130. Into The World Of Playboy Playmates With The 1992 Playmate Of The Year Corinna Harney-Jones

I'm sure you remember the first time you saw a copy of a Playboy magazine! I remember mine, and I shared my experience in this episode. Today, we're joined by Corinna Harney-Jones, the 1992 Playboy Playmate of the year!

 

In the episode we discuss her story of becoming a Playboy playmate and how it changed her life.

 

We also get behind the scenes of the Playboy mansion and the job of a playmate. Corinna walks us through her experience and what it was like to be a Playboy Playmate at the famous Playboy parties.

 

All this and a lot more in this 2 part series of "Into the World of Playboy Playmates". Do join us next week for the part 2 of the interview.

 

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Corinna Harney-Jones burst onto the scene when she appeared in the August 1991 issue of Playboy as the featured centerfold at the tender age of 18. She went on to win the coveted title of Playmate of the Year and graced the cover of the June 1992 issue.

 

Those accomplishments kicked off a 30-year career in the entertainment business during which she worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood. She produced and starred in her first feature film "Pitcher and the Pin Up," and appeared in the motion pictures "Vegas Vacation" and "Rat Race" in addition to appearances in a host of television programs. In 2021, she added a Best Actress trophy to her mantle for her role in the independent short film "Hit On Me."

 

Most recently, Corinna produced the highly acclaimed clue solving pub crawl comedy "Alibi: The Show That Isn't A Show!" in downtown Las Vegas which featured Southern Nevada's best comedians and improvisers. Her career also went full circle with "The Bunny Chronicles," a podcast which chronicles and pays homage to the incredible legacy of Hugh Hefner through the stories of those who worked most closely with him on the iconic publication, "Playboy Magazine." Corinna produces and hosts the podcast along with fellow Playboy Playmate Echo Johnson (January 1993).

 

Over the past 30 years, Corinna has balanced a career and a family. She has been married to her husband, Chris, for 27 years and they have one beautiful daughter together.

 

Check out Corinna's podcast "THE BUNNY CHRONICLES PODCAST" and dive deep into the fascinating history of PLAYBOY with LASER FOCUS on Hugh Hefner here: https://www.youtube.com/c/THEBUNNYCHRONICLESPODCAST/featured

 

Also, check out Corinna's acting reel here: https://youtu.be/AeVGtlp7a9o

 

A bit about me (Dr. Orest Komarnyckyj):

Dr. Orest Komarnyckyj enjoyed a prestigious career as a periodontal regenerative surgeon moving to a new passion in June 2018. He retired after a 33-year career to pursue new passions. At 69 Dr. Orest has taken on a new role as an Interviewer, Podcaster and government-certified Old Guy. He streams from his new home in Las Vegas, NV. He lives with his wife of 29 years, Oksana. His status as an empty-nesters with two out of college-employed children has left him with time and energy to share decades of successes, failures, and wisdom.

 

Timestamps:

00:00 - Precap

00:47 - Intro

01:56 - Guest introduction

05:20 - What's the most important thing you've done today?

07:40 - What was your life like before you got interested in becoming a Playboy playmate?

10:45 - What is the process to become a Playboy Playmate?

12:40 - When you became a playmate what did you have to do?

14:00 - What does it mean to be selected playmate of the year?

15:30 - Commercial

16:06 - Commercial ends/There is a lot of urban legends about Playboy playmates one of them being is that you have to have sex with Hugh Hefner to be a playmate. Is that true?

17:45 - What are some of the other urban legends out there regarding playmates?

20:30 - Tell us about the first centerfold photo shoot

24:45 - The magazine comes out, and you open the magazine. What's your reaction to it?

26:03 - What do you say to people that say that this is just exploitation of women?

30:20 - Outro