Supermodel Kylie Bax filed a federal lawsuit in Los Angeles Friday against a French men's magazine for putting two breast-baring photos of her on its wrapper.
Bax claims she did not give permission for the racy photographs, which were taken about six years ago, to be used on the front and back of Max Magazine's April 2006 wrapper.
Although no other pictures of her appeared inside, New Zealand-born Bax contends in her lawsuit that the "cutting-edge, sexualized nature of the photographs" is inconsistent with the image she's sought to develop.
Bax alleges that the photographer, Antoine Verglas, licensed his rights only after Max Magazine's parent company, Mondadori France, assured him it would receive Bax's permission before publishing them. She also claims she was never paid for the photographs or for the photo shoot that produced them. A Mondadori representative did not immediately return an e-mail seeking comment late Friday.
Bax's lawsuit does not specify the amount she is seeking from Mondadori, but contends she is entitled to more than $500,000 in damages.