Antiques Roadshow

INTERVIEWER

Tell me about your experience at the Chicago Antiques Roadshow today.

GUEST

Oh my God. Well, my husband and I were just chatting, the people here are so amazingly friendly. I mean every single person, from the door people, to the people associated with the production so, I wish it happened every week. I would be here.

It's fabulous.

INTERVIEWER

And tell me about your experience speaking with Laura Woolley today about your items.

GUEST

Well, Laura gave me great news on my costume. It's worth like $11,000 for the package of stuff. I'm just thrilled. I mean it's priceless to me and I don't intend on selling it but to know that it has a monetary value it makes me very happy, yeah.

INTERVIEWER

So tell me a little bit about the history of the item.

GUEST

I came from, as a bunny in St. Louis in 1974, I moved to Chicago and became a bunny at the Chicago Playboy Club which is the original Playboy Club. In 1976 I won a contest, it was voted on by keyholders, as Chicago Playboy Bunny of the Year. So, because of that they have an international pageant that they filmed in LA at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and it was televised at ABC, so I won first runner up in the international pageant.

Should have been first place but that's another story. I get this cool program book and every star in the planet was at this Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for this contest and I don't even remember getting all these autographs, O.J. Simpson, Milton Berle, James Brown, Dick Barton, Ringo Starr and Hugh Hefner all signed it so, it's a treasure trove of memories and they were all good ones. And Hefner and I, we're still friends, we still go to the parties in LA, my husband and I.

I'm glad I kept all my things.

INTERVIEWER

Are there any items here that stand out to you most as some of your favorites, or are they all pretty even?

GUEST

I really love this program book 'cause it's got pictures of all the girls who participated from all the clubs across the country and world actually because at that time it was global. I mean they had clubs in London and everywhere else. And so I really love the program book because I remember every one of these girls that participated.

INTERVIEWER

So did you know people globally?

GUEST

We all knew each other, of each other and we know the winners in all the clubs, and, a lot of the girls transferred back and forth because that was an option for them to do but I stuck with the best club, Chicago.

INTERVIEWER

What was it like wearing the costume?

GUEST

Well, the costumes are all made to fit every girl's figure and so even though it looks like might be uncomfortable, actually they fit you like a glove and so, I mean they have bone it to keep the costume neat and tidy but they were really, really comfortable. I only wish I can fit into it still. That's my only regret.