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Playboy Woos Posers Who Lost Shirt on Wall St.

Magazine seeks to make best of bad news with 'Women of Wall Street' special

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(Newser) – The bear market could create some new bunnies, Reuters reports, with Playboy seeking females from the financial world to pose for an upcoming "Women of Wall Street feature. The magazine—which ran "Women of Enron" and "Women of WorldCom" specials after those companies folded—says it is looking for current and former finance workers, the more senior the better.

Playboy impresario Hugh Hefner poses with Sara Jean Underwood, Playboy's Playmate of the Year for 2007, at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles Thursday, May 3, 2007.
Playboy impresario Hugh Hefner poses with Sara Jean Underwood, Playboy's Playmate of the Year for 2007, at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles Thursday, May 3, 2007.   (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
The cover of Playboy's March 2008 issue, featuring,
The cover of Playboy's March 2008 issue, featuring, "The Girls Next Door:" Kendra Wilkinson, left, Holly Madison, center, and Bridget Marquardt, is shown.   (AP Photo/Playboy Enterprises)
Bridget Marquardt, right foreground, one of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends, evaluates Amy Leigh on the
Bridget Marquardt, right foreground, one of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends, evaluates Amy Leigh on the "Playboy Morning Show" program on Sirius Satellite Radio in New York, Thursday July 19, 2007.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
The newest Playmate of the Year, Sara Jean Underwood, poses with a copy of the June 2007, issue of Playboy magazine that features her, on Thursday, June 21, 2007 in New York.
The newest Playmate of the Year, Sara Jean Underwood, poses with a copy of the June 2007, issue of Playboy magazine that features her, on Thursday, June 21, 2007 in New York.   (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
The Wall St. street sign is photographed in front of the American flag hanging on the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008 in New York.
The Wall St. street sign is photographed in front of the American flag hanging on the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008 in New York.   (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
"How many attractive women do you ... think there are working on Wall Street and the affiliated companies?" Playboy's photo editor wonders. "There has to be thousands and thousands."   (AP Photo)
Playboy magazine is seeking women to appear in its 'Women of Wall Street' feature.
Playboy magazine is seeking women to appear in its 'Women of Wall Street' feature.   (Shutter Stock)
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The reason they do this is because they want the attention, the opportunity, the experience of doing it. It's not really for the money. - Gary Cole, Playboy's photo editor

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