Nicole Begg to strip for Playboy magazine

The inline skating 10,000-metre points elimination race world champion has shed her clothes and appeared on the front page of The Timaru Herald in April after becoming frustrated at a lack of recognition back home. It proved an inspired decision with her images proving an instant hit around the world.

Inline skater Nicole Begg, 19, who has made headlines previously by posing nude in a bid to raise the profile of the sport and attract a sponsor, is now set to appear in Playboy

Nicole's skating career continues to go well. The Kiwi picked up a second world title in Colombia recently and won her second inline race of the season in Germany last week. And now she is set to further her modelling career after agreeing to let the photos be used only in the United States edition of Playboy magazine.

The magazine's picture editor Matt Steigbigel said the magazine was preparing its annual pop culture feature 'News in Review' feature for the January edition and would like to use one or two pictures of Nicole.