Karina Marie

Playboy Playmate of The Month for January 2013

Karina Marie Bio

Karina Marie is a British actress, glamour and nude model. She was born Karina Marie-Booth on February 5, 1984, in Basildon, United Kingdom. Playboy named her its January 2013 Playmate at 28. Her appearance came during Playboy's contemporary era of international and digital publishing.

Marie has natural breasts, brown eyes and blond hair. Her measurements are 32-25-33.

Karina Marie entered Playboy with a decade of professional modeling experience already behind her. She began working while still a teenager and landed her first magazine cover at an early stage of her career. Over the years, her editorial credits expanded to include GQ, Elle and Arena, giving her a solid fashion and magazine background before the Playboy opportunity arrived.

Television also interested Marie, particularly after a guest appearance on Channel 4’s The Salon. Although modeling remained her principal profession, she spoke about eventually moving into presenting and saw reality television hosting as an appealing possibility. Her years in front of the camera had already given her the confidence and experience to imagine a career that could extend beyond still photography.

Playboy added a distinctly American assignment to that British modeling history. Marie’s centerfold was photographed by Sasha Eisenman, and her selection made her the fourteenth British woman to become a Playmate. By then she had spent enough time in the industry to regard longevity with some satisfaction, joking that after ten years of modeling she “must be doing something right.”

Fashion remained a genuine enthusiasm rather than simply a professional requirement. Marie regularly explored Camden Market for vintage clothing, favoring pieces with individual character over purely contemporary trends. Music occupied another important place in her life, particularly live performances and festivals. All Tomorrow’s Parties and the Isle of Wight Festival were among the events she enjoyed, with outdoor concerts providing an ideal combination of music and atmosphere.

Marie approached the future with the same determination that had sustained her modeling career from her teenage years onward. She intended to continue working as a model while leaving room for television presenting and other opportunities that might emerge from greater visibility. Her Playboy appearance therefore came after years of magazine work rather than at the beginning of her professional life, adding a Sasha Eisenman centerfold and a place among Britain’s relatively small group of Playmates to an already established career.

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