This series contains occasional references to abuse, sexual misconduct and other topics

that some people might find disturbing.

You know, being asked to test for playmate meant posing naked, so you did have a lot to

lose.

Marilyn Cole is 21 and on the way to her first playboy test shoot.

The year is 1971, the location London.

George the sofa was driving the silver Cadillac.

I was taken to this very glamorous house.

I didn't know where I was.

I'd only been in London a couple of weeks.

The car pulls up outside a beautiful townhouse on my Victor Lounds, the head of playboy in

Europe and Hevner's right-hand man.

The door opened and there was a man in a white jacket with epilets and it turned out to

be Victor's Italian cook.

Marilyn is ushered inside the service entrance.

She's impressed by her past surroundings, but understandably there's only one thing

on her mind.

I knew at some point I was going to have to take my clothes off and I knew why.

I'd volunteered because it meant $5,000.

That was a lot of money in 1971.

Marilyn says she could have bought three houses like the one her parents owned.

So I knew at age 21 I would be pretty rich and independent.

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