Alexandria Karlsen
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Alexandria Karlsen (born October 26, 1978) is a US model, actress and author and also a Penthouse model.
before beginning to model full time.
. She was Playboy
Playmate of the Month for March 1999, photographed by Arny Freytag
and Stephen Wayda
. Karlsen appeared in several Playboy videos and special editions, working for Playboy following her centerfold
appearance. Karlsen was featured in the November 2002 issue of Stuff
magazine in the layout titled "A Day in the Life of a Centerfold". Karlsen appeared in Penthouse
as its Pet of the Month for July 2006. Her appearance in Penthouse made her only the third model, following Linn Thomas
and Victoria Zdrok
, to appear as both a Playboy Playmate and a Penthouse Pet.
Karlsen also works extensively in mainstream modeling, represented by Ford/ RBA
. Karlsen has appeared in numerous mainstream magazines, including Stuff
(US), Stuff (UK), Maxim
, Beverly Hills 213, Scottsdale magazine, Phoenix magazine, and numerous other catalogs, editorial and print.
's The X Show
, UPN
's Battle Dome, and as a try-out Barker Beauty
on five episodes of CBS
's The Price Is Right show. She has also worked on shows such as Ripley's Believe It or Not, Talk Soup, The Late Late Show, The Tonight Show, and others.
.
Karlsen dated Philadelphia businessman Andrew Yao for about four months in late 2001. When Yao was later investigated by federal prosecutors for fraud and money laundering, Karlsen was the prosecution's star witness. Yao's gifts to her, including wire transfers from company accounts, jewelry, an automobile and a house, totaled nearly $1 million.
Finance
At age 18, Karlsen obtained her Series 6 and Series 63 securities licenses and worked for The Vanguard GroupThe Vanguard Group
The Vanguard Group is an American investment management company based in Malvern, Pennsylvania, that manages approximately $1.6 trillion in assets. It offers mutual funds and other financial products and services to individual and institutional investors in the United States and abroad. Founder...
before beginning to model full time.
Print modeling
Karlsen appeared in the Summer 1997 premiere issue of Perfect 10Perfect 10
Perfect 10 was a quarterly men's magazine featuring high resolution photographs of topless or nude women who have not had cosmetic surgery in pensive or artistic poses...
. She was Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
Playmate of the Month for March 1999, photographed by Arny Freytag
Arny Freytag
Arny Freytag is an American photographer. Among his works are several photo shoots for Playboy magazine, and as of 1994 held the record for photographing the most Playmate centerfolds. As of September 2008, Freytag has photographed every WWE Diva that has appeared on the cover of Playboy.-External...
and Stephen Wayda
Stephen Wayda
Stephen Wayda is an American professional photographer. He has shot many pictorials of Playboy Playmates.-External links:*...
. Karlsen appeared in several Playboy videos and special editions, working for Playboy following her centerfold
Centerfold
The centerfold of a magazine refers to a gatefolded spread, usually a portrait such as a pin-up or a nude, inserted in the middle of the publication, or to the model featured in the portrait...
appearance. Karlsen was featured in the November 2002 issue of Stuff
Stuff (magazine)
Stuff is a men's magazine featuring reviews of consumer electronics, and other articles of interest to a predominantly male audience.- UK edition :...
magazine in the layout titled "A Day in the Life of a Centerfold". Karlsen appeared in Penthouse
Penthouse (magazine)
Penthouse, a men's magazine founded by Bob Guccione, combines urban lifestyle articles and softcore pornographic pictorials that, in the 1990s, evolved into hardcore. Penthouse is owned by FriendFinder Network. formerly known as General Media, Inc. whose parent company was Penthouse International...
as its Pet of the Month for July 2006. Her appearance in Penthouse made her only the third model, following Linn Thomas
Linn Thomas
Linn Thomas is an American erotic model.Thomas became a Playboy Playmate in May 1997. In October 2000, she became a Penthouse Pet of the Month and the first pin-up model in history to have appeared in both Playboy and Penthouse as a centerfold model...
and Victoria Zdrok
Victoria Zdrok
Victoria Nika Zdrok is a pornographic actress, author, and model of Ukrainian origin. She was chosen as a Playboy Playmate in October 1994. In June 2002 she became Penthouse magazine's Pet of the Month, later being chosen as their 2004 Penthouse Pet of the Year...
, to appear as both a Playboy Playmate and a Penthouse Pet.
Karlsen also works extensively in mainstream modeling, represented by Ford/ RBA
Ford Models
The Ford Modeling Agency, or as it is known today Ford Models, is a modeling agency in New York City. It was established in 1946 by Eileen and the late Gerard W. Ford.-Company:...
. Karlsen has appeared in numerous mainstream magazines, including Stuff
Stuff (magazine)
Stuff is a men's magazine featuring reviews of consumer electronics, and other articles of interest to a predominantly male audience.- UK edition :...
(US), Stuff (UK), Maxim
Maxim (magazine)
Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, sometimes pictured dressed, often pictured scantily dressed but not fully nude....
, Beverly Hills 213, Scottsdale magazine, Phoenix magazine, and numerous other catalogs, editorial and print.
Television and Film
In addition to her work with men's magazines, Karlsen was regularly featured on the FX channelFX Networks
FX is the name of a number of related pay television channels owned by News Corporation's Fox Entertainment Group...
's The X Show
The X Show
The X Show was a magazine, variety, and interview/talk program that aired on FX Network in the US from May 1999 to April 2001. Running time was originally one hour, but this was later reduced to a half-hour. The show was 'guy-themed' much like a TV equivalent of Maxim magazine , though seldom as...
, UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
's Battle Dome, and as a try-out Barker Beauty
Barker's Beauties
The American television game show The Price Is Right has, since its 1972 relaunch, had a stable of models to showcase the prizes and items that are given away on the show. From 1972–2007, the group was referred to as Barker's Beauties, a term coined by producer Mark Goodson.-1956–1965:The original...
on five episodes of CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
's The Price Is Right show. She has also worked on shows such as Ripley's Believe It or Not, Talk Soup, The Late Late Show, The Tonight Show, and others.
Writing
At age 15, Karlsen began writing for then what was The Phoenix Gazette / Arizona Republic and the Tribune Newspapers in Arizona as a student correspondent reporter. Karlsen authored a book titled The Divorced Guy's Guide to Dating: How to Meet More Women plus many other columns and articles for other online and print publications, including a regular column on love and dating for Perfect 10.Personal life
Karlsen is the daughter of Thomas Karlsen, long-time Campaign Treasurer for Arizona Senator Dennis DeConciniDennis DeConcini
Dennis Webster DeConcini is a former Democratic U.S. Senator from Arizona. Son of former Arizona Supreme Court Judge Evo Anton DeConcini, he represented Arizona in the United States Senate from 1977 until 1995....
.
Karlsen dated Philadelphia businessman Andrew Yao for about four months in late 2001. When Yao was later investigated by federal prosecutors for fraud and money laundering, Karlsen was the prosecution's star witness. Yao's gifts to her, including wire transfers from company accounts, jewelry, an automobile and a house, totaled nearly $1 million.
See also
- List of people in Playboy 1990-1999
- List of Playboy NSS models
- List of Penthouse Pets
- List of people from Arizona