Contact Kara Monaco

Full Name:

Kara Monaco

• Hugh Hefner names the 50th Annual Playmate of the year

  Examiner.com - Found May. 4, 2009 Ida Ljungqvist (left) at a Playboy Mansion event with Playmate of the Year 2006 Kara Monaco. Hugh Hefner Says 50th Anniversary Playmate Event Is Tops - FOXNews.com Martial arts as a family sport - Examiner.com Explore All

• Playboy Energy Final 4 at South Beach party pics

  The Detroit Free Press - Found Apr. 5, 2009 Hosting the event were ?06 Playboy Playmate of the Year Kara Monaco, Miss February ?09 Jessica Burciaga, Miss June ?07 Tiffany Selby...

• Playmate of the Year to be crowned in Las Vegas

  Las Vegas Sun - Found Apr. 26, 2009 2008), Sara Jean Underwood (2007), who is also credited with discovering Ljungqvist, and Kara Monaco (2006). Hefner recently celebrated his...

• Big Names Bringing Music To Final Four

  FOX 5 KVVU-TV - Found Apr. 1, 2009 The bash will be hosted by 2006 Playmate of the Year Kara Monaco and five of her Playmate friends Saturday at Detroit's South Beach Night Club.

• Big Names Bringing Music To Final Four

  NewsNet 5 - Found Apr. 3, 2009 The bash will be hosted by 2006 Playmate of the Year Kara Monaco and five of her Playmate friends Saturday at Detroit's South Beach Night Club.

• Big Names Bringing Music To Final Four

  KCTV 5 via - Found Apr. 2, 2009 The bash will be hosted by 2006 Playmate of the Year Kara Monaco and five of her Playmate friends Saturday at Detroit's South Beach Night Club.

• Big Names Bringing Music To Final Four

  Eyewitness News - Found Apr. 2, 2009 The bash will be hosted by 2006 Playmate of the Year Kara Monaco and five of her Playmate friends Saturday at Detroit's South Beach Night Club.

• Big Names Bringing Music To Final Four

  The Hometown Channel - Found Apr. 2, 2009 The bash will be hosted by 2006 Playmate of the Year Kara Monaco and five of her Playmate friends Saturday at Detroit's South Beach Night Club.

• Big Names Bringing Music To Final Four

  Pittsburgh Channel - Found Apr. 2, 2009 The bash will be hosted by 2006 Playmate of the Year Kara Monaco and five of her Playmate friends Saturday at Detroit's South Beach Night Club.

Kara Monaco extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, distributed under the GNU Free Documentation License

Kara Monaco
Playboy centerfold appearance
June 2005
Preceded by	Jamie Westenhiser
Succeeded by	Qiana Chase
Playmate of the Year
2006
Preceded by	Tiffany Fallon
Succeeded by	Sara Jean Underwood
Born	February 26, 1983 (1983-02-26) (age 26) Lakeland, Florida
Measurements	Bust: 34"C Waist: 24" Hips: 34"
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	110 lb (50 kg; 7.9 st)

Kara Monaco (born February 26, 1983 in Lakeland, Florida) is an American model. She was chosen as Playmate of the Month by Playboy magazine in June, 2005. She appeared on the cover of the June 2006 issue of Playboy as the 2006 Playmate of the Year, the first PMOY in three years to do so (the most recent being Dalene Kurtis in 2002). Monaco is the first Miss June centerfold to become PMOY. She received $100,000, a car, and a sports motorbike for being named as PMOY. Monaco is not related to Kelly Monaco, Miss April 1997.

Kara Monaco grew up in Orlando, Florida. Prior to becoming a Playmate, she worked as a bartender and modeled swimwear and lingerie in Florida. She has also appeared in FHM and Men's Fitness magazines. Monaco also worked at Walt Disney World where she was one of the performers who portrayed Cinderella and Snow White in the resort. Her connection with Playboy began when she was chosen as Playboy's Sexiest Bartender 2004. She also appeared on the cover of Playboy Special Editions Girls of Summer in August 2004.

Monaco has appeared in episodes of E! reality TV series, The Girls Next Door. She also appeared in a blue bikini in the 2006 Playmates at Play Playmate swimsuit calendar, shot in Las Vegas. Monaco appeared in an episode of reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

In 2005, she appeared in the home video fitness program, ENVY. Acting under the name Vala (the "V" in ENVY), her role was teaching leg toning exercises. She starred with Martina Andrews (also known as Natasha), Brittany Lee (also known as Yvette), and CJ Gibson (AKA Eliana).

She appeared as the Playmate of the Year on the December 20, 2006 episode of Identity.

Monaco also starred in the 2006 music video, "Stayin' Home Again" by Willie Wisely.

External links

• Kara Monaco at the Internet Movie Database
• Kara Monaco at Playboy.com
• 2006 PMOY official site

v • d • e Playboy Playmates of the Year 1960s Ellen Stratton Linda Gamble Christa Speck June Cochran Donna Michelle Jo Collins Allison Parks Lisa Baker Angela Dorian Connie Kreski 1970s Claudia Jennings Sharon Clark Liv Lindeland Marilyn Cole Cyndi Wood Marilyn Lange Lillian Müller Patti McGuire Debra Jo Fondren Monique St. Pierre 1980s Dorothy Stratten Terri Welles Shannon Tweed Marianne Gravatte Barbara Edwards Karen Velez Kathy Shower Donna Edmondson India Allen Kimberley Conrad 1990s Renee Tenison Lisa Matthews Corinna Harney Anna Nicole Smith Jenny McCarthy Julie Lynn Cialini Stacy Sanches Victoria Silvstedt Karen McDougal Heather Kozar 2000s Jodi Ann Paterson Brande Roderick Dalene Kurtis Christina Santiago Carmella DeCesare Tiffany Fallon Kara Monaco Sara Jean Underwood Jayde Nicole Ida Ljungqvist

v • d • e Playboy Playmates of 2005 Destiny Davis Amber Campisi Jillian Grace Courtney Rachel Culkin Jamie Westenhiser Kara Monaco Qiana Chase Tamara Witmer Vanessa Hoelsher Amanda Paige Raquel Gibson Christine Smith Playmates of: 1954 · 1955 · 1956 · 1957 · 1958 · 1959 · 1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009