"Former Disney dancer named Playmate of the Year

My Way News: "Former Disney dancer named Playmate of the Year

May 5, 8:17 AM (ET)

Playboy magazine's 2006 Playmate of the Year Kara Monaco and the magazine's founder Hugh Hefner...
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former Walt Disney World dancer who used to dress up as Cinderella and Snow White was named Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Year on Thursday.

Kara Monaco, 23, an aspiring actress from Lakeland, Florida, received a check for $100,000, a car and a sports motorbike from Playboy Enterprises Inc., company founder Hugh Hefner announced at the Playboy Mansion.

Monaco, a blonde, hopes to leverage her new role to boost her modeling and acting career.

She was Miss June in 2005.


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