Monday, March 23, 2009

Top 10: Canadian Playmates

No.10 - Brooke Berry

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We’re not sure which is more impressive: the fact that Brooke Berry is the niece of Jan & Dean rocker Jan Berry or the fact that Jan is the uncle of Brooke. Either way, it’s clear that fame -- and striking good looks -- run in the family, as evidenced by Brooke Berry’s sizzling pictorial in the May 2000 issue of Playboy. This gorgeous Canadian Playmate has since appeared in several red-hot Playboy videos, including Wet & Wild: Slippery When Wet and the equally alluring Playmates on the Catwalk. Her turn-ons include intelligence, confidence and humour, and her turnoffs are arrogant, vain and selfish people. She also hates bad breath and body odour, so don’t forget to bring along your Tic Tacs and Speed Stick.

No.9 - Kimberley Stanfield

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A graduate of Lord Byng Secondary School in Vancouver, BC, Kimberley Stanfield vaulted to international stardom in July 2001 when she was selected as Playboy’s Playmate of the Month. This Canadian Playmate has since appeared in a number of Playboy videos, although she insists that modeling isn’t her only career ambition. “My ultimate goal is to become an elementary school teacher,” she says. “I love working with kids.” Kimberley Stanfield’s turn-ons include genuinely nice people who are honest and true to themselves, and her turnoffs are rude and phony people with superior attitudes. “Everyone is equal in my eyes,” she says. Hey, it looks like you have a shot with her after all.

No.8 - Peggy McIntaggart

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A native of Penetanguishene, Ontario, this sumptuous small-town girl hit the big-time in January 1990 when she was named Playboy’s Playmate of the Month. Peggy McIntaggart promptly parlayed her notoriety into a thriving acting career with appearances in the films Lady Avenger, Into the Night and Beverly Hills Cops II, as well as an obligatory gravity-defying appearance in an episode of Baywatch. Her turn-ons include cleanliness, children, animals, and white roses, and her turnoffs are cigarettes, dirty houses, traffic, dishonesty, and judgmental people. Hopefully, you won’t judge Peggy for her views about sex. “Sex is 95% in the head,” she says. “If I find a man who's open-minded, clean and in touch with his feminine side, there's no doubt we'd have mind-blowing sex regardless of his looks.”

No.7 - Tracy Tweed

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The younger sister of Playmate of the Year Shannon Tweed, Tracy Tweed has posed with her shapely sibling on three separate occasions. This Canadian Playmate has also made a name for herself on the big screen thanks to small, but memorable, roles in the films Johnny Mnemonic, starring fellow Canuck Keanu Reeves and Live Wire, featuring Pierce Brosnan. This stunning six-foot model currently lives in L.A.

No.6 - Jayde Nicole

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Think the only thing Scarborough has to offer is smog and a long drive to Toronto? Think again. Scarberia, as it’s sometimes called, is also the hometown of Jayde Nicole, the Playboy Playmate of the Month for January 2007. This curvaceous cover girl currently owns her own talent agency in Port Perry, Ontario, and has a soft spot in her heart for music. “My whole life is music,” she says. “I listen to everything, but rock is definitely my favourite! I'm currently learning how to play the guitar. I'm not very good yet, but it’s something I've always wanted to do, so I'm just doing it!”

No.5 - Krista Kelly

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A native of Toronto, Ontario, Krista Kelly made her hometown proud in April 2004 when she was chosen as Playboy’s Playmate of the Month. This long-limbed brunette has since appeared in the inaugural Playmates at Play calendar and hopes to one day host an entertainment or music show. The Canadian Playmate’s turn-ons include nice smiles and her turnoffs are arrogance and bad teeth.

No.4 - Dorothy Stratten

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1979 was an unforgettable year for Dorothy Stratten. The 20-year-old Vancouver native was named August’s Playmate of the Month and her well-received appearances in the films Americathon and Skatetown, U.S.A., led to rumours she was on the verge of being named the Playmate of the Year. That’s when tragedy struck. Allowing his jealousy and paranoia to get the best of him, Dorothy’s estranged husband murdered her before turning the gun on himself. The grisly incident made headlines around the globe and resulted in the films Star 80 and Death of a Centerfold, as well as a poignant song by Canadian rocker Bryan Adams. Although Playboy has at times reveled in controversy, this is one episode the magazine would prefer to forget.

No.3 - Tailor James

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One of the planet’s most popular glamour models, Tailor James began her association with Playboy in 2001, first as a Cybergirl and later as the Playmate of the Month in June 2003. The coveted title resulted in international stardom and this mouthwatering Mississauga native has since appeared on over a dozen Playboy covers worldwide, and has been featured in the magazine’s “Sexy 100” issue for the past several years. In addition to her nearly non-stop work as a model, Tailor James is also a phenomenal athlete who holds a black belt in karate and is a member of the U.S. National Bikini Team.

No.2 - Shannon Tweed

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Shannon Tweed is proof that dreams can come true. This stunning St. John’s native made her first appearance in Playboy in 1981 thanks to the help of Thrill of a Lifetime, a long-running Canadian TV series that specialized in fulfilling the fantasies of ordinary Canadians. Of course, there’s nothing “ordinary” about what happened next: Shannon Tweed landed a recurring role on the hit soap opera Falcon Crest, and thereafter won the affection of KISS frontman Gene Simmons, whom she managed to transform from a prolific womanizer into a happily monogamous mate. The couple have been together ever since, although this Canadian Playmate has made it clear that there are no wedding plans in the future. “He opted never to marry [and] I opted not to bitch about it,” she explains. “I'm not the jealous type.”

No.1 - Pamela Anderson

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Pamela Anderson owes all of her success to the BC Lions. This lovely Ladysmith native was just 21 years old when she and her friends decided to attend a Lions game at Vancouver’s BC Place. It proved to be a savvy decision and during a lull in the action her image was splashed across the stadium’s JumboTron, causing thousands of red-blooded male fans to cheer loudly. In fact, the response was so overwhelming that Pamela Anderson was invited onto the field where she was offered a modeling contract courtesy of Labatt. More lucrative advertising assignments followed, and before the year was done Pamela Anderson had appeared on her first of 11 Playboy covers. She has since become the planet’s premiere sex kitten thanks to roles in Home Improvement and Baywatch, as well as her equally infamous home movies. Love her or loathe her, there’s no denying that this curvaceous Canadian Playmate has sent thousands of Canuck boys rocketing through pubescence.

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