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All right, Miki.
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Are you ready?
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I'm ready.
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[dramatic music]
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Who is Miki Garcia?
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Who is Miki Garcia?
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Her name was always
in the air.
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Miki Garcia,
she has the facts.
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She was
Miss January of 1973
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and served as director
of Playmate promotions
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from 1976 to 1982.
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I myself believed
the Playboy promise--
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all these opportunities
for women.
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I was touting the brand.
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I had dreams of going up
the corporate ladder,
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but Playboy was the culture
of sexual power,
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where somebody could
fondle you or grab you.
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It was nothing if you didn't
have someone come up
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and grind you from behind,
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but I could never
have said anything.
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We didn't have a voice.
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Women were disposable.
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The sexual harassment
and the abuse
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that they suffered,
it had to stop.
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♪ ♪
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My name is Hugh Hefner.
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I'm editor/publisher
of "Playboy" magazine.
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When Hugh Hefner
was just 27,
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he fashioned himself
and Playboy
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as the face
of sexual liberation.
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Playboy is one
of the most famous
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brand names in the world.
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I would like
to be remembered as somebody
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who played some positive part
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in changing the social
sexual values of my time.
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I believe that Hef pulled
one over on the whole world.
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The fantasy of Playboy
that he created did not allow
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for the consent of the women.
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When it came
to Hefner's buddies,
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you had to keep
those secrets quiet.
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What have you got for free?
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When you get someone
that powerful,
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anything could happen,
anything.
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The people who were
really there,
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they're the ones
who know the real truth.
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I want to be a voice
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for the women that
suffered the most at his hands.
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♪ ♪
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This is
my model release, okay?
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This has never been
shown before
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because Playboy would not
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give the Playmates
a copy of their contracts.
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I kept notes the whole time
I was there.
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I've done this research
and documentation for so long.
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It's really hard
to trust anyone with it.
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If I could, I'd sleep with it.
[laughs]
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And all of this work that I do,
it was meant
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to bring Hefner to justice.
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♪ ♪
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Being director
of Playmate promotions,
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I really felt a responsibility
to the Playmates.
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I recognized whatever
I could do for these women
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in their ambitions
and their careers,
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that it would be good
for Playboy.
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I believed in the pitch because
I had not seen the future.
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♪ ♪
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I didn't know the fallout
that could come from it.
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♪ ♪
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When Playboy found me,
I was competing
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for the Miss California
World Pageant
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in the summer of 1972.
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I really wanted
to be a psychiatrist.
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My father said,
"You get the education, Miki."
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We just didn't have
the funds to do it.
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And so I went ahead,
and I did modeling.
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When I entered the pageant,
Marilyn Grabowski,
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who was the West Coast
photo editor at the time,
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she was one of the judges.
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I didn't win the pageant,
but I got first runner-up.
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She came backstage,
gave me her card,
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and she said,
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"You should be
a Playboy Playmate."
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And I told her, "I'm never
taking my clothes off."
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I used to go to Mass
every morning,
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and my parents
were very strict.
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So I had that foundation
of Catholicism,
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but Marilyn really gave me
an incredible pitch.
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She kept saying, "Listen,
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"do you know the money
these women make?
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"Do you know the opportunities
that you would have?
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"This is the time for women to
be able to express themselves.
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"Nudity is beautiful.
What we do is art.
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"This is not
a sleazy operation.
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The Playmate of the Month
is the girl next door."
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And I looked at her,
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and I asked her
about what she did for Playboy.
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I don't know about you,
but I was kind of surprised
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to find out that
the picture editor of "Playboy"
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would turn out to be a girl.
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Well, I think a woman can be
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just as objective
in a man in these matters.
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And besides, I can second-guess
Mr. Hefner pretty good.
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Marilyn Grabowski
was a woman in a top job.
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Here was this incredible woman,
very strong woman.
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It was crazy how much power
this woman wielded.
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When she walked in the room,
everybody was like...
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[gasps] "Marilyn's here."
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She was powerful.
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I was watching her
very carefully, and I said,
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"You know,
I think I want to be you."
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She looked at me
a little bit differently...
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[laughs]
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But she didn't care.
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She was thinking,
"Hey, let's get her through.
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Let's get her through."
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I truly believed in my heart
that I would do well
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because I would apply mys--
my dad used that.
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"Apply yourself, Miki."
So I applied myself.
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♪ ♪
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I was Miss January, 1973.
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I was one of the first
Hispanic Playmates.
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I was proud of that.
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To get my leg up
a little bit higher,
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you know,
when I was in that side pose,
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they had me
put my foot on a red bucket.
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You know, isn't this funny?
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Everybody thinks, you know,
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"Playboy" is so glamorous
and all this,
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and here I am--I've got my foot
on a stupid red bucket.
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I did do full frontal
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because I believed
that I had the right to do it.
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Absolutely
I was judged by people.
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But this was the '70s,
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and there was that liberation
about the body
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and the sexual revolution.
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We were free.
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♪ ♪
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Over the years, there's been
an increase in attacks
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from radical feminists,
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who view Playboy
and Hugh Hefner as the enemy.
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♪ ♪
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My mother and I,
we had had a tiff.
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She got so involved in talking
about the feminist movement.
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I represented everything
that she found disgusting
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and what she was
fighting against.
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At Playboy,
our opposition was feminists.
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People were burning their bras,
you know.
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It was this whole idea
of liberation for women
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and women being equal to men.
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They felt that women
taking their clothes off
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to pose for the pleasure
of men
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was sort of antithetical
to feminism.
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I was very proud to have women
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who'd posed
in the magazine saying,
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"I have a right to do this.
This is my body."
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I was actually insulted.
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I felt as if I was a feminist
myself, for goodness sakes.
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Why couldn't they see that
I was forging my own path?
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I remember we were
in Marilyn's office,
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and she said,
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"Miki, you're different
than the rest."
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♪ ♪
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She got Hef on the phone.
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She says, "I've got
Miki Garcia in front of me,
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"and, Hef, this is our next
Playmate of the Year.
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She's no bimbo."
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♪ ♪
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And he said,
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"Yeah, she's the next
Playmate of the Year."
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♪ ♪
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Well, you sure know
how to pick 'em.
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Well, let's say I've had more
practice than most people.
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- [laughs] I'd say.
- But, actually, of course,
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I don't pick the Playmate
of the Year by myself.
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The editors of "Playboy"
do the final selection.
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We have...
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Ultimately, Hef is the one
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who chose
the Playmate of the Year.
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Was it a fair competition?
I don't think so.
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The girls did a lot
to win that favor,
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and he knew that they would,
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so he usually played that up.
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I know he's the one
that made the final decision.
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If you became
Playmate of the Year,
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you got more fame,
you got more money.
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You got more power.
Who didn't want that?
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After they promised me
Playmate of the Year,
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Marilyn called me, and she said
that Hefner wanted to meet me.
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I was worried.
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I had been asked
to go to the Mansion.
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I avoided it,
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but I really had
no more excuses left,
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so I went with her.
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I was extremely nervous
because I just simply knew
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that if I didn't go
to bed with him,
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I wasn't going to get
Playmate of the Year.
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I mean, I had that in my gut.
I wasn't for sure.
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I just thought,
"If he asks and I say no,
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"there goes
that money out the door
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and everything
I worked for," right?
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What a joke--
it comes to that.
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I mean,
when I first arrived,
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it seemed like
most of the women
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who are coming through
and testing for Playmate
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felt like they had to sleep
with him
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to get Playmate of the Year.
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Not every single
one of them did.
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There were a few exceptions,
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but I think a lot of people
felt like they had to.
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I think it was known that
they were sort of expected to.
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Yeah, in order to get
Playmate of the Year,
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you had to do some pretty wild
things up in the bedroom
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with Hef and his friends.
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You had to vie
for that position.
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♪ ♪
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It was Christmastime.
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Hefner was opening up
some presents,
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and Marilyn said to me,
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"Miki, you have to go talk
to Hef now."
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And I knew what that meant.
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I said, "I don't think so."
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And she said, "I'm telling you
right now, it's now or never.
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"I mean it.
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Go talk to him."
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And I knew it meant
that I had to go over there
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and beg for that
Playmate of the Year title
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and be vulnerable to him.
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I knew that.
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She didn't have to say it.
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I just kept looking at Hefner,
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and he was unwrapping
this one present,
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and it would say
"large dildo."
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And he had this big smile,
this giggle.
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It just turned me off
so much inside,
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I said,
"No, I'm not going to do it."
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And she says,
"Well, then, okay."
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That was it.
We drove back.
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She didn't say anything to me.
We went into her office.
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There were other women there,
the gals.
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It was all champagne flutes,
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and poured it.
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And then she made a toast...
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to the new
Playmate of the Year,
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Cyndi Wood.
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[laughing]
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♪ ♪
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That was--that was
my first business lesson,
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so to speak,
from you Hugh Hefner.
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I'm not saying that Cyndi
slept with him.
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I don't know what
the relationship was.
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All I know is
255
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that I didn't like
anyone putting me in a corner.
256
00:12:04,419 --> 00:12:06,943
I hate corners.
257
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No, I wasn't going to be
a bed partner to him,
258
00:12:10,251 --> 00:12:12,601
but he was gonna
damn well respect me.
259
00:12:12,688 --> 00:12:17,040
I was going to move forward
and get more power
260
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as an executive
and call the shots.
261
00:12:20,740 --> 00:12:23,525
I had an opportunity
when the person
262
00:12:23,612 --> 00:12:27,181
who was running Playmate
promotions left.
263
00:12:27,268 --> 00:12:31,707
The promotions department was
the big revenue for Playboy.
264
00:12:31,838 --> 00:12:34,057
The job was to go out there
265
00:12:34,188 --> 00:12:37,757
and be the best representative
of Playboy that they could.
266
00:12:37,887 --> 00:12:41,108
And so any kind of event
that somebody might have,
267
00:12:41,195 --> 00:12:43,066
oftentimes they would want
a Playmate
268
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at that event
to draw in customers.
269
00:12:46,766 --> 00:12:49,507
Not everyone got to do
Playmate promotions,
270
00:12:49,594 --> 00:12:52,162
but if you could have
a pleasant personality
271
00:12:52,249 --> 00:12:57,037
and be able to work with people
and take pictures with fans,
272
00:12:57,167 --> 00:13:01,041
you know, hey,
you're gonna make $200 a day.
273
00:13:01,171 --> 00:13:05,741
I did Playmate promotions
for 31/2 years.
274
00:13:05,828 --> 00:13:07,743
I was sent to do car shows.
275
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We would visit veterans,
276
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hospitals,
stereo shops, whatever.
277
00:13:13,053 --> 00:13:16,099
I had done it all,
and I thought,
278
00:13:16,186 --> 00:13:18,754
"Okay, I have
this opportunity."
279
00:13:18,885 --> 00:13:21,931
I become head of it.
I'm gonna make them look great.
280
00:13:22,062 --> 00:13:23,585
[dramatic music]
281
00:13:23,715 --> 00:13:27,241
If I could bring something
to the interview
282
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that they couldn't discount...
283
00:13:29,721 --> 00:13:32,812
then maybe I had a chance.
284
00:13:32,942 --> 00:13:35,727
So I went to
a good friend of mine,
285
00:13:35,815 --> 00:13:40,123
Robert Larivee who started
all the Autoramas.
286
00:13:40,254 --> 00:13:43,083
He said, "I'll tell you what,
if they make you head
287
00:13:43,170 --> 00:13:44,519
"of Playmate promotions,
288
00:13:44,606 --> 00:13:48,566
"I'm going to swing
all of my business
289
00:13:48,653 --> 00:13:50,133
"to Playmate promotions.
290
00:13:50,264 --> 00:13:51,526
You go tell them that."
291
00:13:51,613 --> 00:13:54,050
And so I did.
292
00:13:54,181 --> 00:13:57,924
I went in, and I sat down,
and I laid it out,
293
00:13:58,011 --> 00:14:02,842
and I said, "I will be
director, not coordinator.
294
00:14:02,929 --> 00:14:05,888
"The position
deserves that respect.
295
00:14:05,975 --> 00:14:08,673
"These women
deserve the respect.
296
00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:11,024
They are the heartbeat
of Playboy."
297
00:14:11,111 --> 00:14:12,677
♪ ♪
298
00:14:12,764 --> 00:14:15,550
"I'm one of them.
I know who they are."
299
00:14:15,637 --> 00:14:19,946
I was then told
that I got the job.
300
00:14:20,076 --> 00:14:21,773
♪ ♪
301
00:14:21,861 --> 00:14:24,385
They let me have the title.
302
00:14:24,472 --> 00:14:27,344
I had reached my goal,
I thought, right?
303
00:14:27,475 --> 00:14:29,042
I did it.
I did it.
304
00:14:29,129 --> 00:14:31,827
I was going to be an executive
with Playboy.
305
00:14:31,914 --> 00:14:34,308
I was gonna be like
Mo Grabowski.
306
00:14:34,395 --> 00:14:35,875
Yeah, that's what
I was gonna do.
307
00:14:38,616 --> 00:14:43,317
Next thing I knew, I was
behind these double doors,
308
00:14:43,447 --> 00:14:46,276
and they seated me
right in the reception area
309
00:14:46,363 --> 00:14:48,148
like a secretary.
310
00:14:48,235 --> 00:14:51,673
The woman who was heading up
the agency at the time--
311
00:14:51,803 --> 00:14:55,198
she says, "Okay, well, make up
get these composites,
312
00:14:55,285 --> 00:14:56,678
"put them together in a book.
313
00:14:56,808 --> 00:14:58,506
Do this, do that, do"--
314
00:14:58,593 --> 00:15:01,988
And I went ahead and did it.
I just went ahead and did it.
315
00:15:02,118 --> 00:15:04,381
♪ ♪
316
00:15:04,468 --> 00:15:07,036
When I was director
of a Playmate promotions,
317
00:15:07,167 --> 00:15:10,735
I booked publicity
with Dorothy Stratten,
318
00:15:10,822 --> 00:15:13,216
with Deborah Jo Fondren,
319
00:15:13,347 --> 00:15:15,740
with Sondra Theodore.
320
00:15:15,827 --> 00:15:18,526
I was traveling with the girls
321
00:15:18,656 --> 00:15:22,486
and also searching
for Playmate candidates.
322
00:15:22,617 --> 00:15:26,621
I was working with women,
women who wanted to work.
323
00:15:26,751 --> 00:15:28,014
They loved to do promotions
324
00:15:28,144 --> 00:15:30,146
because that's how
they paid the bills.
325
00:15:30,277 --> 00:15:33,106
If you stayed in good
with Playmate promotions,
326
00:15:33,193 --> 00:15:34,716
you weren't a problem
on the road,
327
00:15:34,803 --> 00:15:36,457
you showed up
when you said you would,
328
00:15:36,587 --> 00:15:38,285
you were guaranteed
to have work.
329
00:15:38,415 --> 00:15:41,070
There was a lot of
promotions, a lot of signings.
330
00:15:41,201 --> 00:15:44,726
I was so humbled by the fact
that these people
331
00:15:44,813 --> 00:15:46,293
are waiting for my autograph.
332
00:15:46,423 --> 00:15:48,208
Like, me?
333
00:15:48,295 --> 00:15:52,212
We would rehearse with them
before radio and television.
334
00:15:52,342 --> 00:15:55,519
The trick with the spin
that we were teaching them
335
00:15:55,606 --> 00:15:58,870
was always to be...
336
00:15:58,958 --> 00:16:00,916
gracious, ladylike,
but also,
337
00:16:01,003 --> 00:16:04,224
"I'm your ready
338
00:16:04,311 --> 00:16:07,836
"and willing girlfriend.
339
00:16:07,967 --> 00:16:10,447
However you like me,
I'm right here."
340
00:16:10,534 --> 00:16:11,971
You just can't get
enough pictures
341
00:16:12,058 --> 00:16:13,494
of them beautiful things.
342
00:16:13,581 --> 00:16:16,932
That's the message.
And I'm "the girl next door."
343
00:16:17,019 --> 00:16:18,673
I'm so clean.
344
00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:23,112
You know,
I'm rosy-cheeked, et cetera.
345
00:16:23,243 --> 00:16:25,593
I always told the women
346
00:16:25,723 --> 00:16:30,032
that this was a very
sexually charged environment.
347
00:16:30,119 --> 00:16:32,904
You had to be careful
on the road.
348
00:16:32,992 --> 00:16:37,083
They expected you to be
their personal Playmate.
349
00:16:37,170 --> 00:16:39,172
It had happened to me.
350
00:16:39,302 --> 00:16:41,435
Some guy comes in
after a long day,
351
00:16:41,522 --> 00:16:42,740
walks me to the door,
352
00:16:42,827 --> 00:16:45,308
just rushes right in,
353
00:16:45,439 --> 00:16:48,268
sits down on the bed and
starts taking his clothes off.
354
00:16:48,398 --> 00:16:49,486
♪ ♪
355
00:16:49,573 --> 00:16:51,053
This guy just took for granted
356
00:16:51,140 --> 00:16:54,361
I was going to be
his sex partner for the night.
357
00:16:54,448 --> 00:16:58,495
Anyway, I said,
"Get out, get out."
358
00:16:58,626 --> 00:17:00,323
There he was on the balcony,
359
00:17:00,410 --> 00:17:03,022
and I slammed it shut
and locked it.
360
00:17:03,109 --> 00:17:05,720
I mean, nine floors up?
361
00:17:05,850 --> 00:17:07,287
Nine floors up,
what did I expect?
362
00:17:07,374 --> 00:17:09,506
He was going to fly?
363
00:17:09,637 --> 00:17:11,117
I didn't give a [bleep]
364
00:17:11,204 --> 00:17:13,249
that he was
going to have to grow wings.
365
00:17:13,380 --> 00:17:14,642
♪ ♪
366
00:17:14,729 --> 00:17:17,471
I was so angry
with all of the garbage
367
00:17:17,558 --> 00:17:19,342
that I had put up with,
368
00:17:19,429 --> 00:17:21,170
and I heard
the other girls saying,
369
00:17:21,301 --> 00:17:24,304
"The guy, you know,
just wanted to touch me,"
370
00:17:24,391 --> 00:17:26,741
or, "He made me do this."
371
00:17:26,828 --> 00:17:28,743
These women were trying
to do a job.
372
00:17:28,830 --> 00:17:30,701
They were trying
to get paid for it.
373
00:17:30,788 --> 00:17:33,530
They didn't need the
sexual harassment on top of it.
374
00:17:33,661 --> 00:17:37,099
So that spurred me forward,
375
00:17:37,230 --> 00:17:39,014
that I would
get into the position
376
00:17:39,145 --> 00:17:41,364
where no woman
had to put up with that crap.
377
00:17:41,451 --> 00:17:43,279
♪ ♪
378
00:17:43,366 --> 00:17:45,499
Oh, I was so proud
of Miki Garcia's career.
379
00:17:45,586 --> 00:17:48,154
I mean, she was
the first female director
380
00:17:48,241 --> 00:17:49,503
of Playboy promotions.
381
00:17:49,590 --> 00:17:52,636
I saw that the glass ceiling
was cracking
382
00:17:52,767 --> 00:17:54,943
and it was great to see.
383
00:17:55,030 --> 00:17:57,250
I wanted to meet her
384
00:17:57,337 --> 00:18:00,122
'cause I thought
we had a lot in common,
385
00:18:00,209 --> 00:18:04,431
and, sadly, it was
a male-dominated atmosphere,
386
00:18:04,561 --> 00:18:07,042
and they kept us separate.
387
00:18:07,173 --> 00:18:08,870
I thought
they didn't want us together
388
00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:10,437
because we could share stories
389
00:18:10,524 --> 00:18:13,440
about what was really
going on with Playboy.
390
00:18:17,835 --> 00:18:19,315
This my ID card
391
00:18:19,402 --> 00:18:21,317
when I was the assistant
Bunny Mother in New York City.
392
00:18:21,448 --> 00:18:24,407
I had dreams of going up
the corporate ladder,
393
00:18:24,538 --> 00:18:26,409
from being a bunny
to an assistant Bunny Mother.
394
00:18:26,496 --> 00:18:27,845
You just worked your way up,
395
00:18:27,932 --> 00:18:31,675
and that's what my dreams
and aspirations were.
396
00:18:31,806 --> 00:18:35,070
They changed my name 'cause
it wasn't corporate enough.
397
00:18:35,201 --> 00:18:37,812
They said that it sounded
like "Petticoat Junction,"
398
00:18:37,899 --> 00:18:41,946
so they changed it to PJ,
and it lived.
399
00:18:42,033 --> 00:18:44,384
[dramatic music]
400
00:18:44,514 --> 00:18:48,910
In 1979, I moved to Chicago
as a Bunny Mother.
401
00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:53,132
That's me up on the top there
with Christie Hefner
402
00:18:53,219 --> 00:18:55,612
and me as the Bunny Mother.
403
00:18:55,699 --> 00:18:57,875
Part of the reason I thought
I'd have an opportunity
404
00:18:58,006 --> 00:19:01,270
as a female was
because we had Christie Hefner.
405
00:19:01,357 --> 00:19:02,837
I thought it was a great opportunity.
406
00:19:02,967 --> 00:19:05,927
I saw a female
in a position of power,
407
00:19:06,014 --> 00:19:07,711
and that's what I wanted to do.
408
00:19:07,798 --> 00:19:10,149
I wanted to be like Christie.
I wanted to move up the ladder.
409
00:19:10,236 --> 00:19:12,934
♪ ♪
410
00:19:13,021 --> 00:19:15,502
Christie went to work for
Playboy after she graduated
411
00:19:15,589 --> 00:19:18,331
summa cum laude
from Brandeis university.
412
00:19:18,461 --> 00:19:20,855
In six years
of on-the-job training,
413
00:19:20,942 --> 00:19:23,379
she has worked her way up
the organization chart,
414
00:19:23,466 --> 00:19:24,859
from assistant
to the president
415
00:19:24,946 --> 00:19:27,078
to vice president
and member of the board
416
00:19:27,209 --> 00:19:29,298
of Playboy Enterprises,
Incorporated.
417
00:19:29,429 --> 00:19:31,344
It was wonderful
at 30 years old
418
00:19:31,431 --> 00:19:35,739
to see a female breaking
through that glass ceiling.
419
00:19:35,826 --> 00:19:37,785
My father said after I'd been
with the company
420
00:19:37,872 --> 00:19:40,918
only about a year
that if I hadn't existed,
421
00:19:41,005 --> 00:19:42,746
he would have wanted to go
to the promotion department
422
00:19:42,833 --> 00:19:44,270
and have me invented.
423
00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:45,749
For Playboy,
Christie Hefner's advancement
424
00:19:45,836 --> 00:19:47,273
to company president
425
00:19:47,360 --> 00:19:49,231
should represent
a formidable publicity weapon
426
00:19:49,318 --> 00:19:52,103
in Playboy's ongoing battle
with the feminists.
427
00:19:52,191 --> 00:19:54,367
Christie was this
new branding,
428
00:19:54,497 --> 00:19:56,630
this new image
for the magazine.
429
00:19:56,717 --> 00:19:58,675
We still had the feminists
430
00:19:58,806 --> 00:20:02,331
with their attacks
against Playboy,
431
00:20:02,418 --> 00:20:06,944
and so putting her face as
the leadership of the magazine
432
00:20:07,075 --> 00:20:10,252
was very smart,
and she was very smart.
433
00:20:10,383 --> 00:20:11,906
How can you justify
a magazine
434
00:20:12,036 --> 00:20:14,691
which doesn't liberate women
but exploits them?
435
00:20:14,778 --> 00:20:18,042
I have never felt that way
because it's never seemed to me
436
00:20:18,129 --> 00:20:20,001
that a photograph
of a beautiful woman
437
00:20:20,131 --> 00:20:23,874
without her clothes on
is exploitive of the woman,
438
00:20:23,961 --> 00:20:26,660
the reader, or anybody else
who has any part of it.
