*Lisa Matthews* is the *Playboy Playmate* for April 1990, and the Playboy
Playmate of the Year for 1991. Lisa Matthews has a perfectly normal bedroom
in the perfectly normal house she shares with her parents, her sister and her
brother. The peach-and-green walls are hung with posters by Van Gogh and
Matisse (not surprising choices, since Lisa hopes eventually to teach art
history, at either high school or college level). Her skis stand in the
corner near her favorite piece of furniture — her grandmother's cedar
chest. It's a room like any other, with one small exception — an
exception named Chester. As roommates go, Chester is ideal. He's quiet,
clean and friendly. When he and Lisa are alone in their room, Chester's
idea of a great time is to eat raisins out of Lisa's mouth. Chester is a
chinchilla. Lisa is the first to admit that a chinchilla is not a
run-of-the-mill pet. But, as an animal lover, she already owned the usual
animals — a dog and two cats — and when her boyfriend wanted to give her
another pet two years ago, Lisa chose Chester. It's true that no one else
in her suburban Los Angeles neighborhood has a pet chinchilla, but Lisa is
used to being a little different. Her father was a corporate nomad, and the
Matthews family was uprooted numerous times, from Peoria to Ohio to Chicago
to Georgia to Ohio again, to L.A., to Florida and then back to L.A., just in
time for Lisa to finish high school. Finally settled in one place, she began
to blossom, making friends and finding success as a model at the age of 17.
Now 20, she's a student at a local junior college,thinking about her
future. However her plans work out, there's one thing she knows — Chester
will be with her. "A chinchilla is a big rodent," explains Lisa
helpfully. "He has the body of a rabbit and the tail of a squirrel. He has
mouse ears and kangaroo legs, and then big back feet and little front feet.
He's really cute. I talk to him." The few people we've heard of who
owned chinchillas had a lot of them and turned them into coats. Lisa's
brown eyes blaze when she's asked if Chester will end up in the garmet
industry with his relatives. "No!" she shouts. I do not like fur
coats!" "You're going to tell everyone that Chesters eats raisons out
of my mouth, aren't you?" she asks. "I mean, that sounds kind of gross,
doesn't it?" Nah, we tell her; everybody does it. "I could only love an
animal lover, obviously," says Lisa. "I'd like to have a ranch, maybe
in Colorado. I'm going to have horses and I'm going to have dogs. And
I'll need plenty of room for Hank." Hank? "I really want a cow named
Hank. Cows are my favorite animals, and I think Hank is a good name for a
cow, even if it is a girl." What will Hank eat? Lisa eyes us sternly.
"Not raisins," she says, beginning to smile, "and not out of my
mouth." Lisa Matthews Bio Name: Lisa Matthews Birthplace: Peoria, Illinois
Bust: 37 Waist: 24 Hips: 36 Height: 5′ 9″ Weight: 120 lbs Ambitions: To
get a good education and be happy in life. Turn-Ons: Salmon-colored roses,
sunsets, the outdoors, friendly people, lingerie. Turnoffs: Rude people,
tattoos, traffic, guys who have longer hair than me. Favorite Books: One, The
Sun Also Rises, The Great Gatsby. No One Would Believe It, But… When I was
younger, I played all kinds of sports, like baseball, football, horseback
riding and snow skiing. Ideal Vacation; A Mediterranean cruise with stops in
Egypt and Greece. My Dream Date: Sitting on the beach at sunset with my man,
drinking champagne. See all of Lisa Matthews nude photos inside the Playboy
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