The notoriously NSFW Pirelli calendar has a whole new look for 2016

Every year, Italian tire company Pirelli releases a limited edition calendar featuring artful nudes (and a few scantily clad bikini and lingerie shots) of the world's most beautiful women.

But Pirelli's 2016 calendar girls are like none before.

While past editions have included supermodels and actresses (think: Gisele Bündchen and Jennifer Lopez) at the peak of their fame, behind-the-scenes images from the shoot for the upcoming calendar show a cast of accomplished, strong women from a range of fields - and they all appear to be clothed.

"This calendar is so completely different. It is a departure," says Annie Leibovitz, the iconic photographer who shot the women. "I thought that the women should look strong but natural and I decided to keep it a very simple exercise of shooting in the studio."

Keep scrolling for a first look at some of the women of the 2016 Pirelli calendar. The full calendar will be unveiled on November 30 in London.