COVER STORY Victoria Silvstedt, PLAYBOY'S Miss December 1996, makes her encore appearance this month. As we proudly crown her 1997 Playmate of the Year, she says, "This is what can happen to a girl in America." You bet this is a great country!
West Coast Photo Editor Marilyn Grabowski produced our cover and Contributing
Photographer Stephen Wayda shot it. Thanks to cover stylist Jennifer Tutor and
to Alexis Vogel for styling Victoria's hair and makeup. Our retiring Rabbit plays peekaboo.
5 PLAYBILL
11 DEAR PLAYBOY
15 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS
17 MOVIES by BRUCE WILLIAMSON
21 VIDEO
22 STYLE
24 MUSIC
30 WIRED
36 TRAVEL
37 BOOKS
38 HEALTH & FITNESS
40 MEN by ASA BABER
42 WOMEN by CYNTHIA HEIMEL
45 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR
49 THE PLAYBOY FORUM
59 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: DENNIS RODMAN—candid conversation
70 THE ROAD TO OKLAHOMA CITY—article BEN FENWICK
74 ELECTRA MAGNETISM—pictorial
80 IN THE BLACK MILL—fiction Michael CHABON
84 TIGHT SQUEEZE—fashion HOLLIS WAYNE
92 UP, UP & AWAY—article Michael PARRISH
95 PLAYBOY GALLERY: HELMUT'S ANGELS
98 CARRIE STEVEN'S NEW LIFE—Playboy's playmate of the month
110 PARTY JOKES—humor
112 THE PERILS OF ADULTERY—article A.J.BEnza
114 DADS & GRADS—gifts
121 PLAYMATE REVISITED: Lisa Baker
124 AL SHARPTON HAS A DREAM—playboy profile TOURS
128 BRAIN DROPPINGS—humor GEORGE CARLIN
130 Queen Victoria—playmate of the year, Victoria Silvstedt
144 20 QUESTIONS: Julianna MARGULIES
170 WHERE & HOW TO BUY
179 PLAYMATE NEWS
183 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE
