Laura Richmond Bio
Laura Richmond was Playboy’s Playmate of the Month for September 1988. She was 22 years old when the issue was published. Her centerfold and accompanying pictorial were photographed by Richard Fegley, a longtime Playboy photographer whose career with the magazine included more than 90 Playmate pictorials.
Her measurements were listed as 36-24-34. She has green eyes, red hair, and natural breasts. These physical details were published in connection with her Playboy profile and identify her appearance at the time of her Playmate feature.
Richmond’s September 1988 centerfold became the principal milestone of her modeling career. She subsequently remained active within Playboy’s publishing and video divisions, appearing in additional magazine features, special editions, and Playboy-branded productions.
She gained further recognition as the cover model for Playboy’s November 1988 issue. For the cover, Richmond was styled as Jessica Rabbit, the animated character from Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The image featured her in the character’s signature red dress and is catalogued as the issue’s Jessica Rabbit cover. Pia Reyes, rather than Richmond, was the Playmate featured inside that November issue.
The Jessica Rabbit appearance is the source of Richmond’s occasional association with that name. Available biographical records do not establish “Jessica Rabbit” as an alias that she regularly used in her professional work. She should therefore be described as having portrayed Jessica Rabbit, not as having worked professionally under that name.
Richmond also appeared in Playboy’s long-running Book of Lingerie series. She was featured on the cover of the May 1991 edition and is described in her published biography as the first red-haired model to appear on the cover of that particular Playboy special-edition series.
Her association with Playboy extended beyond the monthly magazine. She appeared in several Playboy videos and special-edition publications, allowing her modeling work to continue after her original Playmate pictorial. These appearances form the majority of her documented entertainment credits.
Claims that Richmond later married, had a daughter named Amelia, or withdrew from public life to concentrate on motherhood could not be confirmed through sufficiently reliable sources. Those details should not be included as established facts without a verifiable primary or authoritative biographical source.
