Lauren Anderson (model)

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Lauren Anderson
Born
Playboy centerfold appearance
July 2002
Preceded byMichele Rogers
Succeeded byChristina Santiago
Personal details
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1][unreliable source?]
Signature

Lauren Anderson is an American model who was chosen as Playboy's Playmate of the Month in July 2002 and has appeared in numerous Playboy videos. Lauren was the winner of the TV special Who Wants to Be a Playboy Centerfold?, broadcast on Fox in May 2002.[2] She starred in the variety production "Headlights and Tailpipes" in Las Vegas at the Stardust Resort & Casino.

Anderson appeared in the March 2008 issue of Playboy Spain, on the cover as well as in a pictorial and an interview.[3]

PETA Activist[edit]

Anderson originally hoped to open an animal rescue shelter,[4] and became a PETA member in 2007.[5][unreliable source?] In multiple years she has joined protests against the American Meat Institute's Annual Hot Dog Day on Capitol Hill by dressing in a lettuce bikini and handing out vegetarian hot dogs, including 2002,[6] 2005, [7] and 2007.[8]

Personal[edit]

Anderson is from a small town in Florida.[9] Anderson married former baseball player Reid Brignac in 2010. They have two children together.[10]

Filmography[edit]

  • Playboy: Who Wants to Be a Playboy Centerfold? (2002)[11]
  • Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 2003 (2002)[12]

Television appearances[edit]

Anderson has appeared on The Girls Next Door, Fear Factor, The Howard Stern Show, and The Two Coreys.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Playmate data". Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Playboy winner spills the beans". Sun-Journal. June 4, 2002. p. 28. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "Lauren Anderson". Playmates.com. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  4. ^ Krzos, Mark S. (January 23, 2003). "Playmate figures to be hot draw in Bonita". News-Press. p. 73. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "Playmate to Politicians: Take a Bite (and Cool Down)" (Press release). PETA. July 17, 2008. Archived from the original on January 4, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
  6. ^ Fortune, Beth (August 11, 2002). "Long legs, pig snouts, all to catch an eye". Hartford Courant. pp. [1], [2]. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  7. ^ Doughty, Megan (July 21, 2005). "'Lettuce Ladies' offer alternative on Hot Dog Day". The Capital Times. p. 7. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  8. ^ Zimmer, Eric. "PETA and Playboy Playmates Team up for National Hot Dog Day". Washingtonian. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  9. ^ Kahn, Robert (May 30, 2002). "Sex and the City: A Bunny Tale". Newsday (Nassau Edition). p. 12. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  10. ^ Feinsand, Mark (May 18, 2013). "Yankees add infield depth by acquiring Reid Brignac from Colorado Rockies for cash considerations". NY Daily News. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
  11. ^ Playboy: Who Wants to Be a Playboy Centerfold? (2002) at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  12. ^ Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 2003 (2002) at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ "Lauren Anderson (II)". Internet Movie Database.

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