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Holly Madison : biography

December 23, 1979 –

Holly Sue CullenKatsilometes, John. Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved 2009-06-18. (born December 23, 1979), known professionally as Holly Madison, is an American model, showgirl and television personality. She is widely known for being one of Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends on the reality television series The Girls Next Door and for her own reality series, Holly’s World.

Although not a Playboy Playmate, she has appeared in nude pictorials with her Girls Next Door costars, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson. In 2009, she appeared as a contestant on the eighth season of Dancing with the Stars.

Career

2003-2009: Playboy and The Girls Next Door

In 2003, Madison was the subject of a Playboy Cyber Girl of the Week pictorial on the magazine’s website. She also appeared on the cover and inside of the November 2005 issue of Playboy, along with Marquardt and Wilkinson, as part of a special pictorial promoting The Girls Next Door. The women were featured again on the covers of the September 2006, March 2008, and February 2009 issues.

In the Season 3 episode "Girls Next Door," Madison stated that she wanted to have a career producing Playboy spreads. During seasons three and four, Madison was shown working at the Playboy studios as an intern and later a junior photo editor. She also helped design and put together The Girls Next Door 2008 calendar.

A self-described animal lover, Madison started writing articles about pets in 2006 for a friend’s quarterly magazine, The Coolest Little Pet Magazine. In April 2007, Madison was featured nude in a PETA advertisement, with the tagline "I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur."

In February 2009, she quit working for the company altogether due to the split from Hefner making her position "awkward."

After The Girls Next Door

Dancing with the Stars

Madison was chosen to replace Jewel on Dancing with the Stars, after Jewel and Nancy O’Dell were forced to withdraw due to injuries sustained during rehearsal.], 10 March 2009.] Retrieved 4 February 2013. She partnered with Dmitry Chaplin.], 26 March 2009.] Retrieved 4 February 2013. On March 26, 2009, Robin Leach reported that Madison, too, had been injured while practicing, that she had been seen by a doctor and had received a prescription to treat severe rib pain. Said Madison, "I am committed to the show and my partner Dmitry. I will rest when it’s possible. I fully hope and expect to dance on Monday." On the March 31, 2009 double elimination show, Holly and Dmitry were voted off. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

World’s largest bikini parade

In May 2009, Madison and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman led a Guinness World Record-breaking "largest bikini parade ever."], 14 May 2009.] Retrieved 4 February 2013. According to the Las Vegas Sun, "The politician and the former Playboy play thing joined forces to usher in the city’s summer swimsuit season…" in an event timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign. The 281 parade participants broke the prior record of 250. The mark has subsequently been eclipsed by events in the Cayman Islands (331),], 3 October 2011.}] Retrieved 4 February 2013.], 3 March 2012.] Retrieved 4 February 2013. Brisbane, Australia (357) and Panama City, Florida (450).

Peepshow

Madison starred in a topless burlesque show called Peepshow at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. She was brought in to replace Kelly Monaco after Monaco’s three-month contract was up. Madison was likewise initially signed to a three-month contract. It was eventually extended to a full year. She left the show in 2012 due to her pregnancy. She was succeeded by Angel Porino.

Holly’s World

Like former The Girls Next Door co-star Kendra Wilkinson, Madison starred in her own reality show, Holly’s World, which revolved around her life at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. "It’s all good-natured and not mean like other reality shows," Madison said of her show. "I’m really excited about the new series because I am also getting a legitimate co-producer credit for all the work I do behind the camera. It’s not a vanity credit. I’m super excited to learn from the best and take on new responsibilities." The show premiered with a "preview episode" on December 6, 2009, and ran for 2 seasons.