439
00:20:26,747 --> 00:20:29,880
She was the reset
440
00:20:29,967 --> 00:20:33,319
of the whole idea of Playboy.
441
00:20:33,449 --> 00:20:36,322
Because Playboy
is so misunderstood
442
00:20:36,409 --> 00:20:38,106
in a number of quarters
443
00:20:38,193 --> 00:20:41,152
related to the women's movement
and related to sex,
444
00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,807
I think the fact that...
445
00:20:43,938 --> 00:20:46,549
the Hefner who will one day
run the organization
446
00:20:46,636 --> 00:20:49,944
is a woman is
a very positive thing.
447
00:20:50,031 --> 00:20:52,599
I was never, like, crazy
about Hefner.
448
00:20:52,686 --> 00:20:54,383
You know, I sort of thought
he was a joke,
449
00:20:54,514 --> 00:20:58,953
but Christie, she was together,
and I admired her.
450
00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:00,259
I still do admire her.
451
00:21:00,346 --> 00:21:02,522
She had a lot
of wonderful ideas
452
00:21:02,609 --> 00:21:04,045
on what she wanted to do.
453
00:21:04,175 --> 00:21:05,351
She did a lot of charity work.
454
00:21:05,438 --> 00:21:07,570
She was a philanthropist,
455
00:21:07,657 --> 00:21:10,530
and she was
a young female executive.
456
00:21:10,617 --> 00:21:12,967
I saw hope in that.
I saw a promise in that.
457
00:21:13,054 --> 00:21:15,448
So I aspired to be like her.
458
00:21:15,535 --> 00:21:17,363
♪ ♪
459
00:21:17,493 --> 00:21:20,627
As a Bunny Mother in Chicago,
I was excited
460
00:21:20,757 --> 00:21:22,759
because it was
the largest club
461
00:21:22,890 --> 00:21:26,589
and I had about 70 bunnies
who were under my supervision.
462
00:21:26,676 --> 00:21:28,069
♪ ♪
463
00:21:28,156 --> 00:21:30,854
I had all these lovely girls
working for me.
464
00:21:30,941 --> 00:21:34,249
I developed a merit system
so that I can raise them up
465
00:21:34,336 --> 00:21:36,077
so that they would have
an opportunity
466
00:21:36,207 --> 00:21:38,775
to go on promotions,
make extra money.
467
00:21:38,862 --> 00:21:42,823
I helped them with babysitting
if they had to go out of town.
468
00:21:42,953 --> 00:21:45,956
And for me, it was exciting
because I thought,
469
00:21:46,043 --> 00:21:47,915
and I was told,
"You work for corporate,
470
00:21:48,045 --> 00:21:49,699
you'll move up the ladder."
471
00:21:49,786 --> 00:21:51,222
♪ ♪
472
00:21:51,310 --> 00:21:52,876
But then they pushed
473
00:21:52,963 --> 00:21:55,139
that ceiling
right back into my face.
474
00:21:55,226 --> 00:21:57,054
♪ ♪
475
00:21:57,141 --> 00:22:00,319
I don't think Christie
ever knew about the behavior
476
00:22:00,406 --> 00:22:02,582
of the executives
towards the females.
477
00:22:02,669 --> 00:22:04,758
♪ ♪
478
00:22:04,845 --> 00:22:09,371
Working at Playboy, a man
in upper management above me,
479
00:22:09,458 --> 00:22:11,373
clearly my boss,
480
00:22:11,460 --> 00:22:14,811
touched me on the rear end
with an object
481
00:22:14,898 --> 00:22:16,596
and then asked me
482
00:22:16,683 --> 00:22:19,207
if I considered
that sexual harassment.
483
00:22:19,294 --> 00:22:22,819
You just expected it.
484
00:22:22,906 --> 00:22:25,169
I worked for a man
in silk pajamas.
485
00:22:25,256 --> 00:22:27,694
You know, so, when
you see the photos,
486
00:22:27,781 --> 00:22:29,696
that automatically
lended itself
487
00:22:29,783 --> 00:22:31,959
to a degree of casualness
488
00:22:32,046 --> 00:22:35,049
that you would never experience
in any other office atmosphere.
489
00:22:35,179 --> 00:22:36,703
You know, I mean,
it was nothing
490
00:22:36,790 --> 00:22:39,662
to be loading the Xerox machine
and have someone come up
491
00:22:39,749 --> 00:22:42,056
and, you know,
grind you from behind.
492
00:22:42,143 --> 00:22:45,189
And even now
I get so squirmy inside
493
00:22:45,276 --> 00:22:47,061
at that moment,
494
00:22:47,148 --> 00:22:49,411
but I did--I could never have
said anything.
495
00:22:49,498 --> 00:22:51,239
I couldn't have said like,
"What the hell?"
496
00:22:51,370 --> 00:22:54,634
You know, I mean,
I just couldn't have.
497
00:22:54,721 --> 00:22:55,678
I wouldn't.
I couldn't.
498
00:22:55,765 --> 00:22:57,767
♪ ♪
499
00:22:57,898 --> 00:23:00,640
When I was director
of Playmate promotions,
500
00:23:00,727 --> 00:23:02,598
I wanted to change
501
00:23:02,685 --> 00:23:05,732
the way the company
treated their women--
502
00:23:05,862 --> 00:23:08,387
how they made sure
that they had safety
503
00:23:08,517 --> 00:23:11,302
and to make sure
their environment
504
00:23:11,390 --> 00:23:13,696
was the appropriate environment,
505
00:23:13,827 --> 00:23:15,002
because I had been out there.
506
00:23:15,132 --> 00:23:16,743
I knew how tough it was.
507
00:23:16,873 --> 00:23:19,223
And...
508
00:23:19,310 --> 00:23:22,009
there were some sponsors
that had to go.
509
00:23:24,185 --> 00:23:26,230
Well, one was my rapist.
510
00:23:35,805 --> 00:23:37,981
[dramatic music]
511
00:23:38,068 --> 00:23:41,594
There is always a situation
where you become powerless.
512
00:23:41,681 --> 00:23:42,812
♪ ♪
513
00:23:42,943 --> 00:23:44,379
Somebody comes in,
514
00:23:44,466 --> 00:23:46,686
and they can do
what they want to with you,
515
00:23:46,816 --> 00:23:48,427
because in their mind,
516
00:23:48,557 --> 00:23:51,734
they're living this fantasy
of what Hefner projected.
517
00:23:51,821 --> 00:23:55,303
♪ ♪
518
00:23:55,434 --> 00:23:58,741
I was raped early on
as a Playmate.
519
00:23:58,828 --> 00:24:02,441
I was going to appear
at this particular auto show.
520
00:24:02,571 --> 00:24:05,705
It was late.
I had taken the red-eye.
521
00:24:05,792 --> 00:24:08,838
There was a group of men
in the hotel bar area.
522
00:24:08,925 --> 00:24:10,971
♪ ♪
523
00:24:11,058 --> 00:24:14,670
I said, "Does anyone have
any shampoo?"
524
00:24:14,801 --> 00:24:17,630
This particular person,
I recognized him.
525
00:24:17,717 --> 00:24:19,980
He was a very popular actor
526
00:24:20,067 --> 00:24:23,636
on a very well-known series.
527
00:24:23,723 --> 00:24:25,202
♪ ♪
528
00:24:25,333 --> 00:24:28,031
He was booked just like
I was, as a celebrity.
529
00:24:28,118 --> 00:24:32,949
And I knew that he had worked
the circuit.
530
00:24:33,036 --> 00:24:36,518
And he said, "I'll go get some
for you, and I'll bring it.
531
00:24:36,605 --> 00:24:39,086
What room are you in?"
532
00:24:39,216 --> 00:24:40,653
And I told him.
533
00:24:40,740 --> 00:24:44,352
♪ ♪
534
00:24:44,439 --> 00:24:46,572
He knocked on the door.
[knock at door]
535
00:24:46,702 --> 00:24:48,835
And I opened it,
536
00:24:48,965 --> 00:24:52,316
and he just came in
very forcefully.
