Elizabeth Ann Roberts (born August 4, 1941) is an American
model. She was ''
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.
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'' 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 the January 1958 issue. Her
centerfold was photographed by Arthur James and Mike Shea.
Career
Elizabeth's pictorial was significant in the history of ''Playboy'' because she was only 16 at the time her photos were taken. She had arrived at the Playboy studio with her mother, who provided a written statement that she was 18. After it was revealed that Roberts was underage, Hefner was brought before a domestic relations court on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
[Standish, David. "The Illustrated History of Playboy". ''Playboy'', January 1979, p. 288.] The charges were ultimately dropped on the grounds that Hefner in all likelihood did not know the girl's true age.
Roberts eventually became a
Bunny at the Chicago
Playboy Club
The Playboy Club was initially a chain of nightclubs and resorts owned and operated by Playboy Enterprises. The first Playboy Club opened in Chicago in 1960. Each club generally featured a Living Room, a Playmate Bar, a Dining Room, and a Club R ...
.
Legacy
Her centerfold can be seen in animated form in
Ralph Bakshi's film ''
American Pop''.
See also
*
List of people in Playboy 1953–59
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
Notes
External links
*
1950s Playboy Playmates
1941 births
Living people
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