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Karen Mcdougal Biography |
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| Karen McDougal is an American model and actress. She is best known for her appearances as Playboy's Playmate of the Month for December 1997 and Playmate of the Year of 1998. She is of Cherokee Indian and Irish descent. McDougal was born in Merrillville, Indiana, a sub-division of Gary, Indiana. She is the first daughter in the family with 3 older brothers and a younger sister. Little is known about her family, but her mother, Carol, remarried when McDougal was at the age of 9 and the family moved to Sawyer, Michigan where she remained until college. She attended River Valley High School and became a cheerleader, band member, color guard, volleyball and softball player in high school. McDougal has studied tap dance and ballet as a child. She is also a clarinet player, being a Michigan state champion 4 years in a row in high school. Her childhood dream, prior to teaching and modeling, was to become a ballerina. After graduating high school in 1989, she attended Ferris State University at Big Rapids, Michigan for college for 2 years, majoring in Elementary Education. Afterwards, she moved to a Detroit suburb and taught preschool there. In her spare time, she works out 3 days a week to stay in shape. In 1997, McDougal tried out and won her local Venus Swimwear swimsuit competition in Michigan. Her victory caught the eye of Playboy photographer David Mecey. Soon after that she was approached by Playboy for a test shoot at Playboy Studio West which she accepted. Upon completing her test shoot, she was promptly selected to return for a complete photo and video shoot and chosen as Miss December 1997. Her pictorial, which was shot by photographers Richard Fegley and Stephen Wayda, has a winter theme and its outdoor portion was shot in the snowy fields near Park City, Utah. Her video, the Playmate Profile, was featured on Playboy TV soon after her magazine debut. After winning the local try out in Los Angeles, McDougal advanced to the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) 2004 RAW Diva Search special held at the Beacon Theatre in New York as one of 28 finalists. The special was televised live on Spike TV with a live audience on July 15, 2004. McDougal, clad in a black bikini, survived 2 rounds of elimination during the 2 hour special, only to be eliminated by the judges in the last round at the end, just prior to the selection of the final 10 contestants eligible for online voting. Her elimination was a surprise to the live audience, as she was arguably the most famous contestant not advancing to the next round. Christy Hemme was eventually selected by viewers to be the 2004 WWE RAW Diva. | |||||||||||||
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