537
00:24:52,403 --> 00:24:54,884
♪ ♪
538
00:24:54,971 --> 00:24:57,757
And in that moment...
539
00:24:57,887 --> 00:25:00,237
I knew I was trapped.
540
00:25:00,324 --> 00:25:02,152
♪ ♪
541
00:25:02,239 --> 00:25:03,937
And I went to the phone,
and I said,
542
00:25:04,024 --> 00:25:05,591
"I'm going to call the police."
543
00:25:05,721 --> 00:25:08,419
And he said,
544
00:25:08,550 --> 00:25:11,814
"Look, you've invited me
in your room.
545
00:25:11,901 --> 00:25:14,991
"You wear the rabbit head logo
546
00:25:15,078 --> 00:25:17,646
"on your sweater.
547
00:25:17,777 --> 00:25:19,735
"Who are they going to believe?
548
00:25:19,866 --> 00:25:21,345
You or me?"
549
00:25:21,432 --> 00:25:24,740
♪ ♪
550
00:25:24,827 --> 00:25:28,004
I didn't want to become
a problem to Playboy.
551
00:25:28,091 --> 00:25:31,617
I didn't want for them
to perceive me as a whiner
552
00:25:31,704 --> 00:25:35,229
or a person
that couldn't handle the job.
553
00:25:35,316 --> 00:25:37,840
And so the tough part
of me kicked in.
554
00:25:37,971 --> 00:25:41,540
I knew this is the way it was
going to go and that was it.
555
00:25:41,627 --> 00:25:43,803
♪ ♪
556
00:25:43,890 --> 00:25:45,718
What happened to me...
557
00:25:45,805 --> 00:25:48,198
♪ ♪
558
00:25:48,329 --> 00:25:51,550
Is that I got raped twice.
559
00:25:51,637 --> 00:25:54,901
After the first rape...
560
00:25:54,988 --> 00:25:57,556
he sent me into the bathroom
to take a shower.
561
00:25:57,643 --> 00:25:59,296
♪ ♪
562
00:25:59,383 --> 00:26:02,517
Apparently he liked
someone fresh
563
00:26:02,604 --> 00:26:05,215
after he had done
what he had done to me.
564
00:26:05,302 --> 00:26:09,263
♪ ♪
565
00:26:09,350 --> 00:26:13,702
Next day, I went out there
and got onstage.
566
00:26:13,833 --> 00:26:17,706
I had a stack of autographs,
and I signed them.
567
00:26:17,793 --> 00:26:21,188
This disgusting pervert,
my rapist,
568
00:26:21,275 --> 00:26:25,671
was working close by me,
and I worked all day.
569
00:26:25,758 --> 00:26:28,238
♪ ♪
570
00:26:28,325 --> 00:26:31,764
If I allowed that to break me,
571
00:26:31,851 --> 00:26:33,896
I couldn't move forward in
my life.
572
00:26:34,027 --> 00:26:35,985
What I wanted to do...
573
00:26:36,116 --> 00:26:38,509
I was going to get
into a position of power
574
00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:40,120
so that no woman had to put up
575
00:26:40,250 --> 00:26:43,036
with that kind of behavior
from any man
576
00:26:43,166 --> 00:26:48,128
just because she had
a rabbit head logo on her.
577
00:26:48,215 --> 00:26:50,086
And so, when my rapist
578
00:26:50,217 --> 00:26:53,307
ordered up a Playmate
for a job,
579
00:26:53,437 --> 00:26:57,180
I simply instructed
my secretary
580
00:26:57,311 --> 00:27:00,749
to tell him
to never call again...never.
581
00:27:00,836 --> 00:27:05,014
He would never, never, ever get
a model from Playboy...
582
00:27:05,101 --> 00:27:06,712
never.
583
00:27:08,365 --> 00:27:12,282
[line trilling]
584
00:27:12,369 --> 00:27:14,589
Hey, Miki,
how you doing, doll?
585
00:27:14,676 --> 00:27:17,548
[chuckles]
You always call me doll.
586
00:27:17,636 --> 00:27:20,464
You're so full of New Jersey.
- You are a living doll.
587
00:27:20,551 --> 00:27:21,814
♪ ♪
588
00:27:21,901 --> 00:27:25,644
It wasn't until later years
and social media
589
00:27:25,774 --> 00:27:28,168
that I finally got ahold
of Miki Garcia,
590
00:27:28,255 --> 00:27:31,040
and we became very, very,
very close friends.
591
00:27:31,127 --> 00:27:33,739
When PJ and I speak,
592
00:27:33,869 --> 00:27:36,524
we are also filling in blanks.
593
00:27:36,611 --> 00:27:40,136
We share a lot,
and so many of the stories
594
00:27:40,267 --> 00:27:42,138
were exactly the same,
595
00:27:42,225 --> 00:27:46,621
like this guy who was
way up there in corporate...
596
00:27:46,708 --> 00:27:48,971
I can name the name
of this man.
597
00:27:49,102 --> 00:27:51,104
His name is Nat Lehrman, and...
598
00:27:51,191 --> 00:27:52,888
I have a picture of him.
I found it.
599
00:27:53,019 --> 00:27:55,282
And he put a note on it.
I have it right here.
600
00:27:57,501 --> 00:28:01,201
[laughs] No, but he was
grabbing me as he always did.
601
00:28:01,288 --> 00:28:02,376
- Oh, my...
- Yes.
602
00:28:02,463 --> 00:28:03,725
Whenever he hugged me,
603
00:28:03,856 --> 00:28:05,858
he was always trying
to touch my breasts.
604
00:28:05,988 --> 00:28:07,207
I would just shove it away
605
00:28:07,294 --> 00:28:08,730
and say, "Oh, Nat,
you keep on going"
606
00:28:08,817 --> 00:28:10,253
Well, your greeting
was a boob grab.
607
00:28:10,384 --> 00:28:12,691
My greeting was push the back
of my head down.
608
00:28:12,778 --> 00:28:14,693
Did you gals report this?
609
00:28:14,823 --> 00:28:17,086
Who are you gonna tell
when they're all doing it?
610
00:28:17,173 --> 00:28:18,348
No, that's true.
611
00:28:18,435 --> 00:28:20,960
♪ ♪
612
00:28:21,047 --> 00:28:23,527
At the corporate office
in Chicago,
613
00:28:23,614 --> 00:28:25,834
it was a male-dominated
atmosphere
614
00:28:25,921 --> 00:28:27,793
where somebody
could fondle you,
615
00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:30,273
or somebody can grab you,
616
00:28:30,360 --> 00:28:32,145
and it was made very clear
to me
617
00:28:32,275 --> 00:28:34,016
after I transferred up there.
618
00:28:34,103 --> 00:28:35,626
♪ ♪
619
00:28:35,714 --> 00:28:38,804
They appointed
a general manager, Mr. Walk.
620
00:28:38,934 --> 00:28:41,589
He had no experience
at all working for Playboy.
621
00:28:41,676 --> 00:28:45,724
He had control
over every one of us.
622
00:28:45,811 --> 00:28:47,726
He didn't know
what bunnies were.
623
00:28:47,813 --> 00:28:51,164
He thought of them
as sexual objects.
624
00:28:51,251 --> 00:28:55,124
It was always, "Why, PJ,
why can't you go out with me?
625
00:28:55,255 --> 00:28:57,866
You have boobs.
You don't have to wear a bra."
626
00:28:57,953 --> 00:28:59,476
He would go
up to the young ladies
627
00:28:59,607 --> 00:29:02,175
and ask them
if they got any last night,
628
00:29:02,262 --> 00:29:04,743
and he would touch them
and grab them.
629
00:29:04,830 --> 00:29:09,356
It's exactly what Playboy
was all about.
630
00:29:09,486 --> 00:29:12,272
The "Mad Men" experience.
631
00:29:12,359 --> 00:29:15,841
Women didn't have a voice,
and they were accosted,
632
00:29:15,928 --> 00:29:17,668
and they were made fun of.
633
00:29:17,756 --> 00:29:20,410
Women were subservient.
