Holly Madison Biography
Summary
"Holly Madison" (born December 23, 1979) is an American glamour model and television personality, best known for appearing as Hugh Hefner's number one girlfriend with Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson on the reality TV series "The Girls Next Door". Madison and Hefner have since parted ways.
Biography
Madison was born "Holly Cullen" in Astoria, Oregon. Her father traveled around due to work in the timber industry, and from age 2-11, she grew up on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, near Ketchikan. Her family then moved back home to St. Helens, Oregon. She attended Portland State University for two years as a double-major in theatre and psychology.
In 1999, Madison moved to Los Angeles to attend Loyola Marymount University, where to make money she competed to become a Hawaiian Tropic model and worked at Hooters. This led to invitations to the Playboy Mansion, at a time when Hefner had seven other girlfriends. Madison moved into the mansion and became one of Hefner's official girlfriends in August 2001, after more than a year of visiting the mansion. In February 2002, after all but two of his girlfriends left, Madison became Hef's '#1 Girl' and moved into his bedroom at the mansion. Hefner's two other girlfriends, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson, have their own bedrooms down the hallway. In 2008 after her Playboy success she was named among the top Hooters girls of all time in 2008 as part of the restaurant's 25th anniversary.
Madison has spoken openly about her plastic surgery, having had a rhinoplasty (nose job) and breast augmentation, going from an A cup breast to a D cup.
Career
In 2003, Madison shot a pictorial for Cyber Girl of the Week, a feature of the Playboy website. She also appeared on the cover and inside of the November 2005 issue of "Playboy" magazine, along with Marquardt and Wilkinson as part of a special pictorial promoting "The Girls Next Door". The girls were featured again on the covers of the September 2006 and the March 2008 issues of "Playboy".
In season three of the show during the episode 'My Bare Lady,' Madison stated that she wants to have a career producing "Playboy" spreads. During seasons three and four, Holly has been shown working at the Playboy studios as an intern and later a junior editor. She also helped design and put together the girls' 2008 "The Girls Next Door" calendar.
A self-described animal lover, in 2006 Madison started writing articles about pets for a friend's quarterly magazine, "The Coolest Little Pet Magazine". She describes herself as 'mistress of the Mansion pooches'. In April 2007, Madison was featured nude in a PETA ad, alongside the tagline 'I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur'.
Relationship
In the past, Madison has stated that she wants to marry Hefner and have his children. During an interview at the "Playboy of the Year" luncheon in May 2008, Hefner stated, 'I love Holly very much and I think we're going to be together the rest of my life, but marriage isn't part of my puzzle. It's not a personal thing; I just haven't had much luck with marriages.'
On October 7, 2008, Madison announced in a video posted on TMZ.com that her relationship with Hefner had ended, but that she, Bridget Marquart, and Kendra Wilkinson are 'still filming stuff together.' Hugh Hefner confirmed the breakup stating that, 'If Holly says it's over, I guess it's over.' Hefner also confirmed that all three girls are committed to a sixth season of "The Girls Next Door", and that he plans to find new live-in girlfriends.
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