List of Playboy Playmates of 1994

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The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1994, the 40th anniversary year of the publication. Playboy magazine names their Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.

January

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Anna-Marie Goddard
Playboy centerfold appearance
January 1994
Personal details
Born (1970-01-13) January 13, 1970 (age 54)
Ysbrechtum, Netherlands
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

Anna-Marie Goddard is a Dutch model and actress. She is Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for January 1994, the magazine's 40th Anniversary issue. In her native country of the Netherlands, she became the 1995 Playmate of the Year for the Playboy magazine published in that country.

February

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Julie Lynn Cialini
Playboy centerfold appearance
February 1994
Playboy Playmate of the Year
1995
Preceded byJenny McCarthy
Succeeded byStacy Sanches
Personal details
Born (1970-11-14) November 14, 1970 (age 53)[1]
Rochester, New York[1]
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]

Julie Lynn Cialini (born Julie Lynn Smith on November 14, 1970, in Rochester, New York[1]) is an American model and actress who graduated in 1988 from East Rochester High School. She is Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for February 1994 and Playmate of the Year for 1995. Cialini appeared in a number of Playboy videos including the Wet and Wild and Sexy Lingerie series. She also appeared as a model on the Doug Davidson version of the game show The Price Is Right.[citation needed]

March

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Neriah Davis
Playboy centerfold appearance
March 1994
Personal details
Born (1972-10-12) October 12, 1972 (age 52)
Van Nuys, California, USA
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Neriah Davis (born October 12, 1972) is an American model and actress. She is Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for March 1994. Davis was born in Van Nuys, California, a child of agrarian hippies, growing up on an organic farm with no electricity in Northern California's Sierra Nevada mountains. When she was 18, she left the commune and moved to Los Angeles.[2][3] Davis soon found modeling and acting work and landed her first acting role as "Rita" in The Bikini Carwash Company, in which she was credited as Neriah Napaul. This led to parts in Meatballs 4 and The Bikini Carwash Company II, establishing her acting career before appearing in Playboy.[2] While working on a photo shoot, the photographer asked if he could send some of her shots to the magazine. Davis agreed, and shortly thereafter, she became a Playboy Playmate.[2][3]

Since appearing in Playboy, Davis continued with modeling and acting projects, including roles on Baywatch, Married... with Children, and Suddenly Susan. Davis was a St. Pauli Girl.[4] She modeled for lingerie company Frederick's of Hollywood, along with fellow Playboy Playmate Nikki Schieler, and she formerly maintained her official website. Davis met her husband Anthony Darby, a general contractor, in 2006 and the couple raise their daughter and her son in Sonora, California. Davis became a photographer and started her photography business, Neriah Fox Photo; shooting photos for weddings, the San Francisco 49ers Cheerleader calendar, and portraits of Sean Connery and Willie Nelson.[5][6]

April

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Becky DelosSantos
 
Becky DelosSantos at the 2000 Playboy Wet and Wild Bikini Fashion Show
Playboy centerfold appearance
April 1994
Personal details
Born (1969-08-16) August 16, 1969 (age 55)
Boston, Massachusetts
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Becky DelosSantos (born August 16, 1969) is an American model and actress. She is Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for April 1994, and has appeared in several Playboy videos.

Shae Marks
Playboy centerfold appearance
May 1994
Personal details
Born (1972-06-01) June 1, 1972 (age 52)
New Orleans, Louisiana, US
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)

Christy Shae Marks (born June 1, 1972) is an American model and actress of Cherokee, Irish, and French heritage. She is Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for May 1994, and became a traveling representative for the company. As an actress, she performed on TV shows including Married... with Children, Renegade, Viper, and Baywatch. She retired from public life in 2005.[citation needed]

June

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Elan Carter
Playboy centerfold appearance
June 1994
Personal details
Born (1969-07-03) July 3, 1969 (age 55)
Nutley, New Jersey[7]
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[7]

Elan Carter (born July 3, 1969) is an American model and actress, born in Nutley, New Jersey. She is Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for June 1994.[7] She has also appeared in numerous Playboy videos. She is the step-daughter of Otis Williams, co-founder and last surviving founding member of The Temptations.[citation needed]

July

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Traci Adell
Playboy centerfold appearance
July 1994
Personal details
Born (1969-02-17) February 17, 1969 (age 55)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.[8]
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[8]

Traci Adell (born February 17, 1969, in New Orleans, Louisiana; also known as Traci Sikkink)[9][failed verification] is an American model and actress. She is Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for July 1994.[8] She has also appeared in numerous Playboy videos.

August

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Maria Checa
Playboy centerfold appearance
August 1994
Personal details
Born (1970-07-29) July 29, 1970 (age 54)
Bogotá, Colombia
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)

Maria Checa (born July 29, 1970) is a Colombian-American model and actress. She is Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for August 1994. Her centerfold was photographed by Richard Fegley.[citation needed]

On December 18, 2008, Checa was named in a legal complaint over insider trading involving her then-boyfriend.[10][unreliable source?]

September

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Kelly Gallagher
(now known as Kelly Wearstler)
Playboy centerfold appearance
September 1994
Personal details
Born (1967-11-21) November 21, 1967 (age 56)
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina[11]
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[11]

Kelly Gallagher (born Kelly Wearstler November 21, 1967 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)[11] is an American interior designer. She is Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for September 1994.[12][13] She is also known for being a judge on Top Design.[citation needed]

October

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Victoria Zdrok
 
Playboy centerfold appearance
October 1994
Personal details
Born (1973-03-03) 3 March 1973 (age 51)
Kyiv, Ukraine[14]
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[14]

Victoria Nika Zdrok (born 3 March 1973[14]) is an American author, model, and actress. She is Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for October 1994. In June 2002, she became Penthouse magazine's Pet of the Month, later being chosen as their 2004 Penthouse Pet of the Year. Zdrok is also a performer in adult videos, an attorney, a clinical psychologist, and a sex therapist.[citation needed] She is the author of The 30-Day Sex Solution (2011) with her husband John Wilson.[citation needed]

November

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Donna Perry
 
Donna Perry, Los Angeles, on October 1, 2011
Playboy centerfold appearance
November 1994
Personal details
Born (1971-03-02) March 2, 1971 (age 53)
Glendale, California
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Donna Perry (born March 2, 1971) is an American model and actress. She is Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for November 1994. She lives on the island of Oahu and works at a local hospital.[15]

December

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Elisa Bridges
Playboy centerfold appearance
December 1994
Personal details
Born(1973-05-24)May 24, 1973[1]
Miami, Florida, United States[1]
DiedFebruary 7, 2002(2002-02-07) (aged 28)
Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles, California
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[16]

Elisa Rebeca Bridges (May 24, 1973 – February 7, 2002[1]) was an American model and actress. She is Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for December 1994, and Playboy's Video Playmate of the Month for September 1996. Bridges was born in Miami and raised in Houston. She appeared in several video productions from Playboy Home Video from 1996 to 2000. After appearing in Playboy, she modeled frequently on assignments in Los Angeles, Miami, and Hawaii.[17]

On February 7, 2002, she was found unresponsive in a guest bedroom of a male friend's upscale home in Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles. Her friend knew she had an appointment that day and became concerned after arriving home that evening and finding her car still in the driveway.[17] Although Playboy stated that she died of natural causes, the official coroner's report listed her cause of death as "acute intoxication by the combined effects of heroin, methamphetamine, meperidine and alprazolam".[17][16][18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Playmate listing". Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  2. ^ a b c Mr. Skin (2005). Mr. Skin's Skincyclopedia: The A-to-Z Guide. Macmillan. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-312-33144-3.
  3. ^ a b "Official site". Archived from the original on August 1, 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  4. ^ Wolf, Buck (January 6, 2006). "Mascots Vie to Be No. 1 Ad Icon". ABC News.
  5. ^ "Model finds life on other side of lens". The Union Democrat. September 1, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  6. ^ "Neriah Fox Photo". Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c "Elan Carter Playmate data". Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  8. ^ a b c "Traci Adell Playmate data". Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  9. ^ "Playboy Netherlands" (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  10. ^ "Maria Checa: Playmate Insider Trading". Digital Alchemy. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  11. ^ a b c "Kelly Gallagher Playmate data". Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  12. ^ Andy Dehnart (20 February 2007). "Top Design judge Kelly Wearstler appeared in Playboy Top Design". Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  13. ^ Ward, Julia (20 February 2007). "Top Design judge's Playmate past". Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  14. ^ a b c "Victoria Zdrok Playmate data". Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  15. ^ "Pop Questions", Playboy, May 2008
  16. ^ a b "Death of a Playmate". The Smoking Gun. 1 May 2002. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  17. ^ a b c Autopsyfiles.org - Elisa Rebeca Bridges Autopsy Report
  18. ^ Pignataro, Anthony (26 September 2002). "Natural Causes The naked life and veiled death of a Playboy Playmate". Orange County Weekly. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 2007-12-21.