Paige Young Bio
Paige Young was an American artist, glamour and pin-up model. Born Diana Lee Cotterell on March 16, 1944, in Los Angeles, California, she has also been credited as Paige Diane Lee Young. Playboy named her its November 1968 Playmate at 24. Her appearance came during the 1960s, as Playboy grew into a major force in American magazine publishing.
Young had natural breasts, hazel eyes and brown hair. Her measurements are 36-24-36.
Photographed by the legendary Peter Gowland, Paige's centerfold radiated sun-kissed allure - a vision of late-'60s beauty at its most hypnotic.
Before finding fame in Playboy, she posed for pin-up calendars and painted in her spare time, blending beauty and creativity in equal measure.
But Paige's beauty masked a fragile heart. Beneath the flashbulbs and headlines, she was a woman searching for something more - a truth that remained just out of reach. After her brief brush with fame, Paige retreated from the spotlight, her life slipping into shadows.
On July 13, 1974, at the age of 30, Paige Young's story came to a tragic end. She died by suicide in her Los Angeles home, leaving behind more questions than answers. Rumors swirled of Hollywood affairs and heartbreaks, but the true story of Paige Young remains one of Playboy's most haunting mysteries.
Though her time in the limelight was fleeting, Paige's beauty endures - a golden-haired siren whose centerfold captured a moment of shimmering promise. Behind the glamour was a woman both tender and troubled, a reflection of the turbulent times she lived in. Paige Young will always be remembered not just as a Playmate, but as a symbol of the beauty - and fragility - that defined the era.
