Free Preview: Playmate of the Month August 2010 - Francesca Frigo
Without a doubt Miss August Francesca Frigo is a one-woman hurricane of joy – the living, breathing incarnation of the "Latin spitfire" trope. "I am all about fun, fun, fun," she says, giggling. Laughter, in fact, accompanies almost her every word. Francesca was born into a prominent Venezuelan family and grew up in the tropical village of Puerto de la Cruz, where she spent her childhood hanging out at the beach, swimming in the nearby Caribbean Sea and taking dance lessons. (Her favorite steps are flamenco and tango.) When she was 15 her father sent her to Florida to learn English and earn a degree in international business so she could eventually return home to help run the family's oil company. But Francesca had other ideas. "I am a rebellious free spirit, and I loved Miami instantly," she says with her trademark mischievous laugh. "It gave me the opportunity to experience all the things I hadn't had a chance to experience as a kid because I had grown up in such a small town. I am now 100 percent a Miami girl." In other words, "I needed the city, and it needed me." And so South Beach lured her away from school, and she lured South Beach right back with her unabashed personality and devilish curves. "I like noisy, crowded places," she explains. "Plus I can Rollerblade and walk my four dogs along the beach. I play a lot of beach volleyball, too." A Playboy scout first approached Francesca five years ago – at almost the exact moment she had enrolled in Miami International Uni...
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