Free Preview: Playmate of the Month April 1991 - Christina Marie Leardini
Christina Leardini was a natural cnadidate for Operation Playmate - a letter-writing campaign to cheer soldiers stationed in Saudi Arabia. For one thing, a career in modeling (including a stint with our lingerie specials) has turned her into a compulsive correspondent. "I have pen pals - photographers, models - everywhere. I write to keep in touch, just little notes, maybe quotes from the Bible or a book I've enjoyed." But there are other reasons. For one thing, Christina's exotic beauty is the result of a Saudi-American alliance that occurred some 22 years ago between her U.S.-born mom and a Saudi doctor. The union was short-lived, and her father moved on. "I have stepbrothers and stepsisters I have never seen, who may not be aware that I exist. I wonder how they'd feel about me, what they look like." Although she has Arab blood, the letter-writing campaign is her first real contact with the strict world of Saudi culture: "We can't be sexy or we could get censored. Obviously, we can't send copies of Playboy. I hope by the time this issue comes out, the boys I've written to will be home to see it." (Not that her letters would have been all that sexy - she is a happily married mom.) Letter writing suits her in another way. "I'd love to be a comedian," Christina says. "I would like to play the funny, stupid characters on <i>Saturday Night Live</i>, but I don't have the guts." When we got a chance to watch Christina in action, we saw what she meant. She is more at home with Will...
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