Uncle Buck Interviews Playmates
Shannon James
Amanda Paige
Jennifer Hurt
A few weekend back I made my way over to the Hynes Convention Center for College Fest. The rooms were packed with college kids and promotions trying to get their dollars. There were all sorts of activities and give-a-ways and even a stage with mid-level rap acts. The biggest hit of the convention, however, was the booth in the back. A little piece of paradise plopped down in a cement auditorium. Playboy and some of its Playmates were in town. Of the six bombshells, I was able to pull aside three for a quick interview. Two Playmates, one Cyber Girl. Each one of them was a drop dead knockout. Airbrushing? These girls didn’t need it. Even though I had seen each nude hours earlier (online research has its advantages), it was amazing to see just how petite and down right stunning these girls were. Here’s what I learned.
Uncle Buck: You were a cover model?
Shannon James: No, I was a centerfold. Miss May 2007.
Amanda Paige: I was Miss October 2005.
Jennifer Hurt: I was the June 2007 Playboy.com Cyber Girl of the Month.
UB: Are you friends with a lot of the Cyber Girls?
SJ: I don’t actually know many of the Cyber Girls. I’ve met Breann McGreggor, she’s the Cyber Girl of the year, she’s awesome. But really I hang out with Playmates more.
UB: Is there a rivalry between Cyber Girls and Playmates?
JH: Oh, I don’t think so. All the Playmates I’ve met have been really nice. I think what makes Cyber Girls special is that we have the access to talk with our fans online.
UB: Is there a rivalry between Playmates? Shannon you were Miss October. Do you hope that every other Miss October is a pig so you can brag that you were the hottest Miss October?
AP: (Laughing) No, I get excited to meet new Playmates. My roommate is actually a Playmate and came after me, so yeah I love to support the new girls.
SJ: No, it’s actually a really great kinship. I mean it’s 12 girls a year that are in the exact same situation. It’s like a bond, it’s like a sorority.
UB: What is Hef like?
AP: I lived in the Playmate house with a bunch of the girls, which was really fun. I spent some time with the girls, and Hef is amazing. He’s 81 and he sure doesn’t act like it. I don’t know many men who can handle one girlfriend and he’s got 3!
JH: I met him briefly at a party, he was really nice.
UB: What are the parties like at the Playboy Mansion?
SJ: I was at last year’s Halloween, this year’s Midsummer Night’s Dream Party and I’m getting ready for this year’s Halloween.
AP: I’ve been to a couple, my last was the Midsummer Night’s Dream Party.
JH: I’ve only been to one, it was the Midsummer Night’s Dream Party.
What is the craziest thing you’ve seen or done at one of these parties?
SJ: I’m sorry I’m not allowed to reveal that information (giggling).
UB: That good?
SJ: That good.
AP: I actually think the parties we had at the Playmate house and at Playmate events were wilder. It’s always so much fun to see clients at these things get wild.
JH: I saw a lot of wildness in the grotto! (Giggles) Lots of nakedness.
UB: How did you get discovered by Playboy?
SJ: My girlfriend took these pictures of me from Hooters, because I used to work for them, and sent them into the Howard Stern Show. So then I get a call from Howard Stern, telling me they want me to test to be a Playmate and all this stuff. Originally I said no, but then they contacted me again and I had a nice talk with them. I met with the executive photographer of Playboy and then six weeks later I’m a centerfold.
UB: So you’ve been on the Howard Stern Show?
SJ: Yeah, I went on first for that and then I went on again to say “Thank You” for making me who I am, basically.
UB: Do you know your State Capital?
SJ: The State Capital of Pennsylvania his Harrisburg (correct).
JH: The State Capital of Maryland is Annapolis (correct).
AP: The State Capital of North Carolina is Raleigh (correct).
UB: What does it mean for a man to be ambidextrous?
JH: He can use both his hands (correct).
SJ: He writes with both hands (correct).
AP: He uses both of his hands (correct).
UB: This is a question that was recently asked to a Miss Teen USA contestant and I was wondering what your thoughts were. “Recent polls have shown that a fifth of American’s can’t point out the US on a world map. Why do you think this is?”
(Note: You may recall Miss South Carolina’s answer on the show included rambling speech about “US Americans,” need for better education in “South America, the Iraq and the Asian nations” and the fact that so many American’s don’t own maps. Here were the Playboy model’s answers:)
SJ: I think it’s because of our poor education system that needs to be improved, so hopefully we can one day get up to par.
AP: It’s because our schools aren’t coming through and failing these kids.
JH: Because those people are idiots.
What can you do to get me into the Playboy Mansion?
AP: (Laughing) Um, well you may want to start by getting famous.
JH: (Giggling) Well I would suggest getting to know someone inside then giving them a call once they are there.
UB: Can I give you a call?
JH: (Laughing) Sure! I’ll come out front and grab you (eyes rolling).
SJ: (Laughing) Are you kidding? I can’t even get my boyfriend into the Playboy Mansion. You’d have better luck winning a contest.