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The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1994, the 40th anniversary year of the publication. ''
Playboy
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'' magazine names their
Playmate of the Month
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each month throughout the year.
January
Anna-Marie Goddard is a Dutch model and actress. She is ''
Playboy
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K ...
'' magazine's
Playmate of the Month
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for January 1994, the magazine's 40th Anniversary issue. In her native country of the Netherlands, she became the 1995 Playmate of the Year for the ''Playboy'' magazine published in that country.
February
Julie Lynn Cialini (born Julie Lynn Smith on November 14, 1970, in
Rochester, New York
Rochester () is a City (New York), city in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, the county seat, seat of Monroe County, New York, Monroe County, and the fourth-most populous in the state after New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, ...
) is an American model and actress who graduated in 1988 from East Rochester High School. She is ''
Playboy
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K ...
'' magazine's
Playmate of the Month
A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month (PMOTM). The PMOTM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, along with a pictorial biography and the "Playm ...
for February 1994 and
Playmate of the Year
This is a list of models who were chosen as a Playboy Playmate of the Year for the American edition of ''Playboy'' magazine.
List of Playmates of the Year
*1953: Marilyn Monroe
*1954:
*1955:
*1956:
*1957:
*1958:
*1959:
*1960: Ellen Stratton ...
for 1995. Cialini appeared in a number of
''Playboy'' videos including the
Wet and Wild and
Sexy Lingerie series. She also appeared as a model on the
Doug Davidson
Douglas Donald Davidson (born October 24, 1954) is an American Emmy Award winning television actor. He has portrayed Paul Williams on the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' since May 1978, making him the series' longest-serving cast ...
version of the game show ''
The Price Is Right
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''.
March
Neriah Davis (born October 12, 1972) is an American model and actress. She is ''
Playboy
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K ...
'' magazine's
Playmate of the Month
A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month (PMOTM). The PMOTM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, along with a pictorial biography and the "Playm ...
for March 1994. Davis was born in
Van Nuys
Van Nuys () is a neighborhood in the central San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Home to Van Nuys Airport and the Valley Municipal Building, it is the most populous neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley.
History
In 1909, t ...
, California, a child of agrarian
hippie
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s, growing up on an organic farm with no electricity in Northern California's
Sierra Nevada mountains
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. When she was 18, she left the commune and moved to Los Angeles.
Davis soon found modeling and acting work and landed her first acting role as "Rita" in ''
The Bikini Carwash Company
''The Bikini Carwash Company'' is a 1992 sex comedy film directed by Ed Hansen. It stars Joe Dusic, Kristi Ducati, and Ricki Brando. The sequel, ''The Bikini Carwash Company II'', was released in 1993.
Writer George Buck Flower had guest starr ...
'', in which she was credited as Neriah Napaul. This led to parts in ''
Meatballs 4
''Meatballs 4'' (also known as ''Meatballs 4: To the Rescue'') is a 1992 comedy film and the fourth and final installment in the '' Meatballs'' series of films. It was shot in its entirety at Bass Lake, California, starting in the late summer of 1 ...
'' and ''The Bikini Carwash Company II'', establishing her acting career before appearing in ''Playboy''.
While working on a photo shoot, the photographer asked if he could send some of her shots to the magazine. Davis agreed, and shortly thereafter, she became a Playboy Playmate.
Since appearing in ''Playboy'', Davis continued with modeling and acting projects, including roles on ''
Baywatch
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'', ''
Married... with Children'', and ''
Suddenly Susan
''Suddenly Susan'' is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from September 19, 1996, to December 26, 2000. The series was created by Clyde Phillips and starred Brooke Shields in her first regular series. Shields played Susan Keane, ...
''. Davis was a
St. Pauli Girl
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The brand is not named after the famous St. ...
.
She modeled for
lingerie
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company
Frederick's of Hollywood
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, along with fellow Playboy Playmate
Nikki Schieler
Nikki Ziering (born August 9, 1971) is an American model and actress. Ziering was '' Playboy's'' Playmate of the Month for September 1997.
Early life
Ziering was born Natalie Schieler in Norwalk, California. She is of Norwegian and German des ...
, and she formerly maintained her official website. Davis met her husband Anthony Darby, a general contractor, in 2006 and the couple raise their daughter and her son in
Sonora, California
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. Davis became a photographer and started her photography business, Neriah Fox Photo; shooting photos for weddings, the San Francisco 49ers Cheerleader calendar, and portraits of Sean Connery and Willie Nelson.
April
Becky DelosSantos (born August 16, 1969) is an American model and actress. She is ''
Playboy
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K ...
'' magazine's
Playmate of the Month
A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month (PMOTM). The PMOTM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, along with a pictorial biography and the "Playm ...
for April 1994, and has appeared in several
''Playboy'' videos.
May
Christy Shae Marks (born June 1, 1972) is an American model and actress of Cherokee, Irish, and French heritage. She is ''
Playboy
''Playboy'' is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother.
K ...
'' magazine's
Playmate of the Month
A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month (PMOTM). The PMOTM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, along with a pictorial biography and the "Playm ...
for May 1994, and became a traveling representative for the company. As an actress, she performed on TV shows including ''
Married... with Children'', ''
Renegade
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*Murphy Renegade, a Canadian ultralight biplane design
*Southern Aeronautical Renegade, an American racing aircraft design
Games
*'' Comman ...
'', ''
Viper
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'', and ''
Baywatch
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''. She retired from public life in 2005.
June
Elan Carter (born July 3, 1969) is an American model and actress, born in
Nutley, New Jersey
Nutley is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 30,143.
