Lynn Thomas

Theres only one Lynn Thomas, and here at Playboy, thats just the way we like it. Hailing from small-town Virginia, Lynn was born to a Vietnamese mother and an American soldier father. Id love to go to Vietnam someday, says Lynn. My mom kept a tight rein on us growing up, but shes becoming more modern in her views. As an art student in New York, Lynn studied sculpture, but it was her soft-yet-sculpted figure that caught our photographers attention. I lack the naturally occurring euphoria chemical in my brain, she jokes. I have to seek thrills to activate it. As a thrilling conclusion to her art education, Lynn became our Miss May 1997, and she says the experience turned her towards more performative forms of art. I dont want to do the kind of art others expect me to do, she says, bold. I want to do my own thing. In the short term, I may pursue graduate studies in the fine arts. Lynns biggest turn-on is creativity, and while shes attracted many different types of men, her ideal partner is imaginative, with a kind heart and an off-kilter sense of humor. In a strong relationship, both parties are strong, generous and equal in every dimension, she says. I value empathy and decisiveness. We sure are glad we decided on Lynn Thomas.