| Maria Checa | |
|---|---|
| Playboy centerfold appearance | |
| August 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Traci Adell |
| Succeeded by | Kelly Gallagher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 29, 1970 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Measurements | Bust: 32C" Waist: 23" Hips: 33" |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| Weight | 95 lb (43 kg) |
Maria Checa (born July 29, 1970 in Bogotá, Colombia) is a Colombian-American model and actress. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its August 1994 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Richard Fegley.
Checa, who moved with her family to Florida when she was a child, is also an accomplished artist who attended the Maryland Institute College of Art. She also attended and graduated from The New World School of the Arts in Miami.
On December 18, 2008, Checa was named in a legal complaint over insider trading after former boyfriend Jamil A. Bouchareb provided her, and others, with information ahead of public announcements of mergers and acquisitions that allowed them to trade stocks and amass over $4.2 million in illegal profits.[1]
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