Playboy June 1997

COVER STORY Victoria Silvstedt, PLAYBOY'S Miss December 1996, makes her encore appearance this month. As we proudly crown her 1997 Playmate of the Year, she says, "This is what can happen to a girl in America." You bet this is a great country! West Coast Photo Editor Marilyn Grabowski produced our cover and Contributing Photographer Stephen Wayda shot it. Thanks to cover stylist Jennifer Tutor and to Alexis Vogel for styling Victoria's hair and makeup. Our retiring Rabbit plays peekaboo. 5 PLAYBILL 11 DEAR PLAYBOY 15 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 17 MOVIES by BRUCE WILLIAMSON 21 VIDEO 22 STYLE 24 MUSIC 30 WIRED 36 TRAVEL 37 BOOKS 38 HEALTH & FITNESS 40 MEN by ASA BABER 42 WOMEN by CYNTHIA HEIMEL 45 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 49 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 59 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: DENNIS RODMAN—candid conversation 70 THE ROAD TO OKLAHOMA CITY—article BEN FENWICK 74 ELECTRA MAGNETISM—pictorial 80 IN THE BLACK MILL—fiction MICHAEL CHABON 84 TIGHT SQUEEZE—fashion HOLLIS WAYNE 92 UP, UP & AWAY—article MICHAEL PARRISH 95 PLAYBOY GALLERY: HELMUT'S ANGELS 98 CARRIE STEVEN'S NEW LIFE—Playboy's playmate of the month 110 PARTY JOKES—humor 112 THE PERILS OF ADULTERY—article A.J.BENZA 114 DADS & GRADS—gifts 121 PLAYMATE REVISITED: LISA BAKER 124 AL SHARPTON HAS A DREAM—playboy profile TOURS 128 BRAIN DROPPINGS—humor GEORGE CARLIN 130 QUEEN VICTORIA—playmate of the year, Victoria Silvstedt 144 20 QUESTIONS: JULIANNA MARGULIES 170 WHERE & HOW TO BUY 179 PLAYMATE NEWS 183 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE