Karina Smirnoff Didn't Get In Trouble with Her Bosses for Posing Nude in "Playboy": "Dancing with the Stars" minx KARINA SMIRNOFF appears NUDE in the May issue of "Playboy". But contrary to recent rumors, it did NOT get her in trouble with her bosses. --A so-called "source" says, quote, "They did know ahead of time and they still gave her one of the best pairings." --Karina's partner is RALPH MACCHIO . . . who has racked up more points so far this season than any other contestant. --Meanwhile, Karina explains in the new issue why she decided to pose . . . quote, "I'm fearless and love the adrenaline rush . . . Sexy is the confident energy a person produces. Sexy is the comfortable feeling of being who you are." --Karina is the first DANCER from the show to do "Playboy" . . . but several contestants have also stripped down for the magazine. --They include Pamela Anderson, Lisa Rinna, Denise Richards . . . and, of course, Kendra Wilkinson and Holly Madison . . . who only became "stars" in the first place BECAUSE they were in "Playboy". (--For the record, all of these ladies made their first "Playboy" appearances BEFORE doing "Dancing with the Stars".)