634
00:29:20,497 --> 00:29:23,805
♪ ♪
635
00:29:23,936 --> 00:29:26,373
One day I was walking
out of the club,
636
00:29:26,460 --> 00:29:28,723
and one
of the upper executives,
637
00:29:28,810 --> 00:29:30,464
he says, "I'll walk you home."
638
00:29:30,551 --> 00:29:32,596
He said, "Listen,
it's pretty hot out.
639
00:29:32,683 --> 00:29:34,337
Can I get a drink of water
from you?"
640
00:29:34,424 --> 00:29:36,078
And I said, "Sure."
641
00:29:36,165 --> 00:29:40,909
So he came into my apartment,
and he started kissing me,
642
00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:44,086
and he started grabbing me,
and I said, "Please"--
643
00:29:44,173 --> 00:29:48,656
This was a big executive.
I said, "Please don't do this."
644
00:29:48,787 --> 00:29:53,356
And he said, "Why do you think
you came to work in corporate?"
645
00:29:53,443 --> 00:29:55,837
He said,
"You have to play the game
646
00:29:55,924 --> 00:29:58,622
if you want to do anything
in corporate."
647
00:29:58,709 --> 00:30:01,408
And I was not
an active participant.
648
00:30:01,538 --> 00:30:04,977
He just did what he had to do
and turned around...
649
00:30:05,064 --> 00:30:06,848
♪ ♪
650
00:30:06,979 --> 00:30:08,197
Raped me...
651
00:30:08,284 --> 00:30:09,633
♪ ♪
652
00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:12,332
And walked out.
653
00:30:12,419 --> 00:30:15,552
I was not an isolated case,
I will tell you that right now,
654
00:30:15,639 --> 00:30:19,513
'cause I heard many stories
about the corporate executives
655
00:30:19,643 --> 00:30:22,646
and their hands
all over these girls.
656
00:30:28,174 --> 00:30:30,829
It was rampant in Chicago,
657
00:30:30,916 --> 00:30:32,918
with the sexual abuse
of women.
658
00:30:33,048 --> 00:30:34,920
[dramatic music]
659
00:30:35,007 --> 00:30:37,226
It changed my world...
660
00:30:37,313 --> 00:30:40,360
changed my perception.
661
00:30:40,447 --> 00:30:44,320
This is the way
the corporate executives were.
662
00:30:44,407 --> 00:30:46,845
They could do
whatever they wanted to do,
663
00:30:46,975 --> 00:30:49,369
and they didn't answer
to anybody--that's the thing.
664
00:30:49,499 --> 00:30:51,762
♪ ♪
665
00:30:51,893 --> 00:30:54,504
I was concerned
about the Bunnies.
666
00:30:54,635 --> 00:30:56,637
Our general manager, Mr. Walk,
667
00:30:56,767 --> 00:30:59,118
he continued to harass
all these young girls
668
00:30:59,205 --> 00:31:00,510
that are trying
to make a living.
669
00:31:00,597 --> 00:31:01,947
♪ ♪
670
00:31:02,034 --> 00:31:04,297
So I called a mandatory
Bunny meeting
671
00:31:04,384 --> 00:31:06,299
about the general manager.
672
00:31:06,386 --> 00:31:10,085
I asked the girls, if they had
any personal situations
673
00:31:10,172 --> 00:31:12,392
that they wanted to talk about,
to write them,
674
00:31:12,522 --> 00:31:15,438
but don't sign them, because if
they had their name on there,
675
00:31:15,569 --> 00:31:18,224
I knew that
they would be attacked.
676
00:31:18,311 --> 00:31:21,531
You're never gonna believe
what I found in the garage
677
00:31:21,618 --> 00:31:23,359
as I was going through boxes.
678
00:31:23,490 --> 00:31:26,928
I found all of the notes from
the general manager's meeting.
679
00:31:27,015 --> 00:31:30,714
All of the complaints
and the sexual assaults,
680
00:31:30,801 --> 00:31:34,544
every-[bleep]-thing
is on there.
681
00:31:34,631 --> 00:31:37,460
Oh, here's one of them,
682
00:31:37,547 --> 00:31:41,247
"We're tired of
the condescending attitudes."
683
00:31:41,334 --> 00:31:44,772
"Could conversations
regarding Bunnies' sex lives
684
00:31:44,859 --> 00:31:48,167
and if they got a little last
night stay out of the club?"
685
00:31:48,297 --> 00:31:49,820
♪ ♪
686
00:31:49,908 --> 00:31:51,735
"We want it to be understood,"
687
00:31:51,866 --> 00:31:53,346
and this is in big letters,
688
00:31:53,433 --> 00:31:57,263
"Hands off all the Bunnies."
689
00:31:57,393 --> 00:31:58,742
♪ ♪
690
00:31:58,829 --> 00:32:01,267
I thought that was it.
691
00:32:01,397 --> 00:32:03,747
When I brought
all of these notes
692
00:32:03,834 --> 00:32:07,360
from the Bunny meeting
to my boss, Harriet Bassler,
693
00:32:07,490 --> 00:32:08,839
she got angry.
694
00:32:08,927 --> 00:32:10,711
She said, "This can't be true"
695
00:32:10,841 --> 00:32:13,366
and took all my notes
and turned around
696
00:32:13,453 --> 00:32:15,846
and sided
with the general manager.
697
00:32:15,977 --> 00:32:18,762
♪ ♪
698
00:32:18,849 --> 00:32:21,461
He denied everything,
and everybody believed him.
699
00:32:21,548 --> 00:32:24,116
Forget about, you know,
the 30 Bunnies
700
00:32:24,246 --> 00:32:26,031
that had complaints
against him.
701
00:32:26,118 --> 00:32:29,599
They just wanted me out
of the picture and shut me up.
702
00:32:29,686 --> 00:32:31,950
♪ ♪
703
00:32:32,037 --> 00:32:34,213
I really cared
about these girls,
704
00:32:34,300 --> 00:32:36,867
and I tried to protect them.
705
00:32:36,955 --> 00:32:39,392
Instead, they told me
that they were transferring me
706
00:32:39,479 --> 00:32:40,828
out to Great Gorge.
707
00:32:40,915 --> 00:32:42,961
And they kept him.
708
00:32:43,048 --> 00:32:45,615
♪ ♪
709
00:32:45,702 --> 00:32:48,705
I had so many plans
and dreams.
710
00:32:48,792 --> 00:32:50,533
None of it was true.
711
00:32:50,664 --> 00:32:52,057
♪ ♪
712
00:32:52,144 --> 00:32:55,060
There was no power there.
713
00:32:55,147 --> 00:32:56,800
I thought I broke
the glass ceiling
714
00:32:56,931 --> 00:32:58,280
when I went to corporate.
715
00:32:58,411 --> 00:33:01,240
I didn't.
I was silenced.
716
00:33:01,370 --> 00:33:03,938
[voice breaking]
And I didn't know what to do.
717
00:33:04,069 --> 00:33:05,853
I wanted to be an executive.
718
00:33:05,940 --> 00:33:08,116
I worked so hard
for nine years.
719
00:33:08,203 --> 00:33:10,727
I wanted to be an executive.
[sniffles]
720
00:33:10,858 --> 00:33:12,512
But in order to be
an executive for Playboy,
721
00:33:12,642 --> 00:33:14,688
you had to play their game.
722
00:33:14,775 --> 00:33:17,038
And women were disposable.
723
00:33:17,125 --> 00:33:20,259
If one was gone, they'd replace
it with another one.
724
00:33:20,346 --> 00:33:23,392
Women were disposable.
725
00:33:23,479 --> 00:33:26,874
[birds chirping]
726
00:33:26,961 --> 00:33:30,921
When I became director
of Playmate promotions,
727
00:33:31,009 --> 00:33:35,622
I believed that I could take
that woman from the centerfold
728
00:33:35,709 --> 00:33:38,190
and give her opportunities.
729
00:33:38,277 --> 00:33:41,454
I thought that's
what Playboy was about.
730
00:33:41,584 --> 00:33:43,151
And it was hard.
