Victoria Cooke

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[Apsara]

[masque51]

From the 1981 Japanese Calendar:



You can find the rest of this Calendar here:

http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...40#post1954640

[wuffo]

Around 1985 Victoria headed up a group of PMs who toured at least a part of the US modeling swimwear. Other PMs in the troupe were Kym Herrin, Kym Malin and Melinda Mays. Did anyone attend this event or have more/better photos?

[Fabrizio]

From the Japanese PB Mandala Calendar



Credit to masque51

[a435843]

Originally Posted by fo sizzale

Rare video(!) of Victoria Cooke.

I downloaded this a long time ago, have no idea who the original poster was.
Thanks to them of course.


Preview:

First, check this post for a repost of the above video:

http://www.vintage-erotica-forum.com...ke#post1576100

I ran across a recently uploaded video on YouTube from 1979, called "Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party", which was broadcast on ABC and hosted by Richard Dawson. I vaguely remember some Playboy programming on network TV, but I don't remember this special. All 4 parts have been uploaded, and mentioned in a couple of other threads on VEF, but for the purposes of this thread, Victoria is interviewed in Part 3, at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw50iMXg6rE.

For reference:
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mPGPdD2R8g
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRSBPgmwwkI
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN5qBoDNvN0

This video really is fabulous, and required viewing for all vintage Playboy fans...definitely a time capsule of late 70s TV and golden-era Playboy. There's a Chuck Mangione number, slow motion of Playboy models roller skating, old commercials, a local newscaster who suggested that viewers "turning off the TV in disgust" should return in a half-hour for the news (obviously 10 PM fare), and way too much Village People (who, I think, was at the wrong party). Most of the YouTube comments revolve around Dorothy Stratten's appearance and the lame, lame bits that Dawson did with her.

Five models were interviewed as Playmates-to-be, in a segment called "Playmates of the 1980s". Two, only identified as Phyllis and Karen, were never Playmates, I believe. Videos of these two were not featured after the interviews, as there were for the other three Playmates. Seated at the table, from left to right, were Jeana Tomasino, "Karen", "Phyllis", Kym Herrin, and Victoria Cooke. Does anyone recognize Karen & Phyllis?

Following the interview are edited down, with plenty of strategically placed clothing and props, of course, videos, mainly of the centerfold shoot, as follows:

Victoria Cooke (Aug. 1980) at 13:57
Jeana Tomasino (Nov. 1980) at 15:40
Kym Herrin (May 1982) at 17:43

These videos bring up a couple of issues. First, holy crap, this was on broadcast TV in 1979???!!! Damn, times have changed, for the worse, much, much worse.

Second, some other posters have assumed that full profiles exist for these three because of the unedited versions, which have been posted already elsewhere on VEF. In retrospect, it's possible that these videos were filmed strictly as segments for this ABC show, during the Playmates' original shoot, with the unedited versions being released later on PBC, and that full profiles, beyond what already is known, do not exist, nor ever have existed. Any thoughts?

I do also wonder what happened with Phyllis and Karen (not Price or Witter, I think).

One other note: I'm posting this in the threads for Victoria Cooke, Jeana Tomasino, and Kym Herrin...thanks for your patience.

[igrover]

Originally Posted by Apsara

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[Credits to "Masque 51"]

True Story - I attended the University of Arizona at the same time as Victoria. Saw her at a party a few months after the Girls of the Pac 10 photo spread came out. Very reserved. Not too many guys hitting on her because she had a huge neanderthal with her.

In regard to the tshirt with "Arizona" on it - one of the local independent campus book stores came up with the concept of a tshirt with a huge scoop (to use their promotional language) for a neck instead of a traditional crew neck along with the college name Arizona below. So in the picture it appears as though she has stretched the neck quite considerably, when in actuality she has only stretched it maybe half of where it originally fell on the chest. The store thought it was a brilliant concept that would catch on. Everyone else thought it was a joke. So imagine our surprise when Victoria shows up in Playboy wearing one of those tshirts!

[anscoscope]

Originally Posted by a435843

Five models were interviewed as Playmates-to-be, in a segment called "Playmates of the 1980s". Two, only identified as Phyllis and Karen, were never Playmates, I believe. Videos of these two were not featured after the interviews, as there were for the other three Playmates. Seated at the table, from left to right, were Jeana Tomasino, "Karen", "Phyllis", Kym Herrin, and Victoria Cooke. Does anyone recognize Karen & Phyllis?

Karen was featured in a PB mansion photoshoot called "Midsummer Night's Dream" or something like that - she's posing with Hefner in the first photo. Can't remember her last name so maybe someone else can help out with that.

It's possible that she actually did do a centerfold that simply never ran, which must happen from time to time. In the Penny Baker profile video there's one of those scenes of Hefner looking over photos on a light table - Penny's centerfold is there along with Donna Spier, but then there's a third centerfold that was never printed in the magazine with a girl I don't recognize.

[masque51]

The only part of Japanese Layout that I have done. I post it now because it is one of those rare Centerfolds which is completely different from the US version.

[masque51]

From the Japanese Playmates Collection #1.



Details:



You can find the rest of this Photobook here:

http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...22#post2364522