*Angel Boris* is the *Playboy Playmate* for July 1996. Angel Boris knows how
to light up a room, and to add a bit of song. More than once during our
dinner at a smoky Chicago bistro she pauses to accompany flawlessly the
country music being piped into the restaurant. "I love to sing, and I do it
everywhere," she tells me between songs. "I also love listening to music,
and I can't sleep or warm up for acting class without it. Music helps me
relax." Angel looks at ease here, too, enjoying her new favorite food, Thai
noodles. I ask how she got her name. It was given to her, she says, because
her father believed she was a gift from God. "The year before I was born he
was injured on the job when a 450-pound drum fell on him, and he ended up in
a body cast. When he came home after 11 months in the hospital, he and my mom
were, as might be expected, eager to make love. She quickly got pregnant, and
my dad felt God was giving him a reason to fight the pain he was feeling."
Angel became the family performer. She remembers her childhood as a whirlwind
of singing and dancing at pageants, with her father in tow. "She has
shelves filled with trophies and crowns," her father says proudly.
"Everybody knows her. I'm always being asked, 'How's Angel?'"
Playboy began asking about Angel after she won a bikini contest sponsored by
Hawaiian Tropic. You may remember her from our Girls of Hawaiian Tropic
feature in April 1995. Angel has taken her name to heart in other ways. Her
Florida apartment is filled with angel candles, angel figurines, angel
stamps, angel plates, angel soap. She even has an angel checkbook. Her
favorite song lyric? "My angel is the centerfold," from the classic
"Centerfold" by the J. Geils Band. Our Angel is too. Angel Boris Bio
Name: Angel Boris Birthplace: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Bust: 34 Waist: 22
Hips: 34 Height: 5′ 4″ Weight: 110 lbs Ambitions: I want to do everything
twice, including winning two Oscars and two Grammys! Turn-Ons: Sensual music
(including operas), satin sheets, black and white movies, Thai food and being
on camera. Turnoffs: Jalapenos, impatience, being teased, no hot water, early
alarms and cruelty. You Can Never Have Enough: Affection, pets and kids. More
& Less: Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more;
talk less, say more. How To Get My Attention: Play with my hair, kiss my ears
softly, massage my feet and sing to me. In My Craziest Moments: I think about
running naked in the rain. Wanna come? Also Known As: Bubba, Al, Mumpy, Red
and Darlin'. My Motto: Life is understood backward and lived forward. See
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