Kristina and Karissa Shannon

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Kristina and Karissa Shannon
Karissa and Kristina Shannon 2008.jpg
Karissa (left) and Kristina during Los Angeles Fashion Week (October 13, 2008)
Playboy centerfold appearance
July/August 2009
Preceded by Candice Cassidy
Succeeded by Kimberly Phillips
Personal details
Born (1989-10-02) October 2, 1989 (age 35)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.

Kristina and Karissa Shannon (born October 2, 1989) are American Playboy Playmates and twin sisters.

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Career

In 2008, the Shannons moved into the Playboy Mansion as two of Hugh Hefner's three new girlfriends; because of their relationship with Hefner, the Shannons began appearing on the E! network reality television series The Girls Next Door . Despite their "girlfriend" status, Karissa said the relationship she and Kristina shared with Hefner was more for fun and the opportunity to be on the show, rather than romance. The first episode they appeared in attracted 2.4 million viewers, making it the most-watched season premiere in the show's history; [1] five weeks after the premiere, viewership had dropped to 919,000. [2]

The Shannons appeared as Miss July and Miss August 2009 in the combined "summer issue" of Playboy magazine; the double issue was necessitated by financial problems at the publisher. [3] Unlike previous centerfold twins, they managed to earn two consecutive months as Playmates, but shared a single centerfold. [4] By January 2010, the Shannon twins moved out of the mansion, though they continued to appear in The Girls Next Door .

The twins had small roles in Somewhere , a film directed by Sofia Coppola which won top honors at the 67th Venice International Film Festival in 2010. [5]

On January 5, 2012, the twins participated in the ninth series of the UK reality show, Celebrity Big Brother in which they came fifth. They also appeared on the companion series to the show, Big Brother's Bit on the Side . [6] [7]

Kristina and Karissa Shannon at Playboy's 55th Anniversary Party on December 12, 2008 Kristina and Karissa Shannon 2007.jpg
Kristina and Karissa Shannon at Playboy's 55th Anniversary Party on December 12, 2008

Personal lives

The twins were raised in Clearwater Beach, Florida and attended Largo High School for a time.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 The Girls Next Door Themselves14 episodes
2010 Somewhere Cindy and Bambi
2012 Celebrity Big Brother Themselves
2015 Botched
Cocked (TV pilot) [8] Macy & Stacy
2016 Rob & Chyna ThemselvesGuest appearance; Chyna's friends

References

  1. ↑ "Cable Ratings: 'Knocked Up', New 'Girls Next Door,' Propel E!". Broadcasting & Cable. October 12, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Sunday cable finals: World War II in HD beats Curbed, Dexter, Prisoner and Californication". Tvbythenumbers.com. November 18, 2009. Archived from the original on June 3, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Hugh Hefner sells LA property as financial crisis hits Playboy". The Daily Telegraph. London. August 11, 2009. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  4. ↑ Staff. "The Shannon Twins — Double trouble". FHM.com. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Sofia Coppola's 'Somewhere' Wins Venice Film Festival Top Prize". Bloomberg. September 11, 2010. Archived from the original on October 17, 2010.
  6. ↑ Staff. "Karissa Shannon". Amazon via IMDb. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  7. ↑ Staff. "Kristina Shannon". Amazon via IMDb. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  8. ↑ Cocked
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