Playgirl December 1997

FEATURES 24 Oscar De La Hoya Jump into the ring and go head to head with boxing's winning beauty by Joan Tarshis 30 Sister Sluggers Knockout women are proving boxing isn't just for men anymore by Gabrielle L. Gabrielle 32 Sexy Holiday Fashion Keep him sizzling! Plus—great gifts for him 38 The 10 Sexiest Men of 1997 Find out which celebrity studs won PLAYGIRL's most prestigious award 68 Holiday Party Survival Guide Learn how to make each of this season's gala events an affair to remember by Anita Sarko 70 Under Wraps Discover what your man's underwear says about his sex style By Gabrielle L. Gabrielle Insert PLAYGIRL 1998: Daily Planner Get organized with our handy, purse-size date book PICTORIALS 10 Readers' Discovery: A Reel Catch Rendezvous with idyllic isand rover Erik Kristian 46 Centerfold: Wardrobe of Wind Horse around with fabulous farm boy Carl 74 Body Study: Sultry SightSeer Studly Lance Mosley strikes a seductive pose 94 Dream Lovers: Mgnetic Attraction A student sculptress toils over her body of work DEPARTMENTS 1 To Our Readers: Climb between our sheets 5 Letters: Was it good for you? 6 In The Zone David Lee Roth is still a gigolo; Paula Abdul goes shopping for sex; Cindy Crawford's jealous lover spoils a centerfold spread 8 Stripped & Famous: Celebrity Couples Fame and fortunate! A close-up look at Hollywood's hitched 18 Planet PLAYGIRL The Hot List, Lap of Luxury, Reading Men's Minds, On the Street, PG2000, Holiday Gift Guide 58 Real Men Does your man have what it takes? Sean Casey, Allen Scarpuzzi, Jerry Tate, George Rybárik, Marcus Parisi, Todd Miner, Guiseppe Valentino, Mark Brown, Dana Savino, Remy St-Felix, and Andrew Kobe 62 Real Man of the Month Meet our super-sexy hometown hunk for December 82 Sex Talk Intimate issues and answers ByJoy Davidson, Ph.D 86 Readers' Fantasy Forum Romance, love and lust can happen in the most unexpected places 101 Lovesigns Let your planets plot your passions by J. C. Thompson 104 Coming Up