The magazine, featuring Zelinske on the cover, came out in July 2011.
She maintains they were aware she wanted to pursue the modeling opportunity after winning an open casting call for housewife models in Chicago.
Jessica Zelinske, who has never been married, said she had asked permission to strip off for the men's magazine.
Share Her boss, Timothy McBeain, said she'd violated the company's standards of common decency after seeing the cover of Hot Housewives.
In 2016 is was recognized by Adweek on the cover of their Creative 100 issue for her activism, documentary work, and her role as Lily Adams.
Milana Vayntrub is an Uzbekistan-born American actress, writer and stand-up comedian.