Ines Rau is making Playboy history.
The French model is getting a centerfold in the magazine's November/December issue, making her the first transgender Playmate in the publication's 64-year history.
More: Young Hugh Hefner Graces 'Playboy' Cover in Honor of the Founder's Death
“I lived a long time without saying I was transgender,” Rau tells Playboy in an interview for the spread. “I dated a lot and almost forgot. I was scared of never finding a boyfriend and being seen as weird. Then I was like, 'You know, you should just be who you are. It’s a salvation to speak the truth about yourself, whether it’s your gender, sexuality, whatever. The people who reject you aren’t worth it. It’s not about being loved by others; it’s about loving yourself.'"
“When I was doing this shoot, I was thinking of all those hard days in my childhood,” she adds. “And now...
The French model is getting a centerfold in the magazine's November/December issue, making her the first transgender Playmate in the publication's 64-year history.
More: Young Hugh Hefner Graces 'Playboy' Cover in Honor of the Founder's Death
“I lived a long time without saying I was transgender,” Rau tells Playboy in an interview for the spread. “I dated a lot and almost forgot. I was scared of never finding a boyfriend and being seen as weird. Then I was like, 'You know, you should just be who you are. It’s a salvation to speak the truth about yourself, whether it’s your gender, sexuality, whatever. The people who reject you aren’t worth it. It’s not about being loved by others; it’s about loving yourself.'"
“When I was doing this shoot, I was thinking of all those hard days in my childhood,” she adds. “And now...
- 10/19/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Hugh Hefner started having serious back issues about 2 years ago, and it was all downhill from there as far as his health ... TMZ has learned. Sources close to the Playboy founder tell us he already had back problems in his late 80s, but it got much worse when he got an infection. We're told it was so debilitating for Hugh, he could barely walk without assistance and was bedridden soon after. That's when his public...
- 9/29/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Cultural icon Hugh Hefner, who died on Wednesday, seemed like the kind of person who would live forever, but new information on his final days reveals that the 91-year-old's health was slowly failing him.
A source close to Hefner's family tells Et, "Hef hadn't been doing well for the last year. [His death] wasn't shocking to the family."
"Everyone is obviously sad, but they feel he lived a very fulfilling and long life" the source added.
Pamela Anderson also revealed in her tribute on Instagram that the legendary publisher was not well and faced mobility issues. In her post she wrote, "I'm in such deep shock. But you were old, your back hurt you so much. Last time I saw you, you were using a walker. You didn't want me to see. You couldn't hear."
Related: Stars Remember Hugh Hefner -- Kim Kardashian, Rob Lowe and More Share Heartfelt Tributes
Last year, the Playboy...
A source close to Hefner's family tells Et, "Hef hadn't been doing well for the last year. [His death] wasn't shocking to the family."
"Everyone is obviously sad, but they feel he lived a very fulfilling and long life" the source added.
Pamela Anderson also revealed in her tribute on Instagram that the legendary publisher was not well and faced mobility issues. In her post she wrote, "I'm in such deep shock. But you were old, your back hurt you so much. Last time I saw you, you were using a walker. You didn't want me to see. You couldn't hear."
Related: Stars Remember Hugh Hefner -- Kim Kardashian, Rob Lowe and More Share Heartfelt Tributes
Last year, the Playboy...
- 9/28/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Model Brook Power made her Playboy debut in May 2016, and now one year and one baby later, the new mom is the magazine’s Playmate of the Year.
Power was also one of the few models to pose for Playboy during the months that the magazine went nudity-free.
“I actually didn’t feel as though the two were very different … it’s the same style of photography,” Power says in an interview with Eugena Washington, the 2016 Playmate. “It’s modern. It’s current.”
Plus, she says, regardless of the level of nudity shown in the magazine, the nature of modeling...
Power was also one of the few models to pose for Playboy during the months that the magazine went nudity-free.
“I actually didn’t feel as though the two were very different … it’s the same style of photography,” Power says in an interview with Eugena Washington, the 2016 Playmate. “It’s modern. It’s current.”
Plus, she says, regardless of the level of nudity shown in the magazine, the nature of modeling...
- 4/18/2017
- by Julie Mazziotta
- PEOPLE.com
Tyra Banks‘ loss is Hugh Hefner‘s gain. Eugena Washington, a 31-year-old model who once finished third on “American’s Next Top Model,” has won the title of Playboy’s 2016 Playmate of the Year. Playboy made the announcement at an intimate gathering at the Playboy Mansion in the Holmby Hills area of in Los Angeles, California, on Wednesday morning. Also Read: Here's Playboy's First Cover of the Non-Nude Era (Photo) Hugh Hefner did not appear at the Mansion festivities, but posed with Washington later in the day (Charley Gallay) In addition to the title and cover, she wins $100,000 and a...
- 5/12/2016
- by Mikey Glazer
- The Wrap
She may no longer be in the running to become America's Next Top Model, but Eugena Washington is officially a Playboy Playmate of the Year. Playboy announced the model as their 2016 pick for the highly coveted position Wednesday after Washington recently appeared in the magazine for the first time as the December 2015 Playmate of the Month. Along with Renee Tenison, 1990 Playmate of the Year, and Ida Ljungqvist, 2009 Playmate of the Year, Eugena is also the magazine's third African American woman to ever hold the title and the 57th woman ever. "It's a great time for this. The world is changing. I hope this brings different eyes to the magazine and new audiences,"...
- 5/11/2016
- E! Online
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