The Red and Black

Issue date: 9/13/07 Section: News

Media Credit: JOSH D. WEISS Brittanie Knight, a sophomore political science major from Suwanee, autographs a copy of Playboy Magazine in which she and five other University students appear. "The Girls of the SEC" issue was released nationwide Friday. [Click to enlarge]

Aside from it being another gameday weekend, some members of the male student body will have an extra reason to smile.

Six female University students are featured in the October issue of Playboy. The women are in a 10-page nude pictorial entitled "Girls of the SEC."

The semi-annual issue featuring the section on college students rotates between the different football conferences every fall.

The Southeastern Conference last was featured in October 2001.

"Our readers love to see the girl next door," said Theresa Hennessey, public relations director for Playboy. "The majority of these girls have never modeled before, and their natural beauty appeals to the readers."

College women from all 12 SEC universities auditioned throughout the spring 2007 semester.

Three women from the University were selected to be in the Playboy Olympics.

Thirty-eight college women were selected to appear in the issue. The University was second in the amount of women selected to the University of Florida, which had eight models. The models appearing from the University are Taylor Lynn, Brittanie Knight, Ally Ling, Melani Chase, Danielle Malone and Jordan Schell.

Some of the models opted to use pseudonyms in the publication for privacy reasons, Hennessey said.

Some women said they were unaware of auditions until friends and classmates also auditioning informed them.

"A friend of mine called me, and I drove back from Gwinnett to audition on the last day," said Brittanie Knight, a sophomore from Duluth. "I always wanted to be in Playboy and was hopeful that the photographer and editors would like me."

Danielle Malone, a fifth-year from Peachtree City, said after auditions, she was surprised to receive a call from the magazine informing her that she had been selected for the pictorial.

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