Having discussed at great length in previous reviews the nature of the archetypal Playboy Playmate (pretty much Marilyn Munroe) and the tendency for every six out of ten Playmates and PMOY to have those characteristics, AND noting that in May not only did the CyberGirl Of The Year buck the trend, but the Playmate of the Month did as well, it has transpired that in 2008 the anti-Playmate is what the people want, and so of the twelve choices we were given, it is 2007's Miss January, Jayde Nicole that was voted in.
Of course we were actually only offered five of the stereotypical Playmates which meant that in all probability the final result would be someone who bucked the trend. What is interesting though is that Jayde doesn't just buck it because she is a brunette from Canada, but noticeably she has a tattoo - and not just any tattoo; one that is located just below her belly. And it is the word "respect". I believe that she is the first PMOY to actually have a tattoo and shows that Playboy is slowing changing to adapt to the times. Despite being a radical magazine, changes in the "girl next door" take a lot longer to have an effect; it wasn't until 2002 when we got a PMOY with a brazillian, and it is only now that we see a PMOY with a tatt. Poor old Heff must have been fighting it every step of the way.
I personally think that Jayde is a very beautiful choice, and was probably the best choice that could have been made (although I do have a sneaky fondness for Spencer Scott who appeared later in the year).
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