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| Preceded by | Tiffany Sloan |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Moore |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Stephanie Adams (b. July 24, 1970, Orange, New Jersey) is an American model, notable as the November, 1992 Playboy Playmate. Adams, the first Playmate to come out as a lesbian, is also an advocate on LGBT issues and a spirituality author.
Early life and modeling career
Adams, who claims to be the direct descendant of U.S. presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, was raised from birth by her aunts, who were former models. After she graduated high school at the age of 16, her aunts helped her begin her modeling career. Adams was signed first to agency Wilhelmina Models while completing college, and then to the Elite modeling agency by John Casablancas.
Adams did photo shoots for companies such as Seventeen and Miss Clairol, and then was chosen as the November, 1992 Playboy playmate of the month after finally accepting their offer to pose nude. Adams was dating Casablancas around this time, and he appeared in one of the photos in her pictorial. Adams also appeared in numerous Playboy videos.
Personal life
After dating Casablancas, Adams married an Italian investment banker, whom she subsequently divorced. She was then involved with several prominent New York City men before becoming the first and only Playboy Playmate to come out publicly as a lesbian.
Adams was in a relationship for some time with a woman named Denise Taormina, and briefly dated comedian Marga Gomez and rock star Joan Jett. Adams was later involved with a woman named Barbara Assisi who appeared on the cover of various publications with her including her book entitled Empress. Adams has often said of her romantic life that she is a "Playboy trapped in a Playmate's body." Since then, Adams has been dating a woman who works for the NYPD and prefers to keep their love life private.
Spiritual writing and LGBT advocacy
Following the death of her aunt from breast cancer, Adams quit full-time modeling, though she has continued to appear on occasional magazine covers, and to make celebrity appearances for Playboy and at other events.
Adams has since written a series of sixteen books on astrology, new age, spirituality and metaphysics, and established GODDESSY.com, a spiritual website which solicits online customers for psychic and tarot card readings, and also serves as a press site for Adams. She has also become a spokesperson and advocate in the LGBT community, participating in several Gay Pride Days in New York City, and speaking to organizations such as Out Professionals and Women's Alliance.
Books by Stephanie Adams
- GODDESSY: Belief Is Only The Beginning...
- GODDESSY: Historical Figures & Their Ties To The Occult
- Black: The History Of The Color Of The Occult
- Sapphica: Astrology For Lesbians
- Sapphica: 2004 Astrological Love Readings For Lesbians
- GODDESSY: 2004 Psychic Reading Predictions For Every Astrological Birth Sign
- He Only Takes The Best: Death And The Reason For Losing Someone You Love
- GODDESSY: 2005 Psychic Reading Predictions For Every Astrological Birth Sign
- Sapphica: 2005 Astrological Love Readings For Lesbians
- Homoscopes: 2005 Astrological Love & Sex Readings For Gay Men
- EMPRESS
- GODDESSY: 2006 Psychic Reading Predictions For Every Astrological Birth Sign
- Sapphica: 2006 Astrological Love Readings For Lesbians
- GODDESSY: 2007 Psychic Reading Predictions For Every Astrological Birth Sign
- Sapphica: 2007 Astrological Love Readings For Lesbians
- Happenings
Appearances In Playboy Special Editions
- Playboy's Playmate Review Vol. 9 June 1993.
- Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 32 July 1993.
- Playboy's Wet & Wild Women July 1993.
- Playboy's Blondes, Brunettes & Redheads August 1993.
- Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 33 September 1993.
- Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 34 November 1993.
- Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 35 January 1994.
- Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 36 March 1994.
- Playboy's Wet & Wild Playmates September 1994 - page 75.
- Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 40 November 1994.
- Playboy's Playmates in Bed Vol. 1 January 1995.
- Playboy's Winter Girls February 1996.
- Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 51 September 1996.
- Playboy's Playmate Tests June 1999 - pages 14-17.
- Playboy's Playmates in Bed October 2000 - pages 84-87.
- Playboy's Sexy 100 February 2003.
External links
- GODDESSY: By Stephanie Adams (Playboy Centerfold - Spokesmodel - Celebrity Author)
- Sapphica: Online Lesbian Community Created by Playboy Centerfold Stephanie Adams
- Stephanie Adams Miss November 1992 Playboy Playmate Celebrity Centerfold: There's Only One...