Is Piz Rizza Playboy Material?

When "Mob Wives Chicago" star Pia Rizza found out there were naked pictures of her being shopped to various media outlets ... she knew the drill -- RELEASE THE PHOTOS HERSELF!!!



Pia told TMZ ... she took the racy pics -- which she allowed TMZ to publish -- sometime last year, while still filming "Mob Wives" and sent them to her boyfriend to get some feedback on whether she had the right stuff for Playboy. But Pia told TMZ... the pics somehow got into the wrong hands -- and someone was trying to sell them without her permission.

Pia says she wanted the pics posted for two reasons:

1. She doesn't want anyone making money off of HER image
2. Yeah, she wants Playboy to notice

Thanks to TMZ.