Actress Lindsay Lohan has posed nude in homage to Marilyn Monroe for the new spring fashion issue of New York magazine.

Lohan recreated the legendary actress' final 1962 photo shoot for Bert Stern with the veteran photographer himself.

According to People magazine, the 21-year-old star said she was comfortable being nude before the camera.
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She said she was also aware of the parallels between Monroe's tragic fate - dead from an accidental overdose of prescription medicines - and that of Heath Ledger.

Referring to Ledger, Lohan said: "You know, it's also tragic what just recently happened to someone else. They are both prime examples of what this industry can do to someone.