![]() ![]() According to her interview in her Playmate of the Year "Video Centerfold" which was released soon after her PMOY issue debuted, she believes her physical imperfections are her "funny" smile, her crooked pinkies which she inherited from her grandfather, and her "ugly feet" which she wishes others would not look at. In contrast to her Playmate pictorial, her PMOY pictorial has a tropical theme and its outdoor portion was shot in Saint Lucia. McDougal's PMOY pictorial was featured in the July 1998 issue of Playboy where she also appeared on its cover. Īs part of being named PMOY, she was awarded $100,000 and a special edition silver Shelby Series 1 convertible with a customized Michigan license plate "PMOY 98". In May 1998, it was announced that she had been chosen by Hugh Hefner and fans as Playmate of the Year (PMOY) of 1998 at a luncheon at the Playboy Mansion. ![]() Her video, the "Playmate Profile", was featured on Playboy TV soon after her magazine debut. Her pictorial, which was shot by photographers Richard Fegley and Stephen Wayda, has a winter theme and its outdoor portion was shot in snowy fields near Park City, Utah. Upon completing her test shoot, she was promptly selected to return for a complete photo and video shoot and chosen as Miss December 1997. Soon after that, she was approached by Playboy, offering a test shoot at Playboy Studio West, which she accepted. Her victory caught the eye of Playboy photographer David Mecey. In 1997, McDougal tried out and won a local swimsuit competition promoted by Venus Swimwear in Michigan, earning her place at the international final in Florida. McDougal's first modeling assignment was as a promotional model at a Harley-Davidson bike show in Detroit. One of her professional goals has always been to open a learning center for children, but she put those plans on hold to focus on pursuing roles in acting and modeling. Īfter two years of college, McDougal moved to a Detroit suburb where she taught pre-kindergarten, before being persuaded to try out for a swimsuit competition. She attended Ferris State University at Big Rapids, Michigan, majoring in Elementary Education. After graduating from high school in 1989, Her high school nickname was " Barbie" due to her wholesome sweetness. She attended River Valley High School and became a cheerleader, a marching band member, a color guard member and a volleyball and softball player, as well as Michigan state champion clarinet player four years in a row in high school. ![]() Her childhood dream, prior to teaching and modeling, was to become a ballerina. McDougal studied tap dance and ballet as a child. Her mother, Carol, remarried when McDougal was nine years old and the family moved to Sawyer, Michigan where she remained until college. She is the eldest daughter in the family, with three older brothers, Bob, Dave and Jeff, and a younger sister, Tina. She is of Cherokee, Scottish and Irish descent. McDougal was born in Merrillville, Indiana, near Gary. The revelation of an affair with Donald Trump from 2006 to 2007 and its subsequent coverup have put her into national headlines before and after the 2016 United States presidential election. Since her Playmate days, she has maintained a largely private social life. She is an avid motorcycle and car collector. McDougal is a fitness enthusiast, since having, in her childhood, engaged in ballet study and high school sports. She starred in The Arena, a 2001 direct-to-video film, and inspired the creation of a fantasy art statuette and a doll. She has been a successful fitness model, with multiple magazine appearances including being the first woman to appear on the cover of Men's Fitness magazine. Since her appearances in Playboy, she has extended her career into a wide variety of appearances in mainstream media, including other magazine modeling, television commercials, and minor acting, with mixed success. McDougal taught pre-kindergarten before winning a swimwear competition that launched her career as a glamour, promotional, and swimsuit model. In 2001, the readers of Playboy voted McDougal the runner-up of "The sexiest Playmate of the 1990s". She is known for her appearances in Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month for December 1997 and Playmate of the Year of 1998, and for her alleged 9-month-long affair with Donald Trump before he became president. Karen McDougal (born March 23, 1971) is an American model and actress. ![]()
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