Ava Fabian (born April 4, 1962, in

Brewster, New York Brewster is a Administrative divisions of New York#Village, village and the principal settlement within the town (New York), town of Southeast, New York, Southeast in Putnam County, New York, Putnam County, New York (state), New York, United Sta ...

) is an American model and actress. She was chosen as ''

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's''

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in August 1986 and has appeared in numerous ''Playboy'' videos. Her

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was photographed by Arny Freytag and

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. Fabian is also a former

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. Fabian played Roxy Carmichael in the movie ''

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'', starring

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. She has appeared in ''

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'' and '' Married... with Children''. Fabian had a recurring role in the 1996

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television series ''Erotic Confessions'' as a character named Jacqueline Stone. In November 2011, she filed a lawsuit against former companion

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of Journey, claiming he owes her more than $25,000 for their "express oral nonmarital relationship agreement" when they lived together in San Anselmo. A previous hearing had been set for early October 2012, but was called off when the parties notified the court of an "unconditional settlement" in the case and was scheduled to be dismissed in November. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed in court filings. Ava Fabian opened up a restaurant ("Ava's") in Los Angeles in 1992.

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