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{{short description|Australian model|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| birth_place = [[Australia]]
| birth_place = [[Australia]]
| birth_date = 5 April 1937
| birth_date = 5 April 1937
| death_date = 8 December 2016
| bust = 38"DD
| waist = 23"
| hips = 36"
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}
| weight = {{convert|130|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| preceded = [[Zahra Norbo]]
| preceded = [[Zahra Norbo]]
| succeeded = [[Lari Laine]]
| succeeded = [[Lari Laine]]
|Died=August 12, 2016}}
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'''Felicia Atkins''' (born 5 April 1937) is an [[Australia]]n [[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]].
'''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]].


Atkins was a showgirl at the [[Tropicana Resort & Casino]] in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], in their Las Vegas rendition of the "[[Folies Bergère]]", which is how she was discovered by ''Playboy''. (The issue she was featured in had a Vegas theme.) She 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>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CidYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G_cDAAAAIBAJ&dq=felicia%20atkins&pg=6072%2C6261662 Crosby weds]</ref>
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>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of people in Playboy 1953-1959]]
* [[List of people in Playboy 1953–1959]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:55, 19 April 2024

Felicia Atkins
Playboy centerfold appearance
April 1958
Preceded byZahra Norbo
Succeeded byLari Laine
Personal details
Born5 April 1937
Australia
Died8 December 2016
Height5 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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Vintage Las Vegas".
  2. ^ Clemens, Samuel (2020). Pat: A Biography of Hollywood's Blonde Starlet. Sequoia Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-0578682822.
  3. ^ Crosby weds
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