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Top: At a Baywatch wrap party, 1999. Middle left: A modeling photo. Middle right: From my November 1994 Playmate pictorial (photo by Arny Freytag). Bottom: With my best Playmate friend, PMOY 1995 Julie Cialini.
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My first day of shooting was nerve-racking. I had never even done a topless shot, let alone a nude one. So of course the first photo you do is your Centerfold. Talk about breaking the ice. Arny Freytag shot my pictorial, and he was just awesome. It was the nicest group of people I have ever worked with. Not to mention the cream cheese croissants every morning! Thank you, guys! To see unpublished photos from my Playmate pictorial join the Playboy Cyber Club.
I got to stay at the Mansion while doing my layout because we started shooting when the last big earthquake hit, and my commute was taking four and a half hours. The Mansion is absolutely gorgeous. Everything is in its place. The lawn is perfectly manicured, the pool at the precise temperature, the Grotto steaming and the animals too cute!
I met Hef under strange circumstances. My grandfather by marriage (the husband of Miss November 1958 Joan Staley) was Mel Tormé's manager. Mel and Hef were great friends. One evening after one of my long photo-shoot days, I saw Mel and went up to him and said, "We are practically family." I explained who I was and got a great big hug. I was finishing my dinner when Hef, in his silk PJ's, came over to meet me. I felt so overdressed! I kept thinking how classy and exceedingly smooth he was. I feel very lucky to have had that opportunity.
People always ask me if I would do it again. My answer always remains the same: YES! I have had the best experiences with Playboy -- going to such wonderful places, meeting wonderful people and making new friends. I will cherish the memories forever.
Thanks for visiting my page!
Love, Donna
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