Star Stowe

Star Stowe
Playboy centerfold appearance
February 1977
Preceded by Susan Kiger
Succeeded by Nicki Thomas
Personal details
Born March 19, 1956(1956-03-19)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Died March 16, 1997(1997-03-16) (aged 40)[1]
Coral Springs, Florida, U.S.
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]

Star Stowe (born Ellen Louise Stowe; March 19, 1956 in Little Rock, Arkansas – died March 16, 1997 in Coral Springs, Florida)[1] was an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its February 1977 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Pompeo Posar.[1]

Stowe at one time dated Gene Simmons.[2] She later married and divorced Peter Maligo.[3] Together they had a son, Michael.[3] After falling from the spotlight and moving to Ft. Lauderdale she fell into prostitution, alcoholism, and drug abuse.[2] She was found strangled days before her 41st birthday.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Playmate data". http://wekinglypigs.com/cgi-bin/nand/search/pmstat?browse=%3A%3ACONFIG%3A%3Amodelbrowse&key=stowe%2C+star&limit=0. Retrieved January 29, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Anna Nicole Smith Wasn't First Playboy Pinup to Die Tragically". Fox News. February 13, 2007. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,251738,00.html. Retrieved January 29, 2010. 
  3. ^ a b Pazdera, Donna (1997-03-23). "Star's Fall a Dark Tale After World of Glamour". Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel. pp. 1B. http://groups.google.com/group/alt.mag.playboy/browse_frm/thread/66ee5f3b5c0d9a2b/1a2933c1ab03506e?lnk=st&q=Ellen+Star+Stowe&rnum=1. Retrieved 2006-10-04. 
  4. ^ Rollings, Grant (May 9, 2007). "The curse of the Playmates". The Sun (London). http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article17643.ece. Retrieved January 29, 2010. 

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