Claire Sinclair, crowned Playmate of the Year

Claire Sinclair has been crowned the 2011 Playmate of the Year by magazine founder Hugh Hefner! The October 2010 Playmate accepted her award in a plunging violet and fuchsia gown that left little to the imagination.

Hefner, who was joined by fiancée Crystal Harris, presented Sinclair with the honor which includes a custom-designed Harley Davidson and $100,000 cash.

Sinclair just happens to be dating the flesh mogul's son Marston Hefner, but Hef insists the win has nothing to do with the family love connection.

"It is not related," he told the Las Vegas Review-Journal, "in any manner, shape or form for the fact that she happens to be dating my son. The decision preceded the dating."

He continued, "I think it was obvious to me from very early on because she represents, uh, she has a particular kind of look that is classic and iconic and reminds one very much of the pinups of the past."

"She is kind of a cross between Bettie Page, who was an early Playmate, and Barbie Benton. She is a bigger version of Barbie. Barbie was more petite."

At just 19 years old, Sinclair is the youngest Playboy Playmate of the Year since Donna Michelle, who was 18 years old when she was chosen in 1964.

Claire Sinclair, personal quotes

(on being a "Playboy" Playmate)-Playmates are quintessential works of art. I couldn't be more honored.

Claire Sinclair - Biography

Cute, busty, and shapely brunette knockout Claire Sinclair was born Clairissa Irene Riccio on May 25, 1991 in Los Angeles, California. Sinclair's family moved around a lot and as a result she attended many different grade schools while growing up. Claire graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Los Angeles in 2009. She started modeling at age fourteen and has worked for such companies as Angel Jeans, Scarlet Lingerie, and Smooch Jeans. Sinclair first posed for noted erotic artist Olivia de Berardinis at age eighteen. Olivia in turn introduced Claire to "Playboy" magazine founder and publisher Hugh Hefner. Sinclair was chosen to be the Playmate of the Month in the October, 2010 issue of the famous men's magazine. She's an avid fan of Stevie Nicks and a voracious reader who checks out ten books at a time from the library. Moreover, Claire appeared as herself on an episode of the reality TV series "The Girls Next Door." Sinclair was named Playmate of the Year in 2011.

Claire Sinclair

Date of Birth
25 May 1991, Los Angeles, California USA

Birth Name
Clairissa Irene Riccio

Height
5' 8" (1.73 m)

Measurements: 36D-24-36 (Source: Playmate Data Sheet).

Playboy Playmate of the Month October 2010.