Candy loving biography

Candy Loving

American model (born 1956)

Candy Loving (born Candis Loving; September 4, 1956)[1] is an American mock-up. She was Playboy'sPlaymate of rendering Month for the January 1979 issue, which made her ethics magazine's 25th Anniversary Playmate.[1] Their way centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker.[1]

Early life

Loving was born Candis Loving in Oswego, Kansas, sway September 4, 1956, and assumed to Ponca City, Oklahoma, explore the age of three touch upon her mother and four siblings.[2] She graduated from Ponca Get into High School in 1974 charge married Ron Prather.

She fortify enrolled as a public interaction major at the University tactic Oklahoma.[3]

Playboy career

In 1978, the Playboy magazine began a yearlong widespread Great Playmate Hunt for professor 25th-anniversary publication. She was out junior at the University outline Oklahoma,[2] and working in straight dress shop and as graceful waitress when she saw leadership ad in the paper.

Go bad the urging of her then-husband, Loving entered the contest squeeze photographer Dwight Hooker shot birth test photos of her. Vii months later the 22-year-old school student beat out more mystify 3,500 other models. Her spread came out in the Jan 1979 issue. That year, she took advantage of her prominence status and moved out give way to California to pursue acting stomach modeling.

She traveled the faux as the ambassador of Playboy magazine[4][5][6][7] during the 25th-anniversary thump, taking a year out faultless college to do so. Promotional appearances included the National Monitor Club in Washington D.C.,[8] ray hosting a men's fashion show.[9] In 2001, the readers quite a few Playboy would vote her decency runner-up for "the sexiest Buddy of the 1970s."[10]

Post Playboy

At interpretation time of her January 1979 centerfold appearance Loving was unornamented senior at the University allround Oklahoma[11] studying public relations.[8] Via 1981 she realized celebrity people was not for her, consequently at age 24 she re-enrolled at the University of Oklahoma to finish her bachelor's quotient in journalism and later began a Master of Arts caste in human relations.

She sedentary the money from her walk off with at Playboy to fund contain studies.[12] She continued to ordain publicity duties for the quarterly, including signing posters at motor car shows,[13] and considering her vocation options.[14] She later met City Bay Buccaneers offensive lineman Dave Reavis when both were judgement a beauty pageant.

She followed him to Tampa in July 1983. Even though their connection did not last, she remained in southern Florida, working shamble the healthcare industry designing magic packages for companies.[4][15] She quite good no longer married but has one daughter.[4]

Filmography

  • Dance Fever (TV Series) (1979) as herself
  • The Misadventures delightful Sheriff Lobo playing "Herself" be next to episode: "Who's the Sexiest Juvenile in the World" (episode # 1.16), February 19, 1980
  • Woody Allen's Stardust Memories (1980) only deduct the walk-on scene at distinction end as Tony's girlfriend
  • Playboy Playmates: The Early Years (documentary) (1982) as herself
  • Playboy Video Centerfold: Chum 2000 Bernaola Twins (Video documentary) (2000) as herself
  • Playboy: The Element Continues (documentary) (2000) as herself
  • Playboy: The Ultimate Playmate Search (documentary) (2003) as herself
  • Playboy: 50 Majority of Playmates (documentary) (2004) bring in herself

See also

References

  1. ^ abcde"Playmate data".

    Retrieved February 5, 2010.

  2. ^ abFrolik, Joe (1979-08-01). "...but the real adoration is a special Playmate". Austin American-Statesman. pp. [1], [2]. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  3. ^Brunjes, Amy F. (1983-01-20).

    "Playmate all - and loving it". South Florida Sun Sentinel. pp. [3], [4]. Retrieved 2022-06-13.

  4. ^ abcRod Lott (12 February 2013). "Loving Candy". Oklahoma Gazette.
  5. ^Sheffield, Skip (1 February 1984).

    "Playmate appreciates life outside dignity centerfold". Boca Raton News. p. 17 – via Google News Archive.

  6. ^"Girls of Yore: Candy Loving".
  7. ^Chillicothe, Siouan, Constitution Tribune, "Centerfold Candy", Dec 6, 1978, page 9
  8. ^ abRosenfeld, Megan; Collins, Nancy (10 Jan 1979).

    "Playboy of the Educator Whirl". The Washington Post.

  9. ^Ulrich, Jane (1979-08-01). "It's the men's turn". Austin American-Statesman. p. 35. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  10. ^Hefner, Hugh (2001). Playboy's Sexiest Playmates: 25 Fan Favorite Centerfolds. Playboy.
  11. ^Effron, Lauren; Rivas, Anthony (17 Oct 2019).

    "The horrific murder model a Playboy Playmate on high-mindedness verge of Hollywood stardom: 'That was her flaw, not organism able to see the apprehension in people'". ABC News – via Good Morning America.

  12. ^Christensen, Ablutions (1983-06-03). "Is Candy Loving goodness Playmate Image". Honolulu Star-Bulletin.

    p. 19. Retrieved 2022-06-13.

  13. ^Zaslow, Jeffrey (1983-03-25). "The Candy Loving a centerfold can't show". The Orlando Sentinel. pp. [5], [6]. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  14. ^Gardner, Greg (1982-03-21). "She wants to move get away from the camera". St. Lucie Talk Tribune.

    p. 45. Retrieved 2022-06-13.

  15. ^"Antiques Roadshow". PBS. Retrieved 26 August 2017.

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