- Karen Christy
Infobox Playboy Playmate
imagesize = 150px
caption =
name = Karen Christy
issue = December 1971
birthname =
birthplace =Abilene, Texas
birthdate = birth date and age|1951|3|11
deathdate =
deathplace =
bust = 37"
waist = 24"
hips = 36"
height = height|ft=5|in=6
weight = convert|120|lb|kg st|abbr=on|lk=on
preceded =Danielle de Vabre
succeeded =Marilyn Cole
website =Karen Christy (born
March 11 , 1951 inAbilene, Texas ) is an American model. She was "Playboy " magazine'sPlaymate of the Month for the December 1971 issue. Hercenterfold was photographed byPompeo Posar .Karen attended
North Texas University for one year before dropping out and moving toDallas . It was there that she attended a job fair for prospective Playboy Bunnies and ended up working at thePlayboy Club inChicago . Soon after she was selected to be a Playmate.She is one of the most notorious of Hugh Hefner's Playmate-lovers. She became the de facto "first lady" of the Chicago
Playboy Mansion at nearly the same time that Hefner was also in a serious relationship withBarbi Benton , who was ensconced inLos Angeles at the "Playboy" Mansion West. Eventually Hefner was found out and both relationships ended by 1976.In 1998 publisher
Larry Flynt included explicit photos of Christy and Hefner having sex in the August issue of "Hustler " magazine.ee also
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url=http://www.playboy.com/worldofplayboy/hmh/hefsladies/christy.html
title=Hef's Special Ladies: Karen Christy
accessdate=2006-12-14
publisher=Playboy.com
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