While she didn't appear in Playboy, Gomez did use 2013 to redefine her image through other platforms:
: The actual March 2013 issue of Playboy featured a different model and had been released weeks prior to the peak of the Gomez rumors. Selena Gomez Playboy Magazine March 2013
Gomez and her team never officially participated in a Playboy shoot. Reports from the time indicated that while the magazine may have been interested in a collaboration, Gomez consistently refused nude or semi-nude offers. While she didn't appear in Playboy, Gomez did