Kelly Carrington is a model

Model (person)

A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....

. She was selected to be Playboy's

Playboy

Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...

October 2008 Playmate of the Month. She was also featured on the cover of the same issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Stephen Wayda

Stephen Wayda

Stephen Wayda is an American professional photographer. He has shot many pictorials of Playboy Playmates.-External links:*...

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She played volleyball at Martin County High School

Martin County High School

Martin County High School is a public high school in Stuart, Florida in the Martin County School District. The school enrolled 1,967 students in a 2008 census. Its mascot is the Tiger, and its colors are blue and yellow.-Administration:...

 in Stuart, Florida

Stuart, Florida

Stuart is the only incorporated city of Martin County, Florida, on Florida's Treasure Coast. The population was 14,633 at the 2000 census. As of 2007, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 15,964....

, and at the time of her Playboy pictorial, she was attending the University of Florida

University of Florida

The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...

, majoring in public relations

Public relations

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. The issue with her as Playmate and cover model had a headline advertising a pictorial of girls of the Big Ten Conference

Big Ten Conference

The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...

, which doesn't include the Univ. of Florida.