A non-nude magazine? let’s see how long this one lasts.

LOS ANGELES — Girls Gone Wild Magazine, the men’s lifestyle publication launched in April 2008 by CEO Joe Francis, has received its first industry award as “One of the Hottest Launches of the Year” by min magazine and Samir Husni, Chair of the Journalism Department at the University of Mississippi, also known as “Mr. Magazine.”

Girls Gone Wild Magazine was chosen along with 14 other titles from a field of over 600 new magazines. According to Husni, between October 2007 and September 2008, “Some terrific new magazines were introduced and are thriving. They all share one thing — a passion to tell a story in a different way.”

Editor Leland Zaitz accepted the award during a sold-out event in New York honoring publishers, editors, presidents, and agency executives who have made an indelible mark in the magazine business in the past year despite a challenging business climate.

“min magazine selected the people and brands that are up for the challenges of today and tomorrow,” said Diane Schwartz, vice president and group publisher of min.

Mike Hammer, editor of min magazine, said, “‘Girls Gone Wild’ represents a rich blend of the best of what successful men’s magazines absolutely need to survive … an editorial landscape filled with material that makes a direct connection to its target reader.

Packed with the essential elements that make a young guy’s life better, delivered with a tone that they can absolutely relate to. Also? There are girls … gone wild, apparently.”

Girls Gone Wild Magazine is a non-nude men’s lifestyle publication available monthly at over 11,000 newsstands and retail outlets in America and Canada. Each issue is packaged with a free Girls Gone Wild DVD and carries a cover price of $9.99.