731
00:33:43,282 --> 00:33:46,372
It was so damn hard,
because I carried the stories,
732
00:33:46,502 --> 00:33:49,114
the heartbreaks, the pain...
733
00:33:49,244 --> 00:33:52,073
♪ ♪
734
00:33:52,160 --> 00:33:54,119
The desperation.
735
00:33:54,206 --> 00:33:58,123
These women who thought
it was Shangri-la there
736
00:33:58,210 --> 00:34:01,604
and all these opportunities
they could get
737
00:34:01,735 --> 00:34:04,303
only to end up
in a very bad way.
738
00:34:04,433 --> 00:34:06,044
♪ ♪
739
00:34:06,174 --> 00:34:09,699
My job required making sure
that nothing negative
740
00:34:09,786 --> 00:34:13,442
was printed in the media
741
00:34:13,573 --> 00:34:16,358
that would hurt the brand
or Hugh Hefner.
742
00:34:16,489 --> 00:34:18,230
I did damage control.
743
00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:20,188
If a girl got in trouble,
744
00:34:20,275 --> 00:34:22,799
I protected Playboy
and squelched it.
745
00:34:22,930 --> 00:34:24,018
♪ ♪
746
00:34:26,455 --> 00:34:28,805
Oh, yes, there were--
747
00:34:28,936 --> 00:34:31,504
Yes. Yes.
748
00:34:37,336 --> 00:34:39,164
♪ ♪
749
00:34:39,294 --> 00:34:41,340
I didn't believe
they would ever get through.
750
00:34:41,470 --> 00:34:43,603
♪ ♪
751
00:34:43,733 --> 00:34:45,909
There was one
particular Playmate
752
00:34:45,996 --> 00:34:49,261
that was holding
over Hefner's head
753
00:34:49,348 --> 00:34:53,308
that he had given
these young women drugs,
754
00:34:53,395 --> 00:34:54,962
including herself.
755
00:34:55,049 --> 00:34:58,052
And that was
a very serious threat.
756
00:34:58,139 --> 00:35:02,143
That's part
of the cleanup I did.
757
00:35:02,230 --> 00:35:05,668
Women did bring things to me
that were not good,
758
00:35:05,755 --> 00:35:09,368
but they didn't want
the exposure and the scrutiny.
759
00:35:09,455 --> 00:35:12,545
So I counseled them
760
00:35:12,632 --> 00:35:15,374
and informed Hefner...
761
00:35:15,461 --> 00:35:18,028
and then he took care of it.
762
00:35:18,159 --> 00:35:20,770
♪ ♪
763
00:35:20,857 --> 00:35:23,599
I felt guilty.
764
00:35:23,730 --> 00:35:25,906
I was complicit in it,
765
00:35:25,993 --> 00:35:29,562
but I did it believing
that it was right.
766
00:35:29,692 --> 00:35:33,479
And if I could buy into it,
what chance did they have?
767
00:35:33,609 --> 00:35:35,350
♪ ♪
768
00:35:35,437 --> 00:35:39,485
Many of them started
taking drugs to cope.
769
00:35:39,615 --> 00:35:41,574
♪ ♪
770
00:35:41,704 --> 00:35:43,053
It was painful.
771
00:35:43,184 --> 00:35:44,229
♪ ♪
772
00:35:44,316 --> 00:35:45,708
There was a pattern.
773
00:35:45,795 --> 00:35:47,580
They walked through
the damn Mansion door,
774
00:35:47,710 --> 00:35:49,234
and they exited
775
00:35:49,321 --> 00:35:53,890
in a horrific, horrific way.
776
00:35:53,977 --> 00:35:55,327
Dorothy Stratten,
777
00:35:55,414 --> 00:35:57,329
20 years old
from Vancouver, Canada,
778
00:35:57,416 --> 00:35:59,331
was on her way
to becoming a celebrity.
779
00:35:59,461 --> 00:36:02,551
At 19, at the urging
of her husband, Paul Snider,
780
00:36:02,682 --> 00:36:04,249
she entered "Playboy"
magazine's search
781
00:36:04,336 --> 00:36:05,815
for a Playmate of the Month.
782
00:36:05,902 --> 00:36:08,644
She was named
Miss August 1979,
783
00:36:08,731 --> 00:36:10,124
and less than a year later,
784
00:36:10,255 --> 00:36:12,344
she was chosen
the Playmate of the Year.
785
00:36:12,474 --> 00:36:14,694
Early today, the bodies
of the Playmate of the Year
786
00:36:14,781 --> 00:36:18,263
and her estranged husband
were found in his house.
787
00:36:18,350 --> 00:36:20,352
Dorothy Stratten's death...
788
00:36:20,439 --> 00:36:22,049
♪ ♪
789
00:36:22,136 --> 00:36:23,877
Was the final straw.
790
00:36:24,007 --> 00:36:27,010
That did it.
That did it.
791
00:36:27,097 --> 00:36:29,187
It was...
792
00:36:29,274 --> 00:36:31,406
♪ ♪
793
00:36:31,493 --> 00:36:33,974
So shocking to me.
794
00:36:39,545 --> 00:36:44,289
Dorothy Stratten was
a very beautiful young woman
795
00:36:44,376 --> 00:36:45,942
who came to Playboy
796
00:36:46,073 --> 00:36:49,772
with very high hopes.
797
00:36:49,903 --> 00:36:51,818
[dramatic music]
798
00:36:51,905 --> 00:36:55,691
She had the potential
to be a big star.
799
00:36:55,778 --> 00:36:57,519
She made the fantasy
come to life.
800
00:36:57,606 --> 00:36:59,086
♪ ♪
801
00:36:59,173 --> 00:37:02,220
Hefner saw her as someone
who could sell
802
00:37:02,350 --> 00:37:05,135
an incredible amount
of magazines.
803
00:37:05,223 --> 00:37:07,616
She was his meal ticket.
804
00:37:07,703 --> 00:37:11,054
♪ ♪
805
00:37:11,141 --> 00:37:14,449
This is August 24, 1979.
806
00:37:14,536 --> 00:37:16,451
I resorted
to writing the memo,
807
00:37:16,538 --> 00:37:19,933
and the subject matter
is Playmate Dorothy Stratten.
808
00:37:20,020 --> 00:37:22,370
"Dorothy's husband"--
and I put Paul Snider.
809
00:37:22,457 --> 00:37:26,113
"It is rumored
among the car-show people
810
00:37:26,200 --> 00:37:29,986
"that Paul was arrested
in Vancouver
811
00:37:30,073 --> 00:37:33,773
for dope peddling
and pimping."
812
00:37:33,860 --> 00:37:35,775
This is a memo that I wrote
813
00:37:35,862 --> 00:37:38,430
because I wanted to warn Hef
814
00:37:38,517 --> 00:37:40,432
that...
815
00:37:40,519 --> 00:37:43,826
Dorothy Stratten
was with a very dangerous man.
816
00:37:43,957 --> 00:37:47,177
No one ever answered me,
817
00:37:47,308 --> 00:37:49,441
and security came back with--
they knew nothing.
818
00:37:49,528 --> 00:37:51,181
Really?
819
00:37:51,269 --> 00:37:54,620
That's impossible.
It's impossible.
820
00:37:54,707 --> 00:37:58,711
They knew all along
that he was a dangerous pimp
821
00:37:58,798 --> 00:38:01,583
and he was attached
to Dorothy.
822
00:38:01,670 --> 00:38:05,152
Hef didn't care.
He just didn't care.
823
00:38:05,239 --> 00:38:07,285
That's it.
824
00:38:07,372 --> 00:38:10,418
♪ ♪
825
00:38:10,505 --> 00:38:12,159
She was a Playboy centerfold
826
00:38:12,246 --> 00:38:14,422
and an aspiring actress
at the age 20
827
00:38:14,509 --> 00:38:16,032
when she was killed
by her husband,
828
00:38:16,163 --> 00:38:18,208
who then killed himself.
829
00:38:18,296 --> 00:38:20,385
Snider killed her.
830
00:38:20,472 --> 00:38:24,911
And Dorothy's death
made such a huge impact on me.
831
00:38:25,041 --> 00:38:27,870
By that time...
