Playboy's Girls of Summer '86 # 3

Summer is in full force. A cloudless sky hangs overhead. The pungent odor of newly mown grass tickles your nose. There's ice-cold beer in the cooler. The hammock sways slightly, invitingly. You settle into the cocoon-like webbing and it's as though someone had pressed all the right buttons. You feel languid, laid back. The tension is gone. Your mind begins to drift. Shimmering heat waves vaguely remind you of the late, late movie you watched last night when a guy, lost in the desert, was just about to see a mirage. A momentary breeze seems almost like a gentle hand brushing against your face, a soft voice whispering in your ear. You seem to have lost control over your body; you can barely summon the strength to turn the pages of this book. You make a half-hearted attempt to regain full consciousness, but finally succumb. Through half-closed eyes, you seem to see beautiful women everywhere. Julie is washing her car. And there's Karen and Donna and Pam. That's Kym, working on her all-over tan with a seductive smile on her gorgeous face. She's smiling at you. Welcome, friend. You've arrived at a place that's known by many names: Shangri La, Utopia, Paradise. We call it Summer. Come with us and we'll visit the sensational citizens who live in this perfect place.

CREDITS Book and covers designed by Theo Kouvatsos. Front cover photograph by Otto Weiser; back cover photograph by Stan Malinowski. Photos: Mario Casilli, 10 (1), 55 (I), 59, 61 (1), 95 (1), 98 (I); David Chan, 102 (1); Nicholas DeSciose, 36 (1), 37 (1), 39, 68 (1), 80 (2), 83 (1), 96 (1), 103 (1), 109 (1); Philip Dixon, 9 (1), 17, 21 (1), 30, 32, 33 (1), 38, 67, 79 (1), 95 (1), 102 (1); Richard Fegley, 6 (1), 18, 19, 22 (1), 26-27, 29, 37 (1), 44 (2), 47 (1), 48 (1), 49, 50, 51, 61 (2), 62 (1), 66, 70, 79 (2), 84, 85 (1), 93, 103 (1), 106, 107; Figge Studios, 44 (1), 60; Amy Freytag, 4, 12, 16 (1), 23, 24, 25, 36 (1), 58 (1), 64-65, 69, 76-77, 85 (1), 86, 87, 96-97, 100-101, 104 (1); Larry Gordon, 13 (1), 72; Herbert Hesselman, 7, 83 (2); Dwight Hooker, 37 (1), 56, 63, 74 (1); Robert Scott Hooper, 8, 103 (1); Stan Malinowski, 5, 9 (1), 11, 16 (I), 21 (I), 34, 35, 42, 43, 46, 47 (2), 48 (I), 58 (1), 88-89, 90, 91, 96 (1), 98 (1), 104 (1), 108, 109 (1), 110-111; Ken Marcus, 13 (1), 20, 22 (1), 52-53, 78, 94; David Mecey, 6 (1), 57, 74 (1), 75; Kerry Morris, 31, 45, 71, 102 (1), 112; Pompeo Posar, 28, 40-41, 81, 92; Suze Randall, 9 (1), 10 (1); Steve Wayda, 14-15, 48 (1), 54, 55 (1), 99, 104-105; Otto Weiser, 3, 33 (1), 73, 80 (1), 82.

Models
Victoria Cunningham
Lillian Muller
Louann Fernald
Kym Herrin
Jean Manson
Susan Smith
Donna Smith
Lourdes Estores
Sherry Arnett
Cathy St. George
Karen Valez
Jolanda Egger
Kim Morris
Randi Brooks
Suzi Schott
Rebekka Armstrong
Alana Soares
Lesa Ann Pedriana
Kelly Tough
Candy Loving
Pam Saunders
Melinda Mays
Joan Bennett
Tracy Vaccaro
Karen Witter
Kim Morris
Kathryn Morrison
Cher Butler
Julie McCullough
Stacey Alden
Kim Evenson
Venice Kong
Ruth Guerri
Anne-Marie Fox
Sondra Theodore
Terri Welles
Hope Marie Carlton