Playboy, adult entertainment’s most iconic publication since Marilyn Monroe appeared as its inaugural centerfold in 1953, on Wednesday named its first Playmate of the Year since doing away with full nudity.
Eugena Washington, a model and actress from Palmdale, California, was unveiled at the opulent Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, posing for the world’s media in front of her prize — a Fiat 124 Spider sports car.
The 31-year-old, who also gets $100,000 to spend, is featured on the cover of the June issue — the fourth since it eradicated full-frontal nudity from its pages.
“It’s a great time for this. The world is changing. I hope this brings different eyes to the magazine and new audiences,” Washington said.
Washington, who first appeared in Playboy as the magazine’s December 2015 Playmate of the Month, is only the third black model among 57 to be named Playmate of the Year.
“This is a story and a chapter in my life to build around. I’m enjoying the ride, and right now I’m doing whatever I want to do, day by day,” she said.
Washington’s career began in 2006 when she appeared on Tyra Banks’ America’s Next Top Model, finishing in the top three, and she has since played a recurring part on daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful and appeared in rom-com The Perfect Match, released in March.
Playboy Enterprises, the company which owns the magazine, announced in March it had hired an investment adviser to look at offering itself for a possible buyout.
The sale is expected to be worth a potential $500 million while the iconic Playboy Mansion, put on the market earlier this year, could fetch some $200 million.
Eugena Washington, a model and actress from Palmdale, California, was unveiled at the opulent Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, posing for the world’s media in front of her prize — a Fiat 124 Spider sports car.
The 31-year-old, who also gets $100,000 to spend, is featured on the cover of the June issue — the fourth since it eradicated full-frontal nudity from its pages.
“It’s a great time for this. The world is changing. I hope this brings different eyes to the magazine and new audiences,” Washington said.
Washington, who first appeared in Playboy as the magazine’s December 2015 Playmate of the Month, is only the third black model among 57 to be named Playmate of the Year.
“This is a story and a chapter in my life to build around. I’m enjoying the ride, and right now I’m doing whatever I want to do, day by day,” she said.
Washington’s career began in 2006 when she appeared on Tyra Banks’ America’s Next Top Model, finishing in the top three, and she has since played a recurring part on daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful and appeared in rom-com The Perfect Match, released in March.
Playboy Enterprises, the company which owns the magazine, announced in March it had hired an investment adviser to look at offering itself for a possible buyout.
The sale is expected to be worth a potential $500 million while the iconic Playboy Mansion, put on the market earlier this year, could fetch some $200 million.
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