Playmate Valerie Mason

These days, pretty much everyone is on Twitter. But most of the time, all you get is the occasional funny link and a whole lot of “I’m eating lunch!” So instead of the same ol’ nonsense, spice up your Twitter feed with some of the hottest women around: Playboy Playmates. Sure, they’re probably just as boring as the rest of us, but at least you stand a good chance at seeing a TwitPic of their boobs! (You know, besides all the other pictures of them naked…)

Valerie Mason
Miss September 2008
Twitter ID: @PlaymateValerie

Notable Tweet: “I’m getting a hairless cat soon! It’s due to be born August 14th!! Yipee!!” 5:55 PM Jul 28th from TwitterFon

By James – University of Texas

It’s no secret that Playboy and C3 know how to throw one helluva a SXSW shindig, but Thursday night’s Rock The Rabbit After Hours Party was the end-all-be-all.  I mean, hanging with eight Playmates in an abandoned grocery store with an endless supply of BBQ and swill may be a little less than commonplace, but seeing the original Jane’s Addiction lineup shred balls from the dairy isle was definitely a first.  Sure, I was a bit apprehensive that a grown-up Jane’s (minus the addiction) might be better suited as the opener on a Styx/Def Leppard parking lot double bill, but the boys brought it and brought it bigger than ever, busting out nine aggressively explosive pre-1990’s classics.  Thank you Jane’s for leaving the steel drum and the slow karaoke anthems back in 1997 where they belong.

http://coedmagazine.com/2009/03/20/playboy-playmates-janes-addiction-rock-the-rabbit-sxsw-2009-pics/

Miss September 2008 of San Marcos Talks about Glitzy Summer with Hef and the Girls Next Door

words: jenny baker
photos: michael escareno

I often find myself disillusioned with reality; it never lives up to the glamorous ideas in my mind. After talking with Valerie Mason, I can say with full confidence that some fantasies do exist in real life—at least for all the men in the world. Valerie Mason is Playboy’s Miss September 2008 and she occupied the glorified centerfold position in one of America’s favorite magazines. This initiated Valerie into the Playboy family and makes her a playmate for life.

When talking to Valerie, my question was the same as everyone else’s:  what REALLY goes on at the Playboy mansion?  Valerie lived in the mansion for an entire summer and had plenty of answers.

Life: Playboy Mansion Style
Valerie described the mansion as a type of sexy, luxurious resort. They have chefs working around the clock at their beck and call—waiting for each girl to put in their order at any time. She spent her days how she pleased, laying out by the pool or relaxing indoors.

I asked her if it was anything like the hit reality show, The Girls Next Door (italicize this title), and she responded, “It’s exactly the same! We are totally a family during the day. There are fabulous movie stars and friends of Hef that come to visit, and at night there’s always some sort of party.”  She said her favorite star was Al Pacino, who she got to hang out with at the AFI Awards.

With lots of guests to entertain during the day and at parties, I wondered if there were any expectations for Playmate behavior in the house. Valerie explained that Hugh Hefner wanted all the girls to be themselves. “He doesn’t really care what you do as long as it isn’t trashy, AKA—don’t get drunk and make a complete fool of yourself,” said Valerie. When asked if she ever felt objectified or on display, she replied, “Never. Hef makes sure everyone feels like they are a part of the party. We aren’t props.  Sure, people would hit on us, but it never got out of hand.”

Slip-n-Slide Topless
But, what about the Playboy parties everyone hears about? They live up to their reputation. Valerie said it was a bit shocking the first time she saw a lot of naked girls in the pool one night, but that it’s something you get used to.  (Tough life, huh boys?) Her favorite party was the 4th of July.  They had a huge pool party equipped with slip-n-slides and sprinklers. She, Holly (from The Girl Next Door) and a few other playmates decided to “spice things up a bit.” They took off their shirts and swimsuits and started going down the slip-n-slides topless.  “Everyone at the party thought it was awesome. We had to keep doing it over and over again because the cameras kept missing it, and then Hef loved it, of course. By the end we were completely soaked!” Valerie described.

The Perfect Job
Being sexy has never been so glamorous, and it’s a recession proof job that is quite profitable. Valerie made $25,000 doing the centerfold shoot. She’s now back in San Marcos doing promotions for Playboy. Her rate: $1000 a night to smile and sign pictures!  She isn’t just a pretty face, though. Valerie has ambitious dreams of becoming an actress. Her modeling is the first step to making her career as an actress materialize.  She’s already been in two episodes of  The Girls Next Door and will be in future episodes in season five.

