Ashley C. Richardson (born June 27, 1965), sometimes credited as Ashley Montana, is an American former

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. She appeared on the cover of ''

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'' a total of seven times and on the cover of ''

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'' twice. She also appeared six times in the ''

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'' (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1995). After appearing on the cover of the ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'' in 1991, she was erroneously reported to be the wife of then NFL

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quarterback

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, however she was married to New York nightclub owner Paul Montana. Her marriage ended in annulment in 1993, at which point Richardson went back to using her maiden name. Richardson later had a brief relationship with model Brian Buzzini, resulting in a child, Daisy. After giving birth, she lost all of her pregnancy weight and subsequently appeared in the 1995 ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue''. Richardson also had a brief relationship with

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Among Richardson's commercial advertising appearances, she modeled many times for

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Sheer Energy pantyhose in print on television commercials. In 1989 she appeared in

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's "Let It All Hang Out" music video (the song appears on Mellencamp's '' Big Daddy'' album). During the height of her career, she visited US military installations in a morale-boosting effort to support the American troops, including the San Diego Naval Submarine Base in 1991, when she visited the .

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* 1965 births Living people American female models People from Sudbury, Massachusetts 21st-century American women {{US-model-stub