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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 was born in New Jersey and raised in New York City. According to her Playboy pictorial, Adams claims to be the direct descendant of U.S. presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams and was raised from birth by her aunts, who were former models. At the age of 16, her aunts convinced her to start a career in modeling. Adams was signed first to Wilhelmina Models while completing her bachelor's degree at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and then to Elite Model Management by John Casablancas.

Adams did photo shoots for companies such as Seventeen, Venus Swimwear and 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 with her in one of the photos for her pictorial. Adams also appeared in numerous Playboy videos and at some point was voted the "Best Lesbian Sex Symbol" in New York City.

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, including Robert De Niro 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 the details of their love life private.

Spiritual writing and LGBT advocacy

In 1999, Adams founded a new-age company named GODDESSY, a portmanteau of "goddess" and "odyssey". Following the death of her aunt from breast cancer in 2003, Adams decided to quit modeling full-time and dedicate most of her time towards writing. That same year, GODDESSY subsequently became the title of a series of astrology, new age, spiritual and metaphysical books written by Adams. Since then, Adams has written sixteen books in addition to contributing horoscopes and articles to various publications.

Adams continues to appear on magazine covers, and make celebrity appearances for Playboy as well as other organizations. She has also become a spokesperson and advocate in the LGBT community, giving speeches for several Gay Prides in New York City, and speaking for organizations such as Out Professionals, Heritage Of Pride and Women's Alliance.

Quotes

• "I've always enjoyed being controversial." (From An August 2003 Interview In Playboy Magazine)
• "It took the death of someone I love in order for me to learn how to live." (From A Speech For NYC Gay Pride)
• "If you try to get control over it, it will take control over you. If you try to make it work, it will make you work even harder for it. If you no longer believe in it, you will no longer believe that you deserve it. Here’s to love...and the madness that comes along with it." (Dedication And Excerpt From Empress)

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 (A Controversial Sapphic Novel)
• 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 (A Psychic Novel)

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 Press Site
• Sapphica Lesbian Site
• Stephanie Adams Playboy Site

• 1970 births
• American models
• American spiritual writers
• Living people
• People from New Jersey
• Playboy NSS models
• Playboy Playmates
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender people