Tag: Playboy Mansion

Sorry A&E "Secrets of Playboy," that is NOT my Hugh Hefner

With my friend, Hugh M. Hefner at the L.A. Playboy Mansion, 1976 and 2014. I watched the first two episodes of the A&E docuseries, “Secrets of Playboy” and felt like I was living on an alternate planet. For 50 years, I have been a part of the Playboy family, first as a Bunny at the... Read more »
By Candace Jordan,
January 28, 2022 at 5:18 pm • 

Remembering Hugh Hefner on his birthday by a Bunny who loved him

By “Candid” Candace (Collins) Jordan, first published in Chicago Star Media. April 9, 1926, Hugh Marston Hefner was born. Today, he would’ve been 95 years old. I still miss him and always will. Playboy has played the biggest role in my life, bringing me from St. Louis to Chicago, honoring me with a centerfold and... Read more »
By Candace Jordan,
April 9, 2021 at 3:53 pm • 

The Hugh Hefner Auction: A Playmate reviews a lifetime of Playboy memories

Hef holding the first issue of Playboy.
How do you sum up a man’s legacy in one auction? The answer is you don’t, especially if it’s Hugh Marston Hefner, a man who changed the world with his views on sexuality, freedom of speech and human rights. He was an artist, a writer, an activist, a rebel and a rule breaker. And yes,... Read more »
By Candace Jordan,
November 29, 2018 at 10:29 am • 
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Playmates, friends and family pay loving tribute to Hugh Hefner in LA and Chicago

Touching invite image for Hef's Celebration of Life tributes in LA and Chicago.
“In my wildest dreams, I could not have imagined a sweeter life.” This is Hugh Marston Hefner‘s quote that appeared on the covers of the two invitations to his Celebration of Life tributes, one held at the Playboy Mansion in Holmby Hills in California on Sunday, November 12, and the second in Chicago at the... Read more »
By Candace Jordan,
November 22, 2017 at 1:37 pm • 

Candid Candace on Russian TV? Da!

With videographer Sergei Zhukov and "pust govoryat" producer Natalie Mak.
When I received the email, I thought it was a hoax. A lady by the name of Nataliya Mak contacted me saying she was a producer for a TV show, pust govoryat, that airs on the Channel One Network in Russia and would I be available for an interview. In her email, she said, “We... Read more »
By Candace Jordan,
September 22, 2016 at 9:17 am • 

Playboy Mansion sold but I'll always have my magical memories

In front of the Playboy Mansion
I just opened up the paper and read the sad news, the famed Playboy Mansion in Holmby Hills has been sold. Fortunately Hugh Hefner is still living in it. How must he feel knowing his next door neighbor and new owner, Daren Metropoulos, can’t be wishing him good health since the sale stipulates that Hef... Read more »
By Candace Jordan,
June 7, 2016 at 12:51 pm • 
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A sad 90th birthday for Hugh Hefner

Love this guy, always.
Yesterday, Hugh Hefner, lost his “best friend”, brother Keith, who passed away at age 87 in Beverly Hills. And now today, April 9, it’s his 90th birthday but there’s certainly nothing to celebrate. First we keep reading about and witnessing the sad demise of the magazine that he lovingly created in 1953 and built up... Read more »
By Candace Jordan,
April 9, 2016 at 12:56 pm • 

Glamourcon 57: Playboy Playmates, pin-ups and a visit with Hef

With Monique St. Pierre (PMOY 1976), Hef, Patti McGuire Connors (PMOY 1977).
Glamourcon is described as a “celebration and marketplace of the glamour arts.”  It features dozens of Playboy Playmates from 6 decades as well as many other past and present glamour and pin-up models.  As Playboy’s December 1979 centerfold, I’ve attended quite a few of these get-togethers which, for me, is not only a chance to... Read more »
By Candace Jordan,
August 31, 2014 at 6:36 pm • 

New Year's Eve at the Playboy Mansion will have a little something special this year! (PICS!)

With fellow Playmates Marcy Hanson, Hope Olson and Patti McGuire Connors at a NYE party past at the Mansion.
I’ve always quivered with excitement whenever I would receive an elegant, oversized party invitation from Hef (Hugh Hefner) at the Playboy Mansion in Holmby Hills.  But times have changed for all of us, even Hef!  Lately, his invites have been evites but received with no less excitement!  I love looking through all of  his past... Read more »
By Candace Jordan,
December 28, 2012 at 3:54 pm • 
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The Naked Truth: Partying with Playboy can be FUN!

With the holiday invitations starting to arrive, it gave me pause to think back about some of my favorite parties.  Obviously, with my rich Playboy history, thoughts turned to Hugh Hefner ( Hef).  And even though he’s not as young as he used to be, his parties continue to be legendary.  From the recent reports... Read more »
By Candace Jordan,
November 1, 2012 at 11:49 am •