From behind the bedroom door in her suite in the Courtyard Marriott, I heard former Playboy playmate and longtime bunny photographer Cynthia Kaye directing her first girl from UVA, a sophomore that I’ll call "Brooke," who is sprawled across a fleece Cavaliers athletics blanket.
"Sit like Marilyn Monroe," she said at one point. "Point those toes…I like that. I like that." And, on more than a few occasions: "You’re beautiful."
Brooke (pictured below) was the first of roughly 10 UVA students who will pose for Kaye today, the first of a two-day stop in Charlottesville for Playboy’s "Girls of the ACC" issue, launched 32 years ago. Our city has been a fruitful hunting ground for bunnies in previous years: Amanda Paige graced the ACC issue in 2005, followed by a 2007 cover, and still works for Playboy currently.
Brooke’s shoot was brief, and Kaye left her with a t-shirt from Playboy’s "The Girls Next Door" TV show, then answered a few questions before her second girl arrived, a 21-year-old in a Playboy t-shirt and with a friend in tow for support. And C-VILLE caught the full experience—check out next week’s paper and c-ville.com for more. In the meantime…
Former Playboy model-turned-photographer Cynthia Kaye (left) snaps shots of a second-year UVA student. Wahoowa!
And for those of you curious about how a hotel room is decorated for a Playboy photo shoot, here’s a glimpse of the Playboy gear that filled out the hotel’s living room:
