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Revision as of 21:42, 4 February 2009
| Stephanie Adams | |
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| Playboy centerfold appearance | |
| November 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Tiffany Sloan |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Moore |
| Personal details | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Stephanie Adams (born in Orange, New Jersey, July 24, 1970) is an American model and spirituality author. She was the November 1992 Playboy Playmate, has continued to appear in Playboy and has appeared as a centerfold in international editions of Playboy magazine.
Biography
Adams was born in New Jersey and raised in New York, where she currently resides. She has a mixed heritage of African American, Caucasian and Cherokee (Native American) ancestry. Adams was raised by her aunts, who were both former models and encouraged her to begin modeling at the age of 16. After appearing in photo shoots for Seventeen magazine, Venus Swimwear, and commercial advertisements for Clairol, Adams appeared as "Miss November 1992" in Playboy magazine. She earned a bachelor's degree at Fairleigh Dickinson University while modeling for Wilhelmina Models, switching to Elite Model Management after posing for Playboy.
Adams was the first Playboy centerfold to become a lesbian spokesmodel. In 1998 New York Post columnist Richard Johnson named her one of the "50 most eligible babes in NY". Adams, who once identified herself as a lesbian was named "Best NYC lesbian sex symbol, in 2004 by The Village Voice " She has appeared on the magazine's cover along with LGBT magazine covers and in advertisements. Adams made a cameo appearance along with 10 other Playmates on the Late Show with David Letterman on November 20, 2003 to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of Playboy magazine.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
On September 23, 2006 Adams filed a $5 million dollar lawsuit against a NYC taxicab driver, the NYPD, and the city of New York following an incident on May 25, 2006, in which the driver, according to Adams, after an getting into an argument with Adams, falsely told police that she was armed. The driver was fined 3,700$ on 24th August by a New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission judge, which suspended his license for 30 days, recommending that he lose it permanently, and the Commission finally removed it from him permanently on October 11th. Adams also made a complaint and filed a lawsuit accusing the police of assault.
Adams is the author of 17 metaphysical books and 3 astrology calendars called Goddessy, and has a website dedicated to the advocacy of gay rights.
Notes
- Supreme Court of the State of New York (Index #06113646)
References
- Stephanie Adams: Honing Her Craft", Curve Magazine, April 2005.
- Gay Pride Week", NY1 News, June 21, 2004.
- Richard Johnson, "50 Most eligible babes in N.Y.", New York Post, January 17, 1998.
- Playmate Sues Taxi Driver, NYC Police", USA Today, September 22, 2006.
- Gay Pride Week", NY1 News, June 21, 2004.
- Interview with a playmate
- Rachel Kramer Bussel, "Best of New York 2004: Characters", The Village Voice via web.archive. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- Village Voice - June 22-28, 2005 - Vol. L No. 25
- "Most Recent Appearance", TV.com.
- Late Show With David Letterman Show #2080, CBS.com, November 20, 2003.
- Playboy Playmate Suing NYC", Fox News, June 7, 2006.
- Leo Standora (2006-08-25). "Cabbie catches hail from bunny". Daily News.
- Playboy Playmate Alleges NYPD Assault", ABC News, September 23, 2006.
- Taxi driver who feuded with lesbian Playmate loses license", Dallas Voice, October 20, 2006.
- Cabbie fined over Playmate row", News 24, December 10, 2006.
- Playmate Sues Cabbie For Assault", CBS News, September 23, 2006.
- Playmate Sues Taxi Driver, NYC Police", USA Today, September 22, 2006.
- Cite error: The named reference
goddessy2007was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - She Magazine - September, 2003 - Page 16 - "Cover to Cover" by Diane Wilde
- GODDESSY Metaphysical books, official page for books
- Sapphica - By Playboy Centerfold Stephanie Adams
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