Free Preview: Classics - Once More With Fondren
She is Debra Jo Fondren, Playboy's 24-year-old Playmate of the Year. He is J. Fredrick Smith, 61 years old and one of the country's best-known glamour photographers. When they met at Smith's New York studio, the rapport was instant. Debra Jo had been traveling hard during the past year, being photographed by amateurs and professionals a thousand times and taking part in hundreds of Playboy promotions. "It's been an extraordinary year for me," Debra told us. "I've learned a lot and I think it's prepared me well for the future. It's been an education trying to make do in strange cities, meeting people, running for planes. I'll really hate to give up my title." We hate to see her go, too. That's why we arranged one final pictorial salute during her reign. And Smith was the logical choice to do the honors.<br><br> Our Playmate of the Year found photographer J. Frederick Smith a joy to work with, and it shows. “He’s a strong, dynamic person, and yet he can be very gentle. He keeps his models supplied with food and wine, on the theory that a full tummy makes for a happy model.” Debra also praises Smith’s choice of props: “He’s very imaginative. He likes to use old clothes, the kind you’d wear at home. Old clothes are very sensuous and easy to move in.”<br><br> Debra Jo’s future is currently up in the air: “I’m being pulled every which way.” The good news is you haven’t seen the last of Ms. Fondren. She intends to move to California, take some acting classes and attack the world o...
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