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{{short description|Australian model|bot=PearBOT 5}} |
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{{BLP sources|date=April 2011}} |
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{{Infobox Playboy Playmate |
{{Infobox Playboy Playmate |
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| name = Felicia Atkins |
| name = Felicia Atkins |
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| image = |
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| issue = April 1958 |
| issue = April 1958 |
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| birth_place = [[Australia]] |
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| birth_date = 5 April 1937 |
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| death_date = 8 December 2016 |
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| bust = 40"D-? |
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| waist = 26" |
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| hips = 37" |
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| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}} |
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}} |
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| weight = {{convert|130|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} |
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| preceded = [[Zahra Norbo]] |
| preceded = [[Zahra Norbo]] |
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| succeeded = [[Lari Laine]] |
| succeeded = [[Lari Laine]] |
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|Died=August 12, 2016}} |
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'''Felicia Atkins''' (born |
'''Felicia Atkins''' (born 5 Apr. 1937, died 8 Dec. 2016<ref>{{cite web | url=https://vintagelasvegas.com/post/657200452400758784/1958 | title=Vintage Las Vegas }}</ref>) was an Australian born [[model (person)|model]]. She was ''[[Playboy]]'' magazine's [[Playboy Playmate|Playmate of the Month]] for the April, 1958 issue. Her [[centerfold]] was photographed by [[Bruno Bernard]] and [[Bill Bridges (photographer)|Bill Bridges]]. |
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Atkins was a showgirl at the [[Tropicana Resort & Casino]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], which is how she was discovered by ''Playboy''. (The issue |
Felicia Atkins was a showgirl at the [[Tropicana Resort & Casino]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]],<ref>{{cite book |url={{Google books|LongDwAAQBAJ|page=66|plainurl=yes}} |title=Pat: A Biography of Hollywood's Blonde Starlet |first=Samuel |last=Clemens |publisher=Sequoia Press |year=2020 |page=51 |isbn=978-0578682822}}</ref> in their Las Vegas rendition of the "[[Folies Bergère]]", which is how she was discovered by ''Playboy''. (The Playboy issue Atkins was featured in had a Las Vegas, Nevada theme.) Atkins holds the record for the longest tenure in the Tropicana's long-running Folies-Bergère [[revue]] (19 years).{{Citation needed|date=April 2011}} She was the maid of honor at the marriage of [[Phillip Crosby]], son of [[Bing Crosby]], to fellow Tropicana showgirl [[Sandra Drummond]], whilst she was dating Phillip's brother [[Gary Crosby (actor)|Gary Crosby]].<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CidYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G_cDAAAAIBAJ&dq=felicia%20atkins&pg=6072%2C6261662 Crosby weds]</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[List of people in Playboy |
* [[List of people in Playboy 1953–1959]] |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* {{playmate|felicia-atkins|Felicia Atkins}} |
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Latest revision as of 13:55, 19 April 2024
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| Felicia Atkins | |
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| Playboy centerfold appearance | |
| April 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Zahra Norbo |
| Succeeded by | Lari Laine |
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| Born | 5 April 1937 Australia |
| Died | 8 December 2016 |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Felicia Atkins (born 5 Apr. 1937, died 8 Dec. 2016[1]) was an Australian born model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the April, 1958 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Bruno Bernard and Bill Bridges.
Felicia Atkins was a showgirl at the Tropicana Resort & Casino in Las Vegas,[2] in their Las Vegas rendition of the "Folies Bergère", which is how she was discovered by Playboy. (The Playboy issue Atkins was featured in had a Las Vegas, Nevada theme.) Atkins holds the record for the longest tenure in the Tropicana's long-running Folies-Bergère revue (19 years).[citation needed] She was the maid of honor at the marriage of Phillip Crosby, son of Bing Crosby, to fellow Tropicana showgirl Sandra Drummond, whilst she was dating Phillip's brother Gary Crosby.[3]
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[edit]- ^ "Vintage Las Vegas".
- ^ Clemens, Samuel (2020). Pat: A Biography of Hollywood's Blonde Starlet. Sequoia Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-0578682822.
- ^ Crosby weds
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