Maxim Magazine May 1997 Salma Hayek Cindy Crawford Carmen Ejogo SKU 1479

Original Maxim Magazine, May 1997, Issue 25, featuring Salma Hayek as the main cover star. This is an early UK-era issue of Maxim with a striking red cover and a large full-length portrait of Hayek dominating the design.

The interior contents page clearly identifies Salma Hayek as the month’s cover star, with her main feature listed under “Fantasy” on page 20. The cover itself uses the large headline “Sex-Mex!” alongside her name, typical of Maxim’s bold 1990s editorial style.

The supplied interior photographs provide a good view of the magazine’s contents and confirm a broad mix of celebrity, fashion, motoring, lifestyle, humour and relationship features.

Notable model / celebrity-related content visible in the supplied images includes:

• Salma Hayek – main cover star and feature, beginning on page 20
• Cindy Crawford – specifically named on the front cover and again in the contents
• Carmen Ejogo – named within the contents as part of a weekend/lifestyle feature

The magazine’s feature index identifies a substantial range of articles, including:

• In the Powder Room – page 42
• Better Dead Than Wed – page 56
• From Rookie to Rocky – page 64
• How Many Women Have These Men Slept With? – page 72
• Motorbike Special – page 80
• Turning Point – page 97
• The Big Picture – page 100
• Play Her at Her Own Game – page 110
• Just Say Techno! – page 114
• Fashion: Zip It, Sucker! – page 120
• Fashion: How to Dress for Friday – page 126
• Fashion: New Kit on the Block – page 130
• Man Alive! – page 132
• Stockists – page 165

Further contents visible in the additional interior image include:

• Reality – page 8
• Talking Balls – page 30
• Science – page 36
• How to Do Everything Better – page 46
• Cakes and Ale – page 142
• Travel: Nice Beaver! – page 144
• Travel: Ultimate Destinations – page 148
• Reader Offer – page 151
• Batteries Not Included – page 155
• Buyer’s Guide – page 162
• Subscriptions – page 164
• Back Issues – page 165
• Something for the Weekend, Sir? – page 166
• Write One – page 182
• Go On My Son – page 186

The front cover also promotes subjects such as unusual jobs, relationships and marriage, Harley-Davidson-style motorcycling content, boxing, Formula 1, leather jackets and various lifestyle pieces.

This issue is clearly marked Issue 25, May 1997 on the contents page and retains its original UK cover price of £2.50.

Magazine / Item Details

• Publication: Maxim
• Issue: No. 25
• Full date: May 1997
• Type: Men’s lifestyle / entertainment magazine
• Original UK cover price: £2.50
• Main cover model: Salma Hayek
• Salma Hayek main feature begins on page 20
• Cindy Crawford named on the front cover and within the contents
• Carmen Ejogo named within the contents
• Mix of celebrity, fashion, motoring, Formula 1, boxing, travel, lifestyle and humour
• Large red photographic cover
• Barcode present on the lower-right front cover
• Supplied photographs show the front cover, contents pages and exterior spine/back area

Condition

Condition has been assessed from all four supplied photographs, including the front cover, interior contents pages and exterior/spine view.

This is a used vintage magazine with noticeable age, handling and storage wear.

The front cover shows rubbing, scuffing and surface scratches, particularly across the darker red and black printed areas. There are numerous fine handling marks visible when viewed under the light.

There is visible edge wear around the cover, including whitening and small areas of print loss. The top edge has several small nicks/chips, particularly around the upper-right area, and there is additional rubbing around the upper-left corner.

The left/spine edge shows repeated small stress marks and rubbing, with minor whitening where the cover has flexed through use.

The bottom edge is visibly worn, with rubbing, slight creasing and small areas of whitening. The bottom-left corner shows noticeable wear and slight curling, while the bottom-right corner also displays minor edge and corner wear.

There are light creases and handling bends across the front cover, although no large full-cover fold is visible.

The side/rear photograph shows further rubbing around the spine ends and corners, with the lower spine/back corner particularly showing whitening and wear. The magazine appears to retain its overall shape and the spine remains together in the photographed view.

The interior pages shown appear generally clean, intact and readable, with strong printing and no obvious major tears visible in the photographed sections. There is normal page curvature from the magazine being opened for the photographs and some light age/handling wear at the page edges.

No obvious handwritten notes are visible in the supplied photographs.

Overall, this is a presentable but clearly used 1997 copy, with the main condition issues being cover scuffing, scratches, edge wear, corner wear, spine rubbing and small nicks/chips around the outer edges.

SKU 1479