Porter and Janice L. All Rights Reserved. Portions are copyrighted by other institutions and individuals. The Rabbit has been known to hide within a lock of hair, a rumpled bed sheet and even, in August , a swirl of spaghetti.
Stern was the first African American woman to appear solo on the cover, where she sat partially concealed behind a Rabbit Head—shaped Eames-style chair. Martin Luther King Jr. In , Playboy took over the Chicago Stadium for a three-night jazz festival that included performances by Miles Davis and Ella Fitzgerald, among others. As the festival grew, Playboy created a revolving stage that allowed musicians to perform while another act set up out of sight, ensuring an unbroken and flawless stream of entertainment.
This was in stark contrast to having to enter through the kitchen, which was the common treatment for artists of color at the time. Before they divorced, they had a son, David, and a daughter, Christie, who would later become a key leader in his media empire.
Christie was named chief operating officer in , after having long been seen as heir apparent. She was promoted to chairwoman and chief executive in at a time when Playboy was reeling from losses. In December , she announced t hat she was resigning from the company. The decision came as Playboy struggled to compete in an era of free pornography, widely available on the Internet.
To the surprise of some investors, Playboy Enterprises in early indicated it would be willing to sell the company or change the direction of its flagship magazine. Long before she founded Ms. The article was seen as the beginning of Ms. I lost a number of serious journalistic assignments because so many people saw me as a Bunny. He added Playboy was already planning to make acquisitions. Was the Playboy revolution good for women?
Hugh Hefner on why he started Playboy. Image source, Getty Images. Long history.
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