Sophia Loren poses for Pirelli Calendar

Still stunning, actress Sophia Loren is poised to be the newest calendar cover girl of the famous Pirelli calendar, at age 71. The Hollywood icon and world renowned Italian beauty was chosen ahead of a bevy of younger womenLoren wears a see-through black dress and diamonds in the shot, which has been described as quite tasteful.Loren, who has previously turned down dozens of offers to do revealing photo shoots - agreed to do the calendar because of its legendary reputation. Quoted in Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper as saying: "I enjoyed myself while posing. It was as if I was a little girl again." Loren had also been rumored to pose naked for the calendar.But her publicist, Enrico Lucherini, is quoted in Britain's Daily Mail newspaper as saying: "Sophia is in the Pirelli calendar but she is certainly not nude. In the Sixties she had hundreds of offers to pose nude but she turned them all down. But she still looks fantastic now.” The Pirelli calendar has been going for more than 40 years and is a limited edition publication given to VIPs only - Prince Andrew is a regular recipient.
This year's calendar has British model Kate Moss for July and August.Other months are illustrated by Giselle Bundchen, Guinevere Van Seenus and Karen Elson - but the 2007 calendar is the first to feature an a substantially older woman."She will be 72 next birthday and she still has a figure that would be the envy of women half her age, but she would never pose naked." Said Loren’s publicist.