Holly Madison [1] born December 23, [2] [3] is a model , showgirl , television personality and New York Times best-selling author. Holly Madison was born in Astoria, Oregon. Helens, Oregon. She later attended Portland State University for two years, majoring in theater and psychology. To afford her college tuition, Madison competed to become a Hawaiian Tropic model and worked as a waitress at Hooters.
The Girls Next Door was an E! Network show following life of Madison and others at the Playboy Mansion. The women were featured again on the covers of the September , March , and February issues. During seasons three and four, Madison was shown working at the Playboy studios as an intern and later a junior photo editor.
She also helped design and put together The Girls Next Door calendars. In February , with the ending of the sixth season she quit working for the company altogether due to her split from Hefner making her position "awkward.
She was brought in to replace Kelly Monaco after Monaco's three-month contract was up. Madison starred in her own reality show, Holly's World , [18] which revolved around her life at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. It's not a vanity credit. I'm super excited to learn from the best and take on new responsibilities. The book details her life in the Playboy Mansion and the beginning of her recovery afterward. Facing credit card debt and potential homelessness, in August , Madison moved into the Playboy Mansion and officially became one of Hugh Hefner 's girlfriends.
Hefner controlled her finances, enforced a strict schedule and curfew, and denied her opportunities to earn income outside the mansion.
However, during an interview at the Playmate of the Year luncheon in May , Hefner stated, "I love Holly very much and I think we're going to be together the rest of my life, but marriage isn't part of my puzzle. It's not a personal thing; I just haven't had much luck with marriages. On October 7, , Madison announced that her relationship with Hefner had ended, but that she, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson were "still filming stuff together. In , Madison stated, "I'm never dating anybody again.
I don't need a man. I'm really happy with myself and being with my friends I'm focused on forwarding my career. I'm working on producing my own shows.
Girls Next Door was a great place to start but it was somebody else's show. I'm just ready to move on. Madison has spoken openly about her cosmetic surgeries , having had both rhinoplasty and breast augmentation. After the latter procedure, her bust measurements went from an A-cup to a D. In August , Madison announced that she and Pasquale Rotella, whom she began dating in , were expecting their first child together. She is a supporter of animal welfare and has posed for two of PETA's anti- fur ads.
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