nico Ceausescu, the son of the former Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu.

(This report, which has been covered in several European publications in the past two days, was first spotted here.)

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