Playboy September 2002

COVER STORY Rule Bra-tannia. Pin-up model Jordan is the only thing that gets the British as worked up as football. She's been voted the sexiest person alive and followed by the BBC for her own reality TV specials. It took the king of the Playboy Mansion to bring her to these shores. Cheers, Hef. Photographer Arny Freytag shot Jordan. Our Rabbit is well connected. FEATURES 66 SEX AND SANCTITY Life in the seminary raised doubts. To shepherd a flock under papal scrutiny proved untenable. Here's one ex-priest's story about the hypocrisy that drove him to give up his collar. BY CHARLES J. O'BYRNE 86 THE BRAT COMES TO THE BIG TIME The Redskins bet the farm on Gator aid. Why? Even Steve Spurrier haters admit his career has been marked by one thing: winning. PLAYBOY PROFILE BY GEOFFREY NORMAN 104 PLAYBOY'S PRO FOOTBALL FORECAST Expansion and realignment take a backseat to Emmitt Smith's pursuit of Walter Payton—for a few weeks. By the time the office pool heats up, you'll be thankful for our scouting report, featuring Playboy's Picks by Gil Brandt. BY RICK GOSSELIN 108 CONTINENTAL COOKING IN YOUR CRIB The key to making her breakfast is what you cook for dinner. We give you every move. BY JOHN REZEK 110 20Q LENNY KRAVITZ Lenny Kravitz has sold millions of records and seduced some of the world's most desirable women. He's always been a contrarian—never more so than in a 20Q where he talks about white and black music, bedroom tunes and Muzak. BY WARREN KALBACKER 115 CENTERFOLDS ON SEX: ELKE JEINSEN Elke likes it wild (try grabbing her hair) and often. 116 POWER CHORDS Who needs a garage? Your own music just underwent a revolution. The new digital amps can re-create tons of vintage gear. Portable studios can produce a CD on the spot. BY JASON BUHRMESTER FICTION 76 THE PERSONALS Ever place one of those ads, "Saw you on the bus, you were reading the Kama Sutra. You smiled"? Don't you wish you'd just exchanged numbers? Better read this. BY RON CARLSON INTERVIEW 59 LARRY ELLISON The software s.o.b. and billionaire founder of Oracle has plenty to say about Microsoft and his archrival Bill Gates, why it's OK to give up personal privacy and his typically obsessive pursuit of the America's Cup. BY DAVID SHEFF PICTORIALS 70 THE QUARTERBACK IS A LADY This woman is a pro quarterback. Want to go down and deep? Join the team. 90 PLAYMATE: SHALLAN MEIERS The third finalist in Fox' Centerfold Search was also crowned Miss Las Vegas. She's the showgirl next door 118 BRITAIN'S BAD GIRL Britain's reigning bad girl made a big impression on Hef. We say welcome. NOTES AND NEWS 9 BUNNY HOPPIN' WITH HEF Easter at the Mansion, crowning the Playmate of the Year 49 THE PLAYBOY FORUM Indecent radio broadcasts, Nixon's drug war 151 PLAYMATE NEWS Mike Walker's favorite Playmate, Dalene Kurtis, the Gumball Rally. DEPARTMENTS 1 PLAYBILL 11 DEAR PLAYBOY 15 AFTER HOURS 32 WIRED 33 LIVING ONLINE 36 PLAYBOY TV 38 PLAYBOY.COM 40 MEN 43 MANTRACK 47 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 102 PARTY JOKES 154 WHERE AND HOW TO BUY 157 ON THE SCENE 158 GRAPEVINE 160 POTPOURRI LIFESTYLE 80 FASHION: FALL AND WINTER FORECAST Stars and suits forever—nobody knows old school like an R&B diva. BY JOSEPH DE ACETIS 112 SIZE COUNTS Big-screen TVs are more exciting than ever. Here's a guide to the action. BY LAZLOW REVIEWS 24 MOVIES Can supermodels act? Star Wars' secret weapon; Jennifer Aniston scores. 28 VIDEO A Japanese Dirty Harry, a five-disc Lord of the Rings. 30 MUSIC Solomon Burke, Miss Kittin and the Hacker and Jon Spencer 34 BOOKS Vince McMahon's biography and prodigy Nick McDonell.