Carol Vitale
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| Playboy centerfold appearance |
July 1974 |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | Elizabeth, New Jersey |
| Birthdate | November 14, 1948 (age 58) |
| Measurements | 37" - 22" - 35" |
| Height | 5'6" |
| Weight | 115 lbs |
| Preceded by | Sandy Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Jean Manson |
Carol Vitale (born November 14, 1948, in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an American model and television program hostess/personality, who resides simultaneously in both Los Angeles, California and Miami, Florida. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its July 1974 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by David Chan.
Carol grew up in New Jersey with six brothers and sisters. She had a very wholesome childhood and was close to her maternal grandparents. When she turned 18, she and a friend moved to Florida to pursue modeling careers. Carol found work right away posing for Oldsmobile and was a finalist in the Miss Florida-World contest.
Carol was working at the Playboy Club in Miami Beach at the time of her Playboy photo session. Her pictorial was titled "Beach Blonde" because of her love for the beach and water. And an opening photo of her pictorial shows her topless on the beach with her back turned, looking over her shoulder smiling while stripping off her bikini bottom.
In all, she appeared in three Playboy pictorials, as well as the cover of the August 1972 issue wearing a white bikini and floating on a rabbit head shaped innertube in the ocean, nearly a year before she was a Playmate.
She was with the Playboy Club for five years and was very proud of her work there. By 1979, Carol had decided that she needed a change of pace and moved to Los Angeles. She found a job with the publicity department of Universal Studios.
In the early 1980s, Carol became interested in broadcasting, and learned the ropes at KISS-FM, a Los Angeles radio station. This led to her getting her very own talk show.
The Carol Vitale Show ran for 11 years on the USA Network. Her interview subjects were mostly film stars, Playboy Playmates and authors. In 1998, Hugh Hefner himself was a guest on the show.
Lately, Carol has developed a line of sensual lingerie that are sold through Frederick's of Hollywood and Playboy. She spends much of her time on her own website, www.carolvitale.com, continues to model and attends Playboy events. In addition, her talk show remains in syndication. Carol owns two homes and divides her time between Los Angeles and Miami.
