Background
Allen was initially encouraged by her mother when she turned eighteen to pursue modeling and to try out for Playboy, but she was not interested.
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Allen was initially encouraged by her mother when she turned eighteen to pursue modeling and to try out for Playboy, but she was not interested.
Allen appeared as a centerfold in the December 1987 issue of Playboy magazine and was subsequently named Playmate of the Year in 1988. The suggestion came up again several years later when her casting agent sent her to do a small role in a short film parody of Beverly Hills Cop II, in a role as a Playmate in the Playboy Mansion West scene. On the set of the film, Allen met Monique Saint Pierre, Playboy"s Playmate of the Year in 1979.
Allen was surprised when one of the film"s producers mentioned that Saint Pierre was a Playmate and the two became friends.
After looking through Allen"s portfolio of modeling assignments, Saint Pierre took her to Playboy"s West Coast photo studios on Sunset Boulevard for test shots. After her first pictorial, Allen continued to act and also appeared in a series of Playboy videos.