Katherine Hushaw - Playmate Test Shoots

In 1983, Katherine attended The Great 30th Anniversary Playmate search when it stopped in Sacramento, California. "After hearing about the search on the news, my first reaction was, 'Oh, I could do that,'" she noted in her Playmate data sheet, and she gave it a try. "A woman's body truly is a work of art to be admired," Katherine wrote. "I would like to be a part of that special art." Katherine was about to start work on her Centerfold when decided to put off the rest of her Playmate shoot. In 1986 she decided to go forward with being a special work of art and became Miss October. Living in Lodi, California and paying her way through massage school as a manicurist (specializing in airbrush nail art), Katherine noted in her new data sheet that she was "very content" with what she was doing and where life had taken her up until that point. "I'm one of those people who have a long and diversified life story, even though I'm only 22 years old," she said. "I'll tell you about it sometime…"