The new year starts off quite well (and a little early) with the appearance of Playboy's Miss January Sandra Nilsson.  Uber-tasty brunette Sandra comes to us thanks to Hugh Hefner's brother, Keith, who discovered her on a trip through Europe.  Ya know, being Hef's brother sounds like a pretty cool gig.  To see more of Sandra visit the Playboy Cyber Club for all the photos and videos starring Miss January and all the Miss Januarys from throughout Playboy's history.

This month's cover model and celebrity pictorial star is Adrianne Curry, the queen of "reality" television: former "America's Next Top Model" winner, participant on "The Surreal Life" and the better half on "My Fair Brady".  Adrianne's full nude pictorial is further proof that Christopher Knight is one lucky dude.  This time (it's Adrianne's second appearance in Playboy) she brings along her best friend, tasty Andrea Brooks, for some mild girl-girl photos.

It's also time to revisit the past 12 months worth of Playmates with the annual "Playmate Review" feature.  We just wish they'd expand it to include more than one photo per Playmate - it was a pretty damn good year.  Take a look (and visit the Cyber Club for additional photos of all of 'em), then place your vote for 2008 Playmate of the Year.  The public vote is only a part of the process - we're still thinking that this is already a done deal and Sasckya Porto, Miss December, will be the winner.

Tags: Adrianna Curry, Andrea Brooks, Playboy, Playmate, Playmate Review, Sandra Nilsson