Patricia McClain

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Patricia McClain
Playboy centerfold appearance
May 1976
Preceded by Denise Michele
Succeeded by Debra Peterson
Personal details
Born (1954-05-03) May 3, 1954 (age 70)
Long Beach, California, United States
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Patricia Margot McClain (born May 3, 1954) is an American model. She was born in Long Beach, California and became Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its May 1976 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Ken Marcus.

In 1996, McClain's firing from her office manager job at a pest extermination company made national news. When she was first hired, she disclosed her playmate past to her employers and was told to keep quiet about it to her co-workers due to the company's sexual harassment policy. She was fired one month after Playboy published the book, Playboy Magazine: Five Decades of Centerfolds. Her lawsuit gained much media attention including segments on Dateline and American Journal , and the lawsuit was settled for an undisclosed sum. After the firing, she worked for Playboy in their editing department and took the occasional modeling gig. [1]

In 1999 she wanted to challenge Elton Gallegly in the Republican primary in his Ventura County district for the following year. [2] During the campaign, she was quoted about her Playboy past, "They took advantage of me with $15,000. That's what I tell the feminists. It was a growing-up thing, and it was also a little girl's dream." [2] Republican activists dissuaded her, and asked her to explore challenging Democratic Congressman Bob Filner in his San Diego district instead. The plan fell through due to the gauged lack of interest and logistics of her having to move from her Oxnard home to San Diego and find employment. [3]

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<i>Playboy</i> Playmate Female model featured in a centerfold of Playboy magazine

A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month (PMOTM). The PMOTM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, along with a pictorial biography and the "Playmate Data Sheet", which lists her birthdate, measurements, turn-ons, and turn-offs. At the end of the year, one of the 12 Playmates of the Month is named Playmate of the Year (PMOTY). Every Playmate of the Month is awarded a prize of US$25,000 and each Playmate of the Year receives an additional prize of US$100,000 plus a car and other discretionary gifts. In addition, Anniversary Playmates are usually chosen to celebrate a milestone year of the magazine. The use of the word "Playmate" in a sexual sense did not originate with Playboy, and was seen at least as early as 1950 in Vue magazine.

References

  1. ↑ David Greenberg (1998-01-15). "EX-PLAYBOY MODEL SETTLES WITH COMPANY OVER FIRING". Los Angeles Daily News . pp. TO1.
  2. 1 2 "Candidate with a popular front". The Times . London, England. 1999-09-11. p. 13.
  3. ↑ Matt Potter (1999-12-02). "Bob Filner and the Playmate". San Diego Reader . Retrieved 23 April 2010.


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