Karen McDougal Height, Age, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Some Lesser Known Facts About Karen McDougal

• Karen McDougal is an American model and actress, who is famous for being a Playboy model. In 2016, she became more popular after it was revealed that she had an alleged 9-month-long relationship with the former President of the United States Donald Trump in 2006.

• When she was studying in school, she learned ballet and tap dance.

• Her first dream was to become a ballerina.

• She was very athletic in school and used to play volleyball and softball.

• She loved cheerleading while she was studying in school. She was a member of a marching band and a colour guard team.
  

  Karen McDougal with her fellow cheerleaders in 1988-89

• In school, she used to play the clarinet, a single-reed musical instrument. She was also a four-time Michigan state champion clarinet player.

• She belongs to Cherokee, Scottish, and Irish ancestry.

• When she was studying in high school, her schoolmates used to call her Barbie as she was nice and sweet. ^[7]The Sun
  

  A teenage image of Karen McDougal

• After completing her college education, she began to teach in a pre-kindergarten school in Detroit. She also wanted to open an education centre for children.

• When she was teaching in school, one of her friends recommended her to take part in the Venus Swimwear International Model Search in Florida. She became the winner of the competition and won the title of Venus swimsuit model.

• The first modelling offer she received was for a Harley-Davidson bike show in Detroit at which she worked as a promotional model.

• In 1977, the Playboy photographer David Mecey scouted her at the international final of the Venus Swimwear International Model Search held in Florida. Later, he recommended her to Playboy.

• Playboy asked her to come for a test shoot at Playboy Studio West in California. Playboy called her for a complete photo and video shoot after she cleared the test shoot.

• In 1977, she was titled Miss December by Playboy. After she was featured on the cover of Playboy magazine, her video, the ‘Playmate Profile,’ was featured on the official TV channel of Playboy, Playboy TV.

• In May 1998, she was chosen as the Playmate of the Year (PMOY) by Hugh Hefner, founder and chief-in-editor, and her fans. She received a cash prize of $100,000, a special edition of the Shelby Series 1 convertible Mustang car with customized Michigan license plate ‘PMOY 98.’
  

  Karen McDougal as Playmate of the Year in 1998 with Hugh Hefner

• In 1998, she posed nude for Playboy magazine and appeared on the cover as Playmate of the Year.

• In 1999, she was featured on the cover of Men’s Fitness magazine and was the first woman, who appeared on the cover of the magazine.
  

  Karen McDougal on the cover of Men’s Fitness magazine in 1999

• She has been featured in many health and fitness magazines including Muscle & Fitness (January 2000), Physical (June 2004), and Iron Man (October 2005, January 2006, June 2007, and November 2009. In the October 2005 and June 2007 issues of Iron Man magazine, she appeared on the cover of the magazine.

• In 2001, she appeared in a lead role as Jessemina, a slave girl, in the American direct-to-film ‘The Arena,’ a remake of the 1974 American film ‘The Arena.’
  

  Poster of the 2001 English film ‘The Arena’

• She has appeared in a cameo role in many American films including ‘Joe Dirt’ (2001), ‘Grind’ (2003), and ‘The Girl Next Door’ (2004).

• In a 2002 interview, she shared that if she were offered to pose nude for Playboy, she would be happy to do it again.

• In 2002, Playboy came up with a limited edition of the Playboy Collectors’ Figure Series, and her figurine was released first among all the other models.

• She has been featured in TV commercials for many brands and game leagues such as XFL, the American Football League.

• In 2002, she participated in E!’s reality TV series ‘Wild On!’ and was one of the 12 contestants; however, she did not win the show. In the same year, she appeared as a guest host on the show.

• She has played cameo and supporting roles in many TV series and shows including the Playmate edition of ‘Russian Roulette’ (2002-2003) on Game Show Network, ‘Lovespring International’ (2006) on Lifetime Television, and ‘Anger Management’ (2012) on FX.

• In 2003, she released a limited edition of her bronze figurine named ‘Warrior Princess’ after collaborating with a fantasy sculptor named Bill Toma.

Thx for the reminder…my #sword images! #Strength #PrincessWarrior #bronze #statue #fineart #art #BillToma #movie #StrongWoman ! ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/kpmZnWBjR4

— Karen McDougal (@karenmcdougal98) January 26, 2017

• In 2004, she was featured in the Italian edition of Vogue magazine along with Pamela Anderson, Audra Lynn, and Tishara Cousino.

• In May 2004, she had a trip to Japan, where she was invited to attend a wrestling match between Scott Hall and Kevin Nash in Yokohama as one of the eye candies.

• In 2004, she took part in an American talent competition, WWE Diva Search, in New York. She reached the final round of the competition but was disqualified in the last round.

• In 2004, she took part in a motorcycle competition in Pomona, California with her pink-coloured motorcycle, where she received the Best Radical Custom award.

• In 2005, she was featured in ‘Playboy: Playmates at Play at the Playboy Mansion’ swimsuit calendar and was chosen as the calendar girl for July 2005. During the photoshoot for the calendar, Karen McDougal and Hiromi Oshima posed nude and only had body paint on their bodies.

• She appeared in a 10-page pictorial as ‘Hardbody’ of the month in January 2006 issue of Iron Man magazine.
  

  Karen McDougal on the cover of Iron Man magazine

• In November 2006, Karen McDougal, Tina Marie Jordan, and Katie Lohmann appeared in the ‘Celebrity Playmate Gift Guide’ pictorial of Splat magazine.

• In March 2008, she appeared topless in a pictorial for Interviu, a Spanish-language weekly magazine. She was also interviewed by the magazine and talked about her relationship with her then-rumoured boyfriend and Hollywood actor Bruce Willis.

• In 2010, she co-founded a health and wellness supplements company Pharmore Alternatives and promoted its products at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in January 2011.

• She is very particular about her fitness and works out five days a week; however, she is a fast-food junkie and loves to eat chocolates.
  

  Karen McDougal working out in the gym

• She is not a proficient swimmer because she is aquaphobic; however, she has worked as a swimsuit model.

• She is an animal lover and has a pet dog named Princeton and two cats named Brittany and Brandy.
  

  Karen McDougal with her pet dog Princeton

• In 2018, she shared that she voted for the Republican Party.

• She supports breast cancer awareness because of her family’s breast cancer history. She nationally advocates Breast Implant Illness (BII).

• In 1996, she got breast implants. She got the implants to boost her self-esteem; however, they began to poison her slowly over the years. Her health began to degrade day by day. She consulted with many doctors, but they could not find the reason behind her sickness. Later, one of her friend’s wife told Karen about her illness from breast implants, so, she decided to have an explant surgery. In an interview, she talked about her journey from breast implant to breast explant. She said,
  

  I thought, superficially, it would make me feel more womanly to have bigger breasts. It was a stupid thing to do. I would get sick every couple of months and be sick for six to eight weeks at a time. It just never went away. I started having vision disturbances, blacking out, and dizzy spells. Then July came and it just became so bad that I was passing out and I was afraid to leave the house. In October 2016, I was on bed rest. I couldn’t drive, I was having panic attacks, and I couldn’t see. I had hearing sensitivity, I couldn’t stand noise, I couldn’t tolerate light, I had joint pain, brain fog — the list goes on and on. Then I started getting sicker, and I started researching breast implant illness, and I talked to women online who were going through the same thing and having the same symptoms and issues. It was time to get them removed. Do I regret removing them? No. Do I miss having larger breasts? Yes, of course, I do. But my health is so much more important than my breasts.” ^[8]People