Karin Taylor is of Jamaican-Chinese and Brazilian heritage and originally hails from Kingston. In June 1996 she was selected as Playboy's Playmate of the Month, making her one of the relatively few non-blondes to make it past the Hefner filter. She also maintains her breasts are natural.

Though born in Jamaica, Karin's parents moved her family to Orlando, Florida when she was a child. There she attended Catholic school and became an altar girl in the church the first year that the Pope allowed females to serve in that capacity. She claims her dad had to have one of his employees take her to the senior prom, but this is the kind of just-a-girl-next-door claim that is common from Playmates. She was accepted into her school's dance team, and she says this was the highlight of her entire high school experience. During summer holidays, she worked as a lifeguard at Wet N' Wild, an Orlando water park, and later had her first taste of professional performing when she became a dancer in Walt Disney World's Electric Light Parade.

After graduating high school in 1989 at age 18, Karin left for Miami Beach. It was there she was discovered by the Ford Modeling Agency. She was soon traveling the world as a model, including stints in Denmark, South Africa, and Greece. She says that she enjoyed the jet set lifestyle, but that by 1995 she was becoming disillusioned: "I wanted what my friends had - husbands, children, homes, and roots." Her next step, however, was seemingly a move in the opposite direction: she auditioned to be a Playmate for men's magazine, Playboy.

Post-Playboy, Karin appeared in an episode of Baywatch entitled Life Guardian where she played a character called Taylor Johnson. She's also appeared on Malcom and Eddie, Weird Al Show, and the Keenan Ivory Wayans Show in addition to guest hosting on E! and the Playboy Channel.

Karin was a former spokeswoman for POWARS, Pets Owner with AIDS Resource Service, an organization which helps people suffering from AIDS to keep their pets.

After leaving the entertainment industry, Karin started a new career as an interior decorator and event planner by opening Style House in Haverford, Pennsylvania. Karin now lives with her husband and three children in Florida. Both her official site, and the Style House site appear to be off-line.

• Karin's entry on IMDB
• Karin's entry on Wikipedia
• Karin's entry on Playboy's official Playmate directory

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