Candace Kita

Playboy Muse, June 1993

Candace Kita Bio

Candace Kita is an American Actress, glamour and nude model. Born Candace Camille Bender on December 24, 1980, in Los Angeles, California, she has also been credited as Blueberry Muffin and Candi Kita. She appeared as a Playboy Muse in June 1993. Her appearance came during Playboy's 1990s print era, a period increasingly shaped by entertainment and celebrity culture.

Kita has enhanced breasts, brown eyes and black hair. Her measurements are 34-24-33.

Degrees in philosophy and contemporary religion, followed by postgraduate sociology work, preceded Candace Kita’s decision to pursue acting. Raised in England, Belgium, and Texas, she arrived in Los Angeles with an academic background far removed from the television sets where she would begin building her career.

Kita became a regular in all forty episodes of Masked Rider, then took on work in Son of the Beach, Running with Scissors, and Dance Fever. In Complete Savages, she played Misty, the girlfriend of Mel Gibson’s character, in a recurring comic role built around a different disastrous fate at each appearance. Guest credits included Nip/Tuck and Two and a Half Men, while her film work encompassed I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, Bad News Bears, and Barb Wire.

Commercial and fashion assignments ran alongside those screen roles. Kita appeared in national campaigns for brands including Sprite, Coca-Cola, and IBM, and modeled on the runway for Diesel, XOXO, and Brighton. She also developed projects under her own name, including the Candi Kita calendar and Candi Cane comic book—work that placed her on the creative and business side of her public image.

Women’s safety became another sustained interest. She wrote The Hottie Handbook: A Girl’s Guide to Safety and hosted Hottie Help with Candace Kita, a Los Angeles radio program featuring discussions of safety issues with celebrity guests. Her organization, Hotties With a Heart, brought women together to volunteer for charities, with activities involving literacy programs, youth organizations, and the USO.

Away from those commitments, Kita enjoyed yoga, karate, and snorkeling. Asked to name a guilty pleasure, she offered a modest answer for someone dividing her time among acting, publishing, and volunteer work: “I love to take a nap!”

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