Playboy USA Summer 2026
Aug. 13, 2026 in PlayBoy 2000s by Wyatt Earp
Playboy USA Summer 2026 features British model and actress Cara Delevingne on the cover, photographed by Zoey Grossman. The cover story, “Star, Reborn,” explores a new chapter in Delevingne’s life and career after more than a decade in the spotlight.
The Summer 2026 issue continues Playboy’s revived U.S. print edition with a mix of celebrity profiles, interviews, photography, culture, relationships, technology, travel, and social commentary.
Among the major features is The Playboy Interview with Steve-O, looking at what happens when the stunts are over. Gabrielle Richardson appears in “Body of Work,” while May Playmate Hanne Zaruma is featured in “Watch Her Now.” Sophie Saint is the subject of “Start Your Engine,” combining modern pinup photography with her interest in vintage engineering.
The issue also explores contemporary subjects including artists working in the age of algorithms and artificial intelligence, the changing culture of college football, sex in space, modern dating, drugs in 2026, and the influence of technology on fame and creative work.
Other stories range from a look at America’s changing West and a report from a techno-futurist community in Honduras to a retrospective on Playboy’s 1970 antiwar classic “The Americanization of Vietnam.” The magazine also includes fiction, travel, cocktails, fashion, and a feature on the synth-pop band Muna.
With Cara Delevingne leading the issue and an editorial mix spanning celebrity, sexuality, technology, art, fashion and culture, Playboy USA Summer 2026 continues the magazine’s new era following its return to print.