What is now Nutley was originally incorporated as Franklin Township by an act of the New Jersey Legisla ...
. She is ''
Playboy
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K ...
'' magazine's
Playmate of the Month
A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month (PMOTM). The PMOTM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, along with a pictorial biography and the "Playm ...
for June 1994.
She has also appeared in numerous
''Playboy'' videos. She is the step-daughter of
Otis Williams
Otis Williams (born Otis Miles Jr.; October 30, 1941) is an American baritone singer.Ribowsky, Mark (2010). ''Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Endearing Soul of the Temptations''. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 7–9 He is o ...
, co-founder and last surviving founding member of
The Temptations
The Temptations are an American vocal group from Detroit, Michigan, who released a series of successful singles and albums with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s. The group's work with producer Norman Whitfield, beginning with the Top ...
.
July
Traci Adell (born February 17, 1969, in
; also known as Traci Sikkink) is an American model and actress. She is ''
Playboy
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K ...
'' magazine's
Playmate of the Month
A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month (PMOTM). The PMOTM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, along with a pictorial biography and the "Playm ...
for July 1994.
She has also appeared in numerous
''Playboy'' videos.
August
Maria Checa (born July 29, 1970) is a Colombian-American model and actress. She is ''
Playboy
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K ...
'' magazine's
Playmate of the Month
A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month (PMOTM). The PMOTM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, along with a pictorial biography and the "Playm ...
for August 1994. Her
centerfold
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was photographed by
Richard Fegley
Leon Richard Fegley (November 29, 1936 – September 15, 2001) was a professional photographer who worked for ''Playboy'' magazine for 30 years.
Fegley started taking photos during a stint in the United States Air Force and eventually attended th ...
.
On December 18, 2008, Checa was named in a legal complaint over
insider trading
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involving her then-boyfriend.
September
Kelly Gallagher (born ''Kelly Wearstler'' November 21, 1967 in
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Myrtle Beach is a resort city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County, South Carolina. It is located in the center of a long and continuous stretch of beach known as "The Grand Strand" in the northeastern part of the state. Its y ...
)
is an American
interior designer
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. She is ''
Playboy
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K ...
'' magazine's
Playmate of the Month
A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month (PMOTM). The PMOTM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, along with a pictorial biography and the "Playm ...
for September 1994. She is also known for being a judge on ''
Top Design ''Top Design'' is an American reality television series. Interior designers competed to win cash and receive a spot in New York's Designer showcases.
The Top Design (season 1), first season premiered on January 31, 2007, following the season finale ...
''.
October
Victoria Nika Zdrok (born 3 March 1973
) is an American author, model, and actress. She is ''
Playboy
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K ...
'' magazine's
Playmate of the Month
A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month (PMOTM). The PMOTM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, along with a pictorial biography and the "Playm ...
for October 1994. In June 2002, she became ''
Penthouse
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*Penthouse apartment, a special apartment on the top floor of a building
*Penthouse (magazine), ''Penthouse'' (magazine), a British-founded men's magazine
*Mechanical penthouse, a floor, typically located directly u ...
'' magazine's
Pet of the Month
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, later being chosen as their 2004 Penthouse Pet of the Year. Zdrok is also a performer in adult videos, an attorney, a clinical psychologist, and a sex therapist. She is the author of ''The 30-Day Sex Solution'' (2011) with her husband John Wilson.
Love Secrets - by Dr. Victoria Zdrok- Her advice site -->
November
Donna Perry (born March 2, 1971) is an American model and actress. She is ''
Playboy
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K ...
'' magazine's
Playmate of the Month
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for November 1994. She lives on the island of
Oahu
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and works at a local hospital.
December
Elisa Rebeca Bridges (May 24, 1973 – February 7, 2002
[) was an American model and actress. She is '']Playboy
''Playboy'' is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother.
K ...
'' magazine's Playmate of the Month
A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month (PMOTM). The PMOTM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, along with a pictorial biography and the "Playm ...
for December 1994, and ''Playboy's'' Video Playmate of the Month for September 1996. Bridges was born in Miami
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and raised in Houston
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. She appeared in several video productions from ''Playboy'' Home Video from 1996 to 2000. After appearing in ''Playboy'', she modeled frequently on assignments in Los Angeles, Miami, and Hawaii.[Autopsyfiles.org - Elisa Rebeca Bridges Autopsy Report](_blank)
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On February 7, 2002, she was found unresponsive in a guest bedroom of a male friend's upscale home in Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles
Benedict Canyon is an area in the Westside of the city of Los Angeles, California.
To the north of the Benedict Canyon neighborhood is the neighborhood of Sherman Oaks, to the west is the neighborhood of Beverly Glen, to the east are Beverly P ...
. Her friend knew she had an appointment that day and became concerned after arriving home that evening and finding her car still in the driveway. Although ''Playboy'' stated that she died of natural causes, the official coroner's report listed her cause of death as "acute intoxication
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** Alcohol intoxication
** LSD intoxication
** Toxidrome
** Tobacco intoxication
** Cannabis intoxication
** Cocaine i ...
by the combined effects of heroin
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, methamphetamine
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, meperidine
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and alprazolam
Alprazolam, sold under the brand name Xanax, among others, is a fast-acting, potent tranquilizer of medium duration in the triazolobenzodiazepine (TBZD) class, which are benzodiazepines (BZDs) fused with a triazole ring. It is most commonly u ...
".
See also
* List of people in Playboy 1990–1999
This list of people in ''Playboy'' 1990–99 is a catalog of women and men who appeared in ''Playboy'' magazine in the years 1990 through 1999. Note that not all of the people featured in the magazine are pictured in the nude.
Entries in in ...
References
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