832
00:38:27,957 --> 00:38:31,483
I had seen a lot
with the women.
833
00:38:31,570 --> 00:38:33,789
♪ ♪
834
00:38:33,876 --> 00:38:37,402
And to actually have one tortured,
835
00:38:37,532 --> 00:38:40,143
raped, and...
836
00:38:40,230 --> 00:38:41,449
♪ ♪
837
00:38:41,580 --> 00:38:44,974
A shotgun blast to face...
838
00:38:45,061 --> 00:38:51,938
♪ ♪
839
00:38:54,636 --> 00:38:57,422
[breathing shakily]
840
00:38:59,641 --> 00:39:01,948
[crying] It was all wrong.
841
00:39:02,035 --> 00:39:03,515
It was so wrong.
842
00:39:03,602 --> 00:39:05,995
♪ ♪
843
00:39:06,082 --> 00:39:08,171
Everything was handled
so poorly.
844
00:39:08,258 --> 00:39:09,651
♪ ♪
845
00:39:09,782 --> 00:39:11,174
When I got the call...
846
00:39:11,261 --> 00:39:13,481
♪ ♪
847
00:39:13,568 --> 00:39:16,005
Around 6:30 in the morning...
848
00:39:16,092 --> 00:39:18,051
♪ ♪
849
00:39:18,181 --> 00:39:21,533
I was told,
"Call all the Playmates
850
00:39:21,663 --> 00:39:25,188
"and make sure
that they understand
851
00:39:25,275 --> 00:39:29,845
"that they are not to speak
to any...
852
00:39:29,932 --> 00:39:31,891
newspaper people."
853
00:39:32,021 --> 00:39:34,197
You could not do
any interviews.
854
00:39:34,284 --> 00:39:35,677
♪ ♪
855
00:39:35,808 --> 00:39:37,331
Well, again...
[scoffs]
856
00:39:37,418 --> 00:39:41,030
My job was to go
in there and silence them.
857
00:39:41,161 --> 00:39:43,032
And I did.
858
00:39:43,119 --> 00:39:45,165
♪ ♪
859
00:39:45,252 --> 00:39:46,906
I came into the corporation
860
00:39:46,993 --> 00:39:49,169
wanting to make things
better for women.
861
00:39:49,256 --> 00:39:53,129
There was no way that I wanted
to further harm them,
862
00:39:53,216 --> 00:39:57,307
but being a Playboy Playmate
is a dangerous thing.
863
00:39:57,395 --> 00:39:59,440
♪ ♪
864
00:39:59,571 --> 00:40:03,139
And I was starting
to realize that...
865
00:40:03,270 --> 00:40:06,447
[sniffles]
Playboy was a business...
866
00:40:06,534 --> 00:40:09,581
where it was easy
for someone to get hurt.
867
00:40:09,668 --> 00:40:11,321
♪ ♪
868
00:40:11,452 --> 00:40:13,323
And I was part of it.
869
00:40:13,411 --> 00:40:15,369
[breathing shakily]
870
00:40:15,456 --> 00:40:18,067
[crying]
I began hating myself.
871
00:40:18,154 --> 00:40:23,421
♪ ♪
872
00:40:23,551 --> 00:40:26,336
And I couldn't leave
at the time
873
00:40:26,424 --> 00:40:28,426
because I had a damn job...
874
00:40:28,513 --> 00:40:29,775
♪ ♪
875
00:40:29,862 --> 00:40:32,125
To help clean it up, to--
876
00:40:32,212 --> 00:40:34,823
And I'm not just talking about
damage control with the press.
877
00:40:34,910 --> 00:40:38,566
I'm talking about trying
to watch over the women
878
00:40:38,653 --> 00:40:39,741
and trying to..
879
00:40:39,828 --> 00:40:44,572
♪ ♪
880
00:40:44,659 --> 00:40:46,400
Trying to make something right
881
00:40:46,487 --> 00:40:48,924
that could never be right
in a million years.
882
00:40:49,011 --> 00:40:50,404
♪ ♪
883
00:40:50,491 --> 00:40:52,798
It was a wake-up call to me.
884
00:40:52,928 --> 00:40:55,844
I was one of Hefner's
best ambassadors.
885
00:40:55,931 --> 00:41:00,545
♪ ♪
886
00:41:00,632 --> 00:41:03,286
Maybe take a good look
at the business aspect.
887
00:41:03,373 --> 00:41:06,681
♪ ♪
888
00:41:06,768 --> 00:41:09,379
[normal voice]
I had to reevaluate everything,
889
00:41:09,467 --> 00:41:11,120
everything in my life.
890
00:41:11,207 --> 00:41:14,646
♪ ♪
891
00:41:14,776 --> 00:41:18,388
I had to look at everything.
I had to look at who I was.
892
00:41:18,476 --> 00:41:20,652
I had to look
at who I worked for.
893
00:41:20,739 --> 00:41:22,131
♪ ♪
894
00:41:22,218 --> 00:41:26,962
Most of all, I had to look
at the Playmates.
895
00:41:27,049 --> 00:41:28,094
♪ ♪
896
00:41:28,181 --> 00:41:29,965
This guy, he drugged me.
897
00:41:30,052 --> 00:41:32,446
He did a lot
of really horrific things.
898
00:41:32,577 --> 00:41:34,448
It was, like, 20 guys.
899
00:41:34,579 --> 00:41:37,886
They wanted to take a picture
with us in this hot tub.
900
00:41:38,017 --> 00:41:40,323
And he said, "Get in here.
I paid for you."
901
00:41:40,410 --> 00:41:42,935
Really, is we were prostitutes.
902
00:41:43,065 --> 00:41:46,765
I was doing drugs,
and I was so thin and ill.
903
00:41:46,895 --> 00:41:49,594
I was wilting away.
904
00:41:49,724 --> 00:41:52,510
It scared me so much
to see myself like that.
905
00:41:52,597 --> 00:41:54,468
I felt like I was lost
in this world
906
00:41:54,555 --> 00:41:56,557
that I would never get out of.
907
00:41:56,644 --> 00:41:59,255
I knew that there
were other women
908
00:41:59,386 --> 00:42:01,910
and that they had no power.
909
00:42:01,997 --> 00:42:04,522
They had no voice.
They had no one to go to.
910
00:42:04,609 --> 00:42:06,045
♪ ♪
911
00:42:06,132 --> 00:42:08,351
Who could that be?
912
00:42:08,438 --> 00:42:09,570
♪ ♪
913
00:42:09,657 --> 00:42:11,398
It was me.
914
00:42:11,485 --> 00:42:13,182
It was me.
915
00:42:13,269 --> 00:42:15,968
♪ ♪
916
00:42:16,055 --> 00:42:17,447
Appearing before
917
00:42:17,578 --> 00:42:19,014
before the U.S.
Attorney General's commission
918
00:42:19,101 --> 00:42:19,972
on pornography,
919
00:42:20,102 --> 00:42:22,148
Miki Garcia has come forward
920
00:42:22,235 --> 00:42:24,454
with what she claims
is the inside story
921
00:42:24,542 --> 00:42:25,847
of Playboy's Playmates.
922
00:42:25,934 --> 00:42:29,547
♪ ♪
923
00:42:55,442 --> 00:42:58,445
Playboy was becoming
more explicit,
924
00:42:58,576 --> 00:43:01,883
and it became what
I considered flesh peddling.
925
00:43:01,970 --> 00:43:04,538
There was a push
to show more
926
00:43:04,625 --> 00:43:07,280
and be a good girl
and get the shot.
927
00:43:07,367 --> 00:43:10,892
They had made me a porn star
against my will.
928
00:43:10,979 --> 00:43:13,329
Hefner and his staff
encourage Playmates
929
00:43:13,460 --> 00:43:14,722
to use illegal drugs.
930
00:43:14,853 --> 00:43:17,725
I testified about rape,
931
00:43:17,856 --> 00:43:20,119
abuse, coercion.
932
00:43:20,249 --> 00:43:22,861
Playboy was dangerous
to women...
933
00:43:22,948 --> 00:43:26,299
and I was going to stop it
any way I could.