Let's just face it, sex sells. While some racy magazine covers might never make it to the newstands, others like the ones featured below seemed to have somehow slipped through the cracks.

Here are the top 10 racy, daring and artistic magazine covers that would have otherwised been censored or banned if they were displayed in other parts of the world.

Vanity Fair

GQ

Maxim

Vice

W

New York

GQ

Vanity Fair

Esquire

Esquire