Karen McDougal was born on March 23,1971 and is an American model and actress.
42 Facts About Karen McDougal
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Karen McDougal is known for her appearances in Playboy magazine as Playmate of the Month for December 1997 and Playmate of the Year of 1998 and for her alleged 9-month-long affair with Donald Trump before he became president.
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Karen McDougal taught pre-kindergarten before winning a swimwear competition that launched her career as a glamour, promotional, and swimsuit model.
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Karen McDougal has been a successful fitness model, with multiple magazine appearances including being the first woman to appear on the cover of Men's Fitness magazine.
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Karen McDougal starred in The Arena, a 2001 direct-to-video film, and inspired the creation of a fantasy art statuette and a doll.
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Karen McDougal is a fitness enthusiast, since having, in her childhood, engaged in ballet study and high school sports.
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Karen McDougal is the eldest daughter in the family, with three older brothers, Bob, Dave and Jeff, and a younger sister, Tina.
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In 1997, Karen McDougal tried out and won a local swimsuit competition promoted by Venus Swimwear in Michigan, earning her place at the international final in Florida.
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Karen McDougal's victory caught the eye of Playboy photographer David Mecey.
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In March 1999, Karen McDougal became the first woman to appear on the cover of Men's Fitness magazine.
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Karen McDougal appeared in a 10-page pictorial in the January 2006 issue of Iron Man as "Hardbody" of the month, and on the cover of its October 2005 and June 2007 issues.
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Karen McDougal returned as "Hardbody" of the month in the November 2009 issue in a pictorial together with fellow Playmate Katie Lohmann.
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Playboy released a Playboy Collectors' Figure Series limited edition doll in 2002 based on the likeness of Karen McDougal and emphasized that it was an accurate model of her statuesque physique.
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Karen McDougal collaborated with fantasy sculptor Bill Toma in creating a limited edition bronze statuette titled Warrior Princess in 2003.
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Karen McDougal posed for Toma in the creative process and the pedestal of each statuette bears her signature.
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In early 2004, Karen McDougal appeared in a photo spread in the Italian edition of Vogue with fellow Playmates, Pamela Anderson, Audra Lynn and Tishara Cousino.
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Karen McDougal traveled to Japan to be one of the eye candies for the wrestling bout between Scott Hall and Kevin Nash at Yokohama, Japan in May 2004.
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Karen McDougal participated in the 50th Anniversary celebrations of Playboy throughout the year at Las Vegas, New York and Moscow with other Playmates past and present.
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Karen McDougal appeared in the 2005 Playmates at Play at the Playboy Mansion swimsuit calendar as the calendar girl of July.
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In November 2006, Karen McDougal was part of a trio of Playmates that appeared in the "Celebrity Playmate Gift Guide" pictorial of Splat, a magazine for paintball enthusiasts.
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Karen McDougal has appeared in various pin-up posters, calendars, magazine covers, advertising campaigns, promotional events, clothing, swimwear and lingerie catalogs following her success as Playmate of the Year.
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Each contestant was given a "wild" challenge to complete and Karen McDougal's challenge was to dress up as Cleopatra and roam the casino at Caesars Palace in the arms of an actor dressed up as Julius Caesar for a day.
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Karen McDougal completed her challenge and was considered an early favorite by fellow contestants, but did not advance to the final round of five contestants.
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Karen McDougal briefly described her experience at the Playboy Mansion when she was Miss December 1997.
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In mid-2006, Karen McDougal appeared as a fitness model demonstrating all the exercises in a fitness training DVD with Hollywood celebrity fitness trainer Valerie Waters.
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In 2010, Karen McDougal became one of the owners of Pharmore Alternatives, a company selling various health and wellness supplements.
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Karen McDougal attended the 2011 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in January 2011 to promote its products.
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Karen McDougal professes to be a chocoholic and junk food junkie, despite otherwise seeing herself as a "health nut".
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Karen McDougal is an animal lover and owned two cats: Brittany and Brandy.
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Karen McDougal has two tattoos, one is a tattoo of a cat on the second toe of her right foot to honor her cats, the other is that of a cross behind her right ear as a reminder of her spirituality.
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In March 2008, Karen McDougal appeared in a topless pictorial and interview in Spanish magazine Interviu in which she discussed her then relationship with Bruce Willis.
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Karen McDougal's family has a history of breast cancer, and Karen McDougal, who had breast implants, is an advocate of breast cancer awareness.
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In 2018, Karen McDougal said she is registered to vote as a Republican.
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In November 2016, The Wall Street Journal reported that Karen McDougal had told a friend that she had an affair with a married Donald Trump from 2006 to 2007, with various sources quoting that it had lasted from ten months to a year.
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Karen McDougal later met with investigative reporters from ABC News, which prompted AMI to offer to buy the rights to Karen McDougal's story for $150,000 on August 5,2016.
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Karen McDougal confirmed to Farrow that she had written the memoirs.
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Farrow quotes the memoirs as stating that Karen McDougal first met Trump in June 2006 at a party hosted by Hugh Hefner at the Playboy Mansion.
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Karen McDougal said she met members of his family and he promised to buy her an apartment in New York.
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Karen McDougal ended the affair in April 2007 because she felt guilty about sleeping with a married man; she was offended by derogatory comments he made about her mother and a Black man who was dating a female acquaintance of his.
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In March 2018, Karen McDougal filed a lawsuit against AMI in Los Angeles Superior Court, aiming to invalidate the non-disclosure agreement.
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In June 2021, the Federal Election Commission found that the National Enquirer violated US election laws and the $150,000 paid by AMI to Karen McDougal amounted to an illegal campaign contribution.
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On December 5,2019, Karen McDougal filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News.