Girl Behind the Glam
Away from the cameras Valerie is a 21 year old girl with a (sorry boys!) loving boyfriend and a supportive family.  Is it hard to be a Playmate with a steady boyfriend? Valerie said her boyfriend loves it! Total bragging rights with his friends, though a little weird if he sees her on someone else’s wall. The only time she personally gets creeped out is when she sees her issue on her dad’s friend’s coffee table. Weird!

How’d She Become a Playmate?

1. She contacted Holly Madison through MySpace, and sent Polaroid photos on request.
2. Was invited to a test shoot on The Girls Next Door where her photos were reviewed by the girls and then by Hugh Hefner
3. She was asked to be the centerfold and made a part of the Playboy family.

I haven’t done one of these in some time but seeing that this is an anniversary
issue and
the “Playmate Review” is in it I decided to give it a go.

Cover -
I am not opposed to them using a image of the “celeb” in the issue over the more
iconic
rabbit head or some specially commissioned piece of art like they have in the
past – what I
am opposed to is the heinous image they decided to use. The image is a mess
technically
- there is more noise in this image than in Times Square on New Years Eve – at
12:00. Her
skin looks blotchy and orange and I am almost 100% positive they added the black
sheets
into the image – it’s very obvious around her hands and the straight line across
her
breasts. Sorry, but if the Playboy staff can’t get their photoshop skills down -
especially on
the cover – even more especially on the 55th Anniversary cover – there is a
problem.

Hangin With Hef -
The first pic of Hef with the twins. Sorry, but I think Hef’s fascination with
twins isn’t going
to extend very far with the GND audience – especially since A) I’ve seen them
online and
they have ZERo charisma or personality and B) they are only 18 or 19 and that
just get’s
creepier and C) they aren’t that pretty. I just think the time has come for them
to either
cancel the show or focus only on Holly, Bridget and Kendra exclusively. Let’s be
honest -
they are the stars of the show, not Hef.

Interview, Richard Branson -
I don’t know much about him so this might be interesting to me.

Icon, Carmen Elektra -
I am a fan of Carmen Elektra – I think she is gorgeous and she has a spectacular
body.
Some of her previous pictorials has been really great, but this one is just
flat. I don’t know
if it’s her, the photographer, or what – these images just don’t seem very
inspired.

55 Beautiful Years -
These 2 page collages from each decade seem again a lot uninspired. I think they
have
done this to death in every anniversary issue and it’s old and tired. Why not
include a
calendar in each issue that had twelve iconic images of the last 55 years? Or
include a free
cd with these images on it? I don’t know – it just seems like they put so little
thought or
effort into it why bother?

55th Anniversary Playmate, Dasha Astafleva -
So they identify her in the December issue as Dariia and then change her name to
Dasha in
the January issue? Lord – someone please tell me why they even bother? I watched
this
play out on the GND show and I think that she has an amazing body and that she
is really
pretty, but I think there were better choices that could have been made. I think
she is way
more photogenic than she is videogenic – on video she looks kind of hard, yet
her pics
don’t look that way at all. Having said that, I think they could take a lot of
the black
eyeliner away and she would still be gorgeous – and even more “GND”ish. Her CF
is
GORGEOUS – and if it had been shot in 8×10 and printed with the same quality
that they
used back in the day it would rival Irina Veronina’s as one of my all-time
favorites. In fact,
they have almost the same exact body which is a great thing. In fact, that is
who Dasha
reminds me of – a perfect mix of Irina’s body with Tiffany Fallon’s face -
although Tiffany’s
look is a bit more approachable in my opinion. I think Dasha (or Dariia or
whoever she is)
is a great choice for Playmate and she is a 1000 times better choice that
Colleen as the
50th Anniversary Playmate, but I think Hope would have been a better choice in
terms of
being on Jay Leno or David Letterman – oh wait, that doesn’t happen anymore. So
I guess
it’s fine that they picked someone who barely speaks English to represent the
magazine as
a “Anniversary Playmate”.

20Q, Marston and Cooper Hefner -
Their personalities seem very different and even though I have only read a few
of the
questions I am curious about them.

Playmate Review -
In all I think 2008 was a fine year for Playmates however it wont go down in
history as one
of my all-time favorites. I have a choice for PMOY but I doubt she will win and
I am ok
with that. Usually I am very passionate about my choices but this year they all
just seem
ok. None of them are hideous (like Spencer Scott last year) so I am actually ok
with
whatever happens. Plus, I am not even sure the winner will get a cover, more
than 6 pages
or a dvd so really, what does it matter? So here are my rankings (I usually do
another post
ranking the years Playmates but I will combine them this year since I really
don’t have
much to say about the magazine).
1. Miss March, Ida Ljungqvist – Ida is my choice for PMOY. We elected our first
black
President in US history so maybe Hef will make Ida the 2nd ever black PMOY.
Here’s
hoping. She is gorgeous and has a really great body and I think she’d look
amazing on the
cover of the magazine.
2. Miss June, Juliette Frette – I think she is gorgeous and has an interesting
story (although
her Playmate Review piece is kinda strange).
3. Miss April, Regina Deutinger – she is so not my type – in fact, I usually
detest the bolt-
on implanted Playmates but she is different for me. I think she has an amazing
face and
while her implants are obvious I don’t mind them at all.
4. Miss August, Kayla Collins – I honestly think she is the front-runner of the
blondes and
I think she’s super cute. Her body seems a bit squat to me (her boobs and her
waist are
super close to each other) but I think it works for her – she’s curvy and comes
across as
super sweet on the show. In fact, I wish Hef would have hooked up with her
instead of
those nasty twins.
Those are my top 4 and if forced to rank them further it would look like this:
5. Grace Kim – I wanted to love her but there is something odd about her body. I
think she
has a beautiful face but they seem to go to extreme efforts to only photograph
one of her
boobs at a time and I find that distracting and makes me wonder why.
6. Laura Croft – I think she’s cute and I like her body ok – I just don’t see
PMOY when I
look at her.
7. Kelly Carrington – there are pics of her I love and then in others she looks
like she is 40
years old. She just always looks different but not always in a good way. Maybe
she’ll win
and her PMOY pics will change my mind.
8. Michelle McLaughlin – total GND – and I think she is adorable. I wouldn’t
mind her
being PMOY but I don’t think she has a chance.
9.Sandra Nilsson – she’s pretty, but I don’t really care for this pic of her in
the Playmate
Review. I think she is a great M iss January, but following Jayde I don’t think
she’s the
PMOY.
10.Natalie & Jennifer Campbell – I think they are pretty and have great bodies
but I think
one of them is prettier (the one without the tatt) and I think she should have
been a
Playmate on her own.
11. AJ Alexander – I love her without red hair, but with red hair (to me) it
brings out the
fake things about her. Her implants look harder and I start to wonder if she has
lip
implants. I don’t know. I just think that she looks a bit too plastic-y and as
much as I want
to like her I just don’t.
12.Valerie Mason – sorry, I just don’t get her. I don’t care for her look or her
body. Oddly
enough she is my 17 year olds choice for PMOY, so maybe I am just way off the
mark, but
I just don’t get her. I hate the dyed black hair and her banfs are totally
hiding her huge
forehead. Yes, she’s cute, but I just don’t get the appeal at all.

Next Month -
I hope the GND pictorial is new pictures and not just some reruns. I know most
people
have already moved on but I really liked Holly, Bridget and (at times) Kendra. I
think they
did some great things for the brand and they have a HUGE following. As for
Jessica being
Miss Feb – I think she’s GORGEOUS but again, what’s with the lies? On the show
Holly
claims to have discovered her on MySpace yet it states that she was a blackjack
bunny in
Vegas (and was in the magazine as part of the November 07 pictorial). Why can’t
they just
get their story straight for once?

I guess the 55th Anniversary issue isn’t a total disaster – it’s no different
than any other
recent issue – and that to me is the problem. If you are going to make a big
deal of it in
the months leading up to it and on the show I would just like it if they
actually put some
effort into making it special.

Don (on the PML)

By Josh Hinsdale, Austin Contributor

Louisiana native Valerie Mason is Playboy’s Playmate of the Month for September 2008. Valerie hails from Monroe, La., where she was as a cheerleader and worked at an ice cream shop. She’s also trained in jazz and ballet dance. Valerie now lives in Austin, where she plans to model and take acting and singing classes. She recently sat down with Citysearch.com contributor Joshua Hinsdale to talk about some of her favorite places around town.

On This Page: Valerie’s Picks

Valerie’s Picks

Katz’s Deli & Bar

618 W Sixth St, Austin, TX
“They have the best cheesecake I’ve ever tasted! My friends and I always go to Katz’s at the oddest hours. It’s great because they are open 24 hours a day and the food is great!”

Vicci

404 Colorado, Austin, TX
“Vicci is a really awesome nightclub. They have hot girls dancing in cages all over the dance floor. Me and my friends go there and dance all night long. They always have a great DJ.”

Lake Travis

Colorado River, northwest of Austin, Austin, TX
“I love going out to Lake Travis with all my friends. The water is so clear that you would think you’re swimming in the ocean. Everyone lines their boats up and has a great time together.”

Pluckers

9070 Research Blvd Ste 201C, Austin, TX
“Pluckers has the best fried pickles I’ve ever eaten! The wings are amazing … and spicy! Everyone goes here to watch the game.”

Lucy in Disguise

1506 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX
“I love playing dress-up and Halloween is one of my favorite holidays! So of course I’m completely obsessed with Lucy in Disguise. They have every costume you could ever imagine! They also have tons of vintage clothing and jewelry. You can rent a costume or buy one for a very inexpensive price.”

Kerbey Lane Cafe

3704 Kerbey Ln, Austin, TX
“My friends and I go here after a night of partying. They have amazing food and the servers are really cool too! A nice addition is the 24 hour service.”

Baby Acapulco

13609 N IH 35, Austin, TX
“Baby Acapulco has amazing Mexican food! The margaritas are awesome as well. This is a great place to get your night started!”  (Editors note:  Val wasn’t 21??)

Playboy Miss September 08-Valerie Mason (post #1)

Valerie is 20 years old, 5′ 7″ 115, 34-25-36, originally from Monroe, Louisiana.

Old Post 09-09-2008 04:01 PM
SFN Supporter

(post #10)

for some reason, playboy paintings, i mean pics don’t do it for me.
you guys do know you’re looking at a painting right?

not even close to anything realistic, its laughable.
who the hell buys that crap anymore?
i like hef & his lifestyle tho.
(post #12)

I think she looks alot like a slightly hotter version of Katy Perry.

Valerie

75bosox
Senior Member

(post #13)

look at her forearm in the fourth pic, her face in the 5th, that skin looks real to you?
when hefs girls were posing, they didn’t even bother sucking it in, they knew it would be erased.
if you’ve ever taken pics of a hottie naked, you’ll know what i’m talking about.
i’ve known a couple playmates & i could never reconcile their photos with the real thing.
you’re not looking at anything real bro, its a joke.
i’ll take the real thing anyday tho.

stealthman
SFN Supporter

(post #14)

Quote: Originally posted by 75bosox
look at her forearm in the fourth pic, her face in the 5th, that skin looks real to you?
when hefs girls were posing, they didn’t even bother sucking it in, they knew it would be erased.
if you’ve ever taken pics of a hottie naked, you’ll know what i’m talking about.
i’ve known a couple playmates & i could never reconcile their photos with the real thing.
you’re not looking at anything real bro, its a joke.
i’ll take the real thing anyday tho.

Santa’s gonna be pissed when he hears what you said. roll eyes (sarcastic)
studhub
SFN Supporter

(post #15)

Quote: Originally posted by 75bosox
look at her forearm in the fourth pic, her face in the 5th, that skin looks real to you?
when hefs girls were posing, they didn’t even bother sucking it in, they knew it would be erased.
if you’ve ever taken pics of a hottie naked, you’ll know what i’m talking about.
i’ve known a couple playmates & i could never reconcile their photos with the real thing.
you’re not looking at anything real bro, its a joke.
i’ll take the real thing anyday tho.

You’re analyzing this chicks PB pics more than you have to bro…yes they’re airbrushed, but so what she’s still a hot chick with nice tits.

deansmith
Full Member

(post #17)

Airbrushed, Painted or whatever…. she is still hot as hell. Thank u guys for another great thread!!

marcyproject
Jr Member

(post #18)

whats with the snake…and she is kinda fake…

treeguy1976
SFN Supporter

(post #20)

ehhhhhhhhhhh, i think that snake is smiling…

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Algebob
Full Member

(post #22)

Her ass is ok, but that’s it. I have to agree with 75bosox. Playboy centerfolds are all made-up, air-brushed, fake-titted bimbos.

Schweeeet
Full Member

(post #23)

Lucky snake!

gw1111
Full Member

(post #24)

slightly hotter katy perry ? katy perry is[ im adouchebag girl who exceeded my fifteen minutes of fame now ill have to suck black cock in 3rd rate porn movies until i overdose on crack] shes not hot not in the least bitshes got 1 catchy forgettibul pop song and now we will have to be diludged with shit songs until the teeny boppers get tired of her which wont take long. just shut up and do your porn ,smoke tour crack then lay down and dissappear please

Valerie Mason Playboy’s Miss September 2008 Playmate

let’s meet Valerie Mason, a glamour model originally from Monroe, Louisiana
but now living in Austin, Texas. Valerie was an up-and-coming model who had
only done a few gigs in her native Louisiana when on a whim decided to try
out to become a Playboy Playmate after her boyfriend took some sexy photos
of her. She submitted them to Playboy and was invited out to the Playboy
mansion for a test shoot. It just so happened that her test shoot process
was documented on the hit E! reality TV show The Girls Next Door, where she
was competing with three other models to become a Playmate. She was
eventually selected to become one of their Playmates, but no date has been
scheduled yet for her Playmate appearance in the magazine.
Valerie Mason Playboy’s Miss September 2008 Playmate