Contestants Recreate Playboy Shots ...

Playboy is paying homage to Pamela Anderson, with a contest tasking fans/wannabe models with recreating her famous magazine covers and spreads ... and TMZ has the first look at their submissions.

The contest kicked off July 1, in honor of Pams birthday, and the hotties channeling their best Pamela impressions are from Playboys digital creator platform, which is the magazines spin on OnlyFans.

Pamela holds the Playboy record with 14 covers -- she first appeared in the mag way back in 1989-- and the contest challenged women to mimic some of Pams famous shots from the 90s.

The Pam-inspired contest ended this week, and Playboy will be announcing a winner soon ... so in the meantime, heres an inside look at some of the entries.

Sorry folks, this contest does not feature nudity, but check out the gallery -- the pictures are still smoking hot and super tasteful.

Enjoy, and take a look back at Pams Playboy heyday too.