Kristen
Nicole

TEQUILA SUNRISE Miss May heads to Mexico for a Cinco de Mayo bash Photography by JOSH RYAN "I absolutely love to travel and see the world,” says Miss May Kristen Nicole. “Spain, Rome, Venice, St.-Tropez—I can never get enough.” As grand as those destinations may be, sometimes the greatest escape is closer to home. “Mexico is my favorite getaway of all,” says the statuesque California-born-and-bred beauty. “And it’s right in my own backyard. From my airport to a Mexican beach is four hours.” Naturally we wanted Kristen to be happy, glowing and hot as a chili pepper for her pictorial. So off we jetted to a beachfront villa in Punta Mita on the Pacific coast, just in time to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Says Kristen, “I love Cinco de Mayo. Why? Because I love tequila. It’s my drink of choice.” When we got to the beach, Miss May didn’t need any tequila to loosen up in front of the camera—no surprise since she’s an accomplished bikini model. As for her Playmate status, she’ll drink to that: down the hatch with a shot of Patrón. “I’m ecstatic, and I want to show everything I’ve got,” she says. “I want to be sexy, to be beautiful, to be smart—I want to be the girl every guy wants.”