Ellen Michaels
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Ellen Michaels is an American model and photographer.
She was Playboy
magazine's Playmate of the Month for the March 1972 issue. Her centerfold
was photographed by Dwight Hooker
.
Michaels, who was getting a degree in elementary education at the time of her pictorial, went on to become a successful model for everything from advertising
campaigns to romance novel
s. She appears on many record album covers including The Salsoul Orchestra, Eric Clapton
, and Barrabas.
She also has donated much of her time to charity work with the disabled and senior citizens, and ran a volunteer program for the blind for many years.
She is currently a wildlife and nature photographer, specializing in photos of the birds, butterflies, insects and landscapes of Central Park in New York City.
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...
magazine's Playmate of the Month for the March 1972 issue. 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...
was photographed by Dwight Hooker
Dwight Hooker
Dwight Hooker is a photographer for Playboy magazine. He was, at times, described as a master of the sensual and the erotic along with photographers Helmut Newton and J. Frederick Smith...
.
Michaels, who was getting a degree in elementary education at the time of her pictorial, went on to become a successful model for everything from advertising
Advertising
Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common...
campaigns to romance novel
Romance novel
The romance novel is a literary genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries. Novels in this genre place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Through the late...
s. She appears on many record album covers including The Salsoul Orchestra, Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...
, and Barrabas.
She also has donated much of her time to charity work with the disabled and senior citizens, and ran a volunteer program for the blind for many years.
She is currently a wildlife and nature photographer, specializing in photos of the birds, butterflies, insects and landscapes of Central Park in New York City.