COVER STORY
There she is, Miss America (and Miss Arkansas) of 1982. Meet Beth-gracen-actor">ElizaBeth Ward Gracen, a classic beauty with a story everyone's talking about. Our cover was produced by West Coast Photo Editor Marilyn Grabowski, styled by Lane Coyle-Dunn and shot
by Contributing Photographer Stephen Wayda. Thanks to Tracy Cianflone for styling
ElizaBeth's hair and make-up and to John Cron-ham for the gold-leaf background.
Our Rabbit is ElizaBeth's crowning glory.
3 PLAYBILL
9 DEAR PLAYBOY
13 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS
28 STYLE
31 MEN by ASA BABER
32 WOMEN by CYNTHIA HEIMEL
33 VIEWPOINT: SOLVING THE JAPANESE PROBLEM—opinion E JEAN CARROLL
35 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR
39 REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: LUST IN THE WHITE HOUSE—opinion Robert Scheer
41 THE PLAYBOY FORUM
51 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: Michael-Jordan-porn-star">MichaelJordan—candid conversation
66 IN THE COMPANY OF COYOTES—article ELIZABeth ROYTE
70 THERE SHE IS ...—pictorial
78 IMPOSSIBLE VACATION—fiction SPALDING GRAY
82 PLAYBOY'S AUTOMOTIVE REPORT—article KEN GROSS
86 THE JOE AND KURT SHOW—conversation CAROLE MALLORY
90 LONE STAR STUNNER—playboy's playmate of the month
102 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor
104 THE WORST SENATOR IN AMERICA—playboy profile JOE CONASON and JACK NEWFIELD
106 PLAYBOY COLLECTION—modern living
110 PLAYBOY'S 1992 BASEBALL PREVIEW—sports KEVIN COOK
114 A PRIDE OF BRIDES—pictorial
126 20 QUESTIONS: JOHN LEGUIZAMO
165 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE