A former Walt Disney World dancer who used to dress up as Cinderella and Snow White was named Playboy magazine’s Playmate of the Year on Thursday.
Monaco, a blonde, hopes to leverage her new role to boost her modeling and acting career. She was Miss June in 2005.
Kara Monaco, 23, an aspiring actress from Lakeland, Florida, received a check for $100,000, a car and a sports motorbike from Playboy Enterprises Inc., company founder Hugh Hefner announced at the Playboy Mansion.