Karen Mcdougal, Playmate Of The Year, 1998

July, 1998

Last December, Karen McDougal went on a modeling assignment to Cabo San Lucas and was surprised at the celebrity welcome she received. "Everyone there seemed to know who I am," says Miss December 1997. "I was out dancing and everybody was bringing me things to sign. I guess Playboy Mexico had just come out and people recognized me." Back in the U.S.A., where the December issue had already been out for weeks, Karenmania was sweeping the nation. The former preschool teacher wit...

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