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Eugena Washington is an American model and actress. She came third on season 7 of ''
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''. She was a ''
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'' Playmate of the Year, and was the last one to be announced by
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at the
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.


Early life

Washington was born in 1984 in
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, United States, where she grew up. She has a brother, and her father worked for the
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. She says that her mother raised 8 children.


Career


''America's Next Top Model''

In 2006, Washington was the fourth (after Melrose Bickerstaff, Jaeda Young and Michelle Babin) girl to be selected for the seventh season of ''
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''. Over her stay, Washington received one first call-out and survived the bottom two twice over Monique Calhoun and Brooke Miller who were both eliminated in their only ever bottom two appearance upon Washington's stay. She also won three challenges where two of them Washington selected CariDee English and Jaeda Young after winning the Covergirl challenge and Amanda Babin after winning the flamenco dancing challenge. The judges eliminated Washington eleventh (finishing third in overall rank) in
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during her third collective bottom two appearance which Melrose Bickerstaff had survived for the second time round (the first being over Christian Evans who was the first eliminee) after CariDee English was selected to be the first finalist and eventually won. Washington cracked her knee during the show, and said later that "The show left a trail of very hurt young girls who really had to overcome a lot of self-esteem and self-worth issues".


''Playboy''

Washington was the ''
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'' Playmate of the Month for December 2015 and Playmate of the Year 2016. She was the third
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to be so named. She was the first Playmate of the Year after Playboy eliminated its
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. In May, 2016, she was the last Playmate of the Year to be announced by
Hugh Hefner Hugh Marston Hefner (April 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017) was an American magazine publisher. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of ''Playboy'' magazine, a publication with revealing photographs and articles. Hefner extended the ''Playboy ...
at the
Playboy Mansion The Playboy Mansion, also known as the Playboy Mansion West, is the former home of ''Playboy'' magazine founder Hugh Hefner, who lived there from 1971 until his death in 2017. Barbi Benton convinced Hefner to buy the home located in Holmby H ...
. ''Playboy'' published a new centerfold spread of Washington in 2020. She said that she hoped that the photos would inspire other women to feel more confident about their bodies, not shame.


Acting

Washington had a recurring role on ''
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'' and appeared in '' The Perfect Match'' (2016).


Other

She appeared in the 2010 music video of rapper B.o.B's single " Nothin' on You". Washington also appears in a McDonald's cafe commercial along with American R&B artist Dwele. She was named one of the influencers for the Cîroc "Lets Get It" Campaign in 2016. As of 2019, she was developing a podcast and a haircare line.


References


External links

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Fusion Model PortfolioEugena Washington on the Pleasure of Reinvention
2020 ''Playboy'' article by Eugena Washington {{DEFAULTSORT:Washington, Eugena 1984 births Living people American female models America's Next Top Model contestants 2010s Playboy Playmates Playboy Playmates of the Year 21st-century American women