Maria McBane (born 8
February 1946 in Avignon, France) is a
French American model and actress who was Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for its May 1965 issue.
Her centerfold was photographed by Ed
DeLong and William Figge.
McBane admitted after her issue came out that she was born in
Bilbao, Spain, of
Basque ancestry.
Maria grew up in Spain and Cuba, and
moved to the United States as an
adult. She appeared in one film, Fireball 500 (1966) playing the part of
"Leander Fan". In this film, her credit appeared as Marie
McBane.
Maria now lives in Hawaii. According to
The Playmate Book, by 1996 she was seriously considering a
run for the Hawaii legislature, prompted in part by she and her
husband losing their restaurant in a protracted land dispute. She
currently is a real estate agent in Hawaii under her married name,
Maria Paco
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