Patricia Margot McClain (born May 3, 1954) is an American model. She was born in

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and became ''

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'' magazine's Playmate of the Month for its May 1976 issue. Her

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was photographed by Ken Marcus. In 1996, McClain's firing from her office manager job at a pest extermination company made national news. When she was first hired, she disclosed her playmate past to her employers and was told to keep quiet about it to her co-workers due to the company's sexual harassment policy. She was fired one month after Playboy published the book, ''Playboy Magazine: Five Decades of Centerfolds''. Her lawsuit gained much media attention including segments on ''

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'' and ''

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'', and the lawsuit was settled for an undisclosed sum. After the firing, she worked for Playboy in their editing department and took the occasional modeling gig. In 1999 she wanted to challenge Elton Gallegly in the

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primary in his Ventura County district for the following year. During the campaign, she was quoted about her ''Playboy'' past, "They took advantage of me with $15,000. That's what I tell the feminists. It was a growing-up thing, and it was also a little girl's dream." Republican activists dissuaded her, and asked her to explore challenging Democratic Congressman

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in his San Diego district instead. The plan fell through due to the gauged lack of interest and logistics of her having to move from her Oxnard home to San Diego and find employment.

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* 1954 births Living people 1970s Playboy Playmates {{playmate-stub