Alexandria ("Lexie") Karlsen (born October 26, 1978) is a US model, actress and author.

Career

Finance

At age 18, Karlsen obtained her Series 6 and

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securities licenses and worked for

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before posing as Playboy Magazine's Miss March 1999.

Print modeling

Karlsen appeared in the Summer 1997 premiere issue of '' Perfect 10''. She was ''

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s Playmate of the Month for March 1999, photographed by Arny Freytag and Stephen Wayda. Karlsen appeared in several

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and

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, working for Playboy following her

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appearance. Karlsen was featured in the November 2002 issue of ''

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'' magazine in the layout titled "A Day in the Life of a Centerfold". Karlsen appeared in ''

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'' as its

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for July 2006. Her appearance in ''Penthouse'' made her only the third model, following

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and

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, to appear as both a ''Playboy'' Playmate and a ''Penthouse'' Pet. Karlsen also works extensively in mainstream modeling, represented by Ford/ RBA.Lexie Karlsen, ''Ford/RBA''
Karlsen has appeared in numerous mainstream magazines, including ''

'' (US), ''Stuff'' (UK), ''

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'', '' Beverly Hills 213'', ''Scottsdale'' magazine, ''Phoenix'' magazine, and numerous other catalogs, editorial and print.

Television and Film

In addition to her work with men's magazines, Karlsen was regularly featured on the FX channel's ''

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'',

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's ''Battle Dome'', and as a try-out '' Barker's Beauty'' on five episodes of

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's ''

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'' show. She has also worked on shows such as ''Ripley's Believe It or Not'', ''Talk Soup'', ''The Late Late Show'', ''The Tonight Show'', and others.

Writing

At age 15, Karlsen began writing for then what was ''The Phoenix Gazette'' / ''Arizona Republic'' and the Tribune Newspapers in Arizona as a student correspondent reporter. Karlsen authored a book titled ''The Divorced Guy's Guide to Dating: How to Meet More Women'' plus many other columns and articles for other online and print publications, including a regular column on love and dating for ''Perfect 10''.

Personal life

Karlsen is the daughter of Thomas Karlsen, long-time Campaign Treasurer for Arizona Senator

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. Karlsen dated Philadelphia businessman Andrew Yao for about four months in late 2001.Davies, Paul ''Suit alleges big law firm let Ponzi scheme unfold''
''

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'', ''reprinted''

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, January 18, 2007 When Yao was later investigated by federal prosecutors for fraud and money laundering, Karlsen was the prosecution's star witness. Yao's gifts to her, including wire transfers from company accounts, jewelry, an automobile and a house, totaled nearly $1 million. She changed her name to Alexandria Lexie Wolfe. On 11 November 2015, while a police officer in Scottsdale, Arizona, was pursuing a speeding vehicle, she collided with the police officer's motorcycle. Wolfe suffered injuries to her chest and spine.Dana, Joe. ''Double-standard applied to officer in crash?''

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, February 11, 2016

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