The Detroit Free Press - Found Apr. 5, 2009 Hosting the event were ?06 Playboy Playmate of the Year Kara Monaco, Miss February ?09 Jessica Burciaga, Miss June ?07 Tiffany Selby...
Las Vegas Sun - Found Apr. 26, 2009 2008), Sara Jean Underwood (2007), who is also credited with discovering Ljungqvist, and Kara Monaco (2006). Hefner recently celebrated his...
FOX 5 KVVU-TV - Found Apr. 1, 2009 The bash will be hosted by 2006 Playmate of the Year Kara Monaco and five of her Playmate friends Saturday at Detroit's South Beach Night Club.
NewsNet 5 - Found Apr. 3, 2009 The bash will be hosted by 2006 Playmate of the Year Kara Monaco and five of her Playmate friends Saturday at Detroit's South Beach Night Club.
KCTV 5 via - Found Apr. 2, 2009 The bash will be hosted by 2006 Playmate of the Year Kara Monaco and five of her Playmate friends Saturday at Detroit's South Beach Night Club.
Eyewitness News - Found Apr. 2, 2009 The bash will be hosted by 2006 Playmate of the Year Kara Monaco and five of her Playmate friends Saturday at Detroit's South Beach Night Club.
The Hometown Channel - Found Apr. 2, 2009 The bash will be hosted by 2006 Playmate of the Year Kara Monaco and five of her Playmate friends Saturday at Detroit's South Beach Night Club.
Pittsburgh Channel - Found Apr. 2, 2009 The bash will be hosted by 2006 Playmate of the Year Kara Monaco and five of her Playmate friends Saturday at Detroit's South Beach Night Club.
Kara Monaco (born February 26, 1983 in Lakeland, Florida) is an American model. She was chosen as Playmate of the Month by Playboy magazine in June, 2005. She appeared on the cover of the June 2006 issue of Playboy as the 2006 Playmate of the Year, the first PMOY in three years to do so (the most recent being Dalene Kurtis in 2002). Monaco is the first Miss June centerfold to become PMOY. She received $100,000, a car, and a sports motorbike for being named as PMOY. Monaco is not related to Kelly Monaco, Miss April 1997.
Kara Monaco grew up in Orlando, Florida. Prior to becoming a Playmate, she worked as a bartender and modeled swimwear and lingerie in Florida. She has also appeared in FHM and Men's Fitness magazines. Monaco also worked at Walt Disney World where she was one of the performers who portrayed Cinderella and Snow White in the resort. Her connection with Playboy began when she was chosen as Playboy's Sexiest Bartender 2004. She also appeared on the cover of Playboy Special EditionsGirls of Summer in August 2004.
Monaco has appeared in episodes of E! reality TV series, The Girls Next Door. She also appeared in a blue bikini in the 2006 Playmates at Play Playmate swimsuit calendar, shot in Las Vegas. Monaco appeared in an episode of reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
In 2005, she appeared in the home video fitness program, ENVY. Acting under the name Vala (the "V" in ENVY), her role was teaching leg toning exercises. She starred with Martina Andrews (also known as Natasha), Brittany Lee (also known as Yvette), and CJ Gibson (AKA Eliana).
She appeared as the Playmate of the Year on the December 20, 2006 episode of Identity.
Monaco also starred in the 2006 music video, "Stayin' Home Again" by Willie Wisely.
