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Bergen, the 29th recipient of the award given for "great artistic skills and feminine qualities" is known primarily for her classical beauty and starring roles in "Carnal Knowledge" and "A Night Full of Rain." Esquire, Vogue, Playboy, and Life have published the multi-talented actress' articles and photographs...
...former resident of the campus of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. (1973-1976), I publicly opposed as inappropriate the presence there of the Playboy Playmate of the Year and the selling of $5000 worth of Playboy products at the Post Exchange at Christmas. Women on campus were forbidden to shop that evening. Two of the Playmate's bodyguards approached me and threatened me with physical and sexual violence. It was a terrifying experience...
...keep my mouth shut" or I would be removed from the post permanently. (My husband is a career Army Officer and was an instructor there). When I appealed for support to a national women's rights organization in Washington, D.C., I was told to "button my lip" because the Playboy Corporation had donated money to the women's movement...
...frustrating my encounter with Playboy has been. It cost me grief and could have cost my husband his career...
Your refusal to carry the Playboy ad made me feel I was not alone...