Janice Pennington
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| Playboy centerfold appearance |
May 1971 |
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| Birthplace |   Seattle, Washington |
| Birthdate | July 8, 1942 (age 64) |
| Measurements | 36" - 23" - 36" |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in |
| Weight | 123 lb |
| Preceded by | Chris Cranston |
| Succeeded by | Lieko English |
Janice Pennington (born July 8, 1942 in Seattle, Washington) is Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for the May 1971 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Mario Casilli. Her sister Ann was Playmate of the Month March 1976. She is also one of the original "Barker's Beauties" models on The Price Is Right.
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[edit] Bloopers and mishaps
Janice, much like model Holly Hallstrom (though to a lesser extent), had her share of mishaps with prizes she was modeling on The Price Is Right, including two cars she was driving onto the stage. In both instances, she missed her mark and hit the wall, denting the car. Another famous mishap included an Amana freezer with overstocked shelves. As she was modeling it, the freezer suddenly lurched forward, throwing the door wide open, in the process spilling the contents all over the floor.
[edit] Personal life
In 1974, Pennington married famed mountain climber Fritz Stammberger, who went missing in 1975 in a restricted area along the borders of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Soviet Union. She later married writer Carlos de Abreu in 1984 after Fritz was legally declared dead. In 1992, Pennington discovered that Fritz helped organize CIA bases among those borders and died fighting with the Afghans against the USSR.
In 1988, Pennington was knocked off-stage by a camera during a Price taping and was rendered unconscious. She later sued, and in 1992, she was awarded $1.3 million.
In 1994, Pennington and de Abreu authored Husband, Lover, Spy, an account of Janice's search for her husband. Pennington admitted that after her husband went missing, she would return to her Price Is Right dressing room in tears when a contestant played the Cliff Hangers pricing game. In that game, a mountain climber caricature falls off of a cliff when the contestant loses the game.
In 1997, Pennington and de Abreu founded the Hollywood Film Festival.
[edit] Departure from The Price Is Right
Janice was released from her modeling duties on The Price Is Right in 2000, as the producers wanted to bring younger models onto the show. This rationale has been under dispute because, in 1995, fellow model Holly Hallstrom was dismissed from the show. Hallstrom subsequently complained that she had been fired for failing to lose weight, which she claimed was the result of side-effects from prescription drugs she took for a hormonal imbalance.
The show's host, Bob Barker, eventually sued Hallstrom for libel and slander. Hallstrom replied with a counter suit, and eventually won several years later. Pennington, as well as fellow long-time model Kathleen Bradley, was fired shortly after having been subpoenaed to give testimony during Hallstrom's lawsuit. Many fans deeply missed their presence on the show and consider the firings of Janice and Kathleen the point where the show truly "Jumped the Shark". [1]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Janice Pennington at Playboy.com
- tpirmodels.com: The Price Is Right model galleries
- Janice Pennington Picture Site
| Rotating Barker's Beauties of The Price Is Right, 2002-present Current: Brandi Sherwood • Shane Stirling • Rachel Reynolds • Gabrielle Tuite • Lanisha Cole • Gwendolyn Osbourne • Phire Dawson
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