Ann Victoria Pennington (born June 3, 1950) is an American model and actress. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its March 1976 issue. Her

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was photographed by

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and Phillip Dixon.

Biography

Pennington is the sister of fellow model

Janice Pennington Janice Maurine Pennington (born July 8, 1942) is an American former model and was one of the original " Barker's Beauties" models on ''The Price Is Right.'' As its longest-running model, Pennington was with ''The Price Is Right'' from the show's ...

, and like Janice, appeared as a model on game shows. Her most notable work was as a regular on ''

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'', but she also appeared as a substitute in 1976 on the version of '' The Nighttime Price Is Right'' hosted by

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. She also appeared in commercials and for photos illustrating stories in

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magazine. Pennington married

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, who is eight years younger than her, in December 1979. They had two children together, and divorced in 1993.

Children

Pennington has a daughter, Caitlin,Star-Gazette, Elmira, New York, Friday, July 2, 1982 - 13